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Greater Sudbury native Alex Trebek is being honoured for his dedication to geography by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

Fifty-nine different road projects in northeastern Ontario are nearing completion, and in the process are improving safety and creating 3,140 construction-related jobs in the area, a press release from the province stated.

A fire gutted a storage shed at the Theresa Street Park Playground in Hanmer, destroying the contents and prompting a joint investigation between the police and fire department. Fire crews responded to the blaze around 9 p.m. on Oct.

A one-time funding boost of $1,538,248 from the provincial government will help Greater Sudbury Transit replace aging buses. The funding announcement was made today at the downtown bus depot.

A new geriatric and adult rehab day hospital opened in September by Sudbury Regional Hospital is part of the effort to reduce the number of alternate level of care (ALC) patients at the institution.

Fern Cormier said he wants a recount. The challenger to Ward 10 incumbent Frances Caldarelli came in second by only five votes during the municipal election Oct. 25. Caldarelli received 2,151 votes, where Cormier received 2,146 votes.

To make room for “new experiences” and “more modern facilities,” Science North is undergoing some changes. From Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, the Vale Cavern will be closed as drain holes are drilled. Some noise interruptions are expected on Level 2. From Nov.

Mayor-elect Marianne Matichuk is part of a wave of change in leadership that has swept across the province. According to unofficial results, Matichuk defeated incumbent mayor John Rodriguez by more than 5,000 votes. In Sault Ste.

John Rodriguez lost the mayoral race to Marianne Matichuk by 5,000 votes Oct. 25.

Before Angela Lavallee travelled to Poland in July to receive “liberation therapy” treatment for her multiple sclerosis, she was unable to lift her right leg more than two inches off the bed.