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(CNW)- Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader John Tory is upbeat about the Conservative Party of Canada victory. ?I would like to congratulate Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party on their victory.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN J.M. Vaillancourt wants out of the taxi business.

Adanac Ski Hill will be closed to the public on Thursday, Dec. 29 due to necessary lift maintenance and required snow making and grooming of ski hill runs. Mild temperatures in recent days has hindered snow making capability.

Winners of the 2005 Greater Sudbury Spelling Bee, along with local personalities, will test their skills in a mini spelling bee, promoting registrations for next year's bee.

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] There was a time not so long ago when musicians like Laurier (Larry) Pilon would pack beer halls to the rafters playing country music.

BY TRACEY DUGUAY [email protected] The fire that claimed the life of well-known disabled activist Joanne Nother was started by a candle, not a malfunction in her power wheelchair, as was speculated in the days following her tragic death.

BY JASON THOMPSON The Future Building 2005 Trades Show is being held at the Sudbury Arena this week with the focus squarely on promoting young people to get involved in learning a trade.

The first president of Huntington University and the man responsible for establishing the native studies program at Laurentian University has died. Rev. J.W.E (Ed) Newbery, 96, died in Simcoe. A memorial service will be held in that city Oct.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board has appointed Jean McHarg as the new academic superintendent of education and the Pathways to Success Program for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board.

Ontario colleges are urging the provincial government to commit to increasing full-time college enrolment by 30,000 by 2011 in order to produce the skilled workforce needed for the knowledge economy.