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Ron Dupuis won a narrow victory in Ward 5 over Louise Portelance, a former councillor and 2003 mayoral candidate, Monday night. According to unofficial results, Dupuis received 51.5 percent of the vote and 120 more votes than his opponent.

Elaine Lumley continues her fight to have handguns banned in Canada one year after her son, Aidan, was murdered outside a Montreal nightclub.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN People need to start walking and biking more and not depend on their cars, according to the co-ordinator of a workshop intended to promote active transportation among Greater Sudbury residents.

Union Gas Ltd. is one of 11 recipients of the 24 annual Ontario Business Achievement Awards (OBAA).

BY BILL BRADLEY If you are looking for Sudbury sports memorabilia, there’s only one place to go - Sportsbury’s Pub and Grub at 200 Elgin St.

Influenza season is here, and the Sudbury Regional Hospital is encouraging the public to take steps to reduce their risk of catching and spreading influenza. Flu season can range from November through March and beyond in some years.

After serving citizens of Nickel Belt as a Member of Parliament for the past 13 years, Raymond Bonin says he won’t be running for re-election during the next federal campaign and will soon be leaving politics..

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Marilyn Butcher says she's looking forward to helping thousands of Greater Sudbury citizens without a doctor after the province promised more than $1 million last week to fund a nurse practitioner clinic.

As of Wednesday Nov. 15, the Sudbury Regional Hospital has a record-setting 106 alternative level of care (ALC) patients, 69 are waiting for a long-term care bed.

BY JASON THOMPSON Ward 12 candidate John Caruso said he'll ask city council to order a re-count after a computer glitch on election night. "(Monday) night was brutal. It was tough on me but really tough on my family." Caruso said.