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Last-minute negotiations were successful and a strike has been avoided by 36 professors at the University of Sudbury, meaning more than 500 students returned to class Monday morning without a labour disruption.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Rosanna Battigelli considers herself lucky to be both Canadian and Italian. The Sudbury writer and teacher was born in Calabria, Italy, but raised in Gatchell, a predominantly Italian Sudbury neighbourhood.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN [email protected] Sudbury mayor Dave Courtemanche wants Sudburians to think about brightening somebody else's day this holiday season by performing random acts of kindness.

One of the most influential figures of the Olympic movement in the past 30 years was recognized with an honorary doctorate of sports administration Saturday at the Laurentian University fall convocation ceremony. Dr.

BY BILL BRADLEY [email protected] One Sudbury businessman knows the Kyoto Protocol, which went into effect Wednesday, and its emphasis on reducing energy use is good for business.

Pavillion-de-l'Avenir School in Chelmsford has won the 2005 French Battle of the Books competition. The event took place Monday, May 16 at Pavillion-de-l'Avenir, and featured 14 schools.

BY CRAIG GILBERT [email protected] Dr. Rayudu Koka has been terminated as chief of staff at Northeast Mental Health Centre (NEMHC).

BY JASON THOMPSON [email protected] Former premier Mike Harris' common sense revolution is one reason Ontario voters are leery of Stephen Harper because they think he has the same agenda, says journalist and political commentator Chantal Hebert.

The Ontario government is supporting two studies on the telecommunications infrastructure in Northern Ontario.

Last-minute negotiations were successful and a strike has been avoided by 36 professors at the University of Sudbury, meaning more than 500 students returned to class Monday morning without a labour disruption.