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Hospital construction kicks off Friday

Although construction preparation work on the one-site hospital was started Monday, politicians and hospital officials will gather to kick off the project Friday morning.

Lawsuit launched against pet food company

A class-action lawsuit was filed in Windsor on Wednesday against a pet food company whose products have been recalled across North America.

Labour not happy about gradual wage hike

Organizers of a campaign to immediately raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour aren't too happy about the province's plans to hike it gradually over three years. The media reported yesterday the province will raise the minimum wage to $10.

Recommendations made after miner's death

BY KEITH LACEY A coroner's jury has recommended better training for all workers who use blasting aids following the death of a miner six years ago.
Mine unions sign unity accord

Mine unions sign unity accord

BY MAREK KRASUSKI Roaring proclamations of solidarity echoed through Sudbury’s Steelworkers Hall Tuesday as union officials from Canada, Mozambique, Brazil and New Caledonia signed the unprecedented and historic Sudbury Unity Accord.

LU professor receives award

Laurentian University history professor Gaetan Gervais has been awarded the Ordre des francophones d'Amerique from Conseil superieur de la langue francaise du Quebec.

Mark stone soup lunch on calendar

The Social Planning Council of Sudbury is hosting its seventh annual Stone Soup Luncheon April 5 at the Steelworkers' Hall on Frood Rd. The event, which raises money for the Community Emergency Fund, takes place from 12 to 1 pm.

Hospital to participate in audit

Sudbury Regional Hospital has been selected by the Office of the Auditor General to participate in a performance audit of surgical facilities. The audit will focus on the management and use of surgical facilities including the pre-admission process.
Catholic school gets green light

Catholic school gets green light

The French Catholic school board has received permission from the city's planning committee to build a school on Centennial Dr., although not in the location they originally wanted.

Workers blamed, inquest told

BY KEITH LACEY Instead of working together to resolve problems when accidents and fatalities occur, an adversarial attitude in the mining industry remains where management blames workers, a veteran miner told a coroner’s inquest.