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Laurentian University held an Aboriginal welcoming ceremony to mark the start of construction of the new teacher's college building Monday. LU first admitted students in the English-language concurrent Bachelor of Education program in September 2003.

On Saturday Feb. 2, Branch 591 Royal Canadian Legion in Britt hosted a grand reopening following renovations funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Dr. Arnie Aberman has been hired as consulting dean for the medical school project.

Sudbury Regional Hospital is asking people to be patient if they have to wait longer for emergency room treatment during the March Break holiday next week.

Sudbury Regional Hospital is asking people to be patient if they have to wait longer for emergency room treatment during the March Break holiday next week.

Thanks to the generous donation of a Sudbury family, the Sudbury Heart and Soul Campaign is $500,000 closer to its goal of $17.5 million.

The Ontario government is moving to implement a strategy that will enhance the mineral sector's global competitiveness, Minister of Northern Development and Mines Rick Bartolucci said Monday.

The Ontario government is moving to implement a strategy that will enhance the mineral sector's global competitiveness, Minister of Northern Development and Mines Rick Bartolucci said Monday.

The Body Shop is launching a new customer loyality program. A one-year membership costs $15, with $1 going to The Body Shop's STOP Violence Against Woman Fund. The membership gives customers 10 per cent off regularly priced items.

The operational review steering committee for the Sudbury Regional Hospital held its second meeting Tuesday to review work done to date since the operational review process got underway in December. Three working groups have been established.