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Members of Parliament voted earlier this week in favour of a New Democrat motion to improve foreign takeover reviews and make the process more transparent.

The new Early Learning Program for four and five year olds will continue to be phased in to schools run by the Rainbow District School Board in the next few years.

Vale's Nov.

Every year, the owners of S&A Confectionary lose about $30,000 worth of sales because of contraband tobacco.

Finally Friday!

Carol Woodliffe said she’s disappointed that even after coming up with “viable options” to keep Long Lake Public School open, trustees with the Rainbow District School Board voted Nov. 15 to close the school by Sept. 2012 at the earliest.

Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Bob Chiarelli and Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci talk about the new Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) Initiative for Seniors at Sudbury Regional Hospital last week.

Sudbury Regional Hospital (HRSRH) received awards this week at two provincial health conferences in Toronto.

A climate change accountability bill that could have made Canada a world leader in combating climate change was defeated in a snap vote in the Senate on Nov. 16, a move that frustrates and disappoints Sudbury MP Glenn Thibeault.

The North East LHIN recently expanded its six adult diabetes teams to include a registered nurse and a registered dietitian.