Local News

BY KEITH LACEY Representatives of Sudbury Manitoulin Food Security Network held a news conference at Market Square today to say the farmers' market is finally making progress and closing it would be a mistake.

BY KEITH LACEY The Sudbury Regional Hospital's chief of staff says a new committee has been formed to tackle the growing problem of cancelled surgeries. "As you all know, there have been numerous cancelled surgeries...

BY KEITH LACEY It's involved years of government wrangling, patience, frustration and planning, but it's all but certain actual construction to complete Greater Sudbury's one-site hospital will begin by the end of this month.

No elective surgeries were scheduled at Sudbury Regional Hospital Monday when nurses had the day off. Monday was Heritage Day.

BY KEITH LACEY Greater Sudbury’s economy is expected to benefit from a huge influx of cash over the next few weeks when the men and women working for Xstrata and CVRD Inco cash their bonus cheques.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN The chair of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce says it would be bad for business owners if the minimum wage suddenly jumped to $10 an hour.

MEDNorth, an innovative heath-care conference and trade show geared toward the medical community in Northern Ontario, will take place in Greater Sudbury April 20.

BY JASON THOMPSON Northern Ontario mayors say they aren’t whining or begging; they just want to be treated fairly by the province. Sault Ste.

BY KEITH LACEY A new union representing 17,000 part-time teaching and support staff at Ontario's 24 community colleges was in town Tuesday to launch a membership drive to recruit employees at Cambrian College and College Boreal.

The board and administration of Sudbury Regional Hospital will meet with Minister of Health and Long-Term Care George Smitherman in Toronto March 7.