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BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN There's less chance the city's economy will grind to a halt during an influenza pandemic if business owners and managers develop pandemic plans, says Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce president John Bonin.

BY MAREK KRASUSKI His voice is muffled by the accumulated weight of decades, but J.N. (Pat) Charette, 97, walks down a long hall at Pioneer Manor with the brisk gait of a military officer: precise, erect and firm.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN The city's mental health services will be back in local hands by spring.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN There have been no outbreaks in Greater Sudbury of a “superbug” called Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that doctors fear will soon spread across Canada, says the city's associate medical officer of

According to Reuters, a provincial mediator has become involved in contract talks between Xstrata Nickel and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union in Greater Sudbury.

Inco Ltd. announced that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved the amalgamation of Inco with Itabira Canada Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CVRD, at a meeting in Toronto Jan. 3.

The government of Ontario has announced they're changed the way families are assessed for child care subsidies meaning a wider range of families will now qualify for child care assistance.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN A former city councillor, and the executive assistant to Nickel Belt MP Ray Bonin, have added their names to the list of candidates who want to run for the federal Liberals in Nickel Belt.

BY KEITH LACEY He doesn’t know if it’s the luck of the Irish or not, but Jim Cunningham considers himself blessed to be wrapping up a career that brought him tremendous satisfaction and pride for almost four decades.

(CNW) The Ontario government is protecting the health and safety of Ontario workers by protecting industrial workers from hearing loss, Minister of Labour Steve Peters announced Jan. 2.