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Pfizer boosts NOSM with $100,000 donation

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has teamed up with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Canada to produce medical videos to assist students and faculty.
Drivers urged to stop for school buses

Drivers urged to stop for school buses

Adam Ranger was just five years old when he was struck and killed by a truck as he stepped off his school bus on February 11, 2000 in Mattawa, Ontario.
Inco, union talking about money

Inco, union talking about money

Negotiators for Inco Ltd. and unionized workers at its Sudbury operations have started talking about monetary issues in their labour contract talks, the company said Wednesday.

Special movie night

The Sudbury and District Health Unit is sponsoring a special movie night for young people Friday to try and let them see how influential a role the movies plays in encouraging young people to smoke.

AIDS candlelight memorial being held Sunday

Greater Sudbury's Access AIDS is joining organizations from 3,000 cities around the world to participate in the 2006 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial.

Big Bike for Stroke back in town

Canada's biggest bicycle has again rolled into Greater Sudbury to help raise money for heart and stroke research.

Warning issued about above-ground pools

The Canadian Red Cross has issued a warning to all parents about the dangers of owning an inflatable swimming pool following the recent tragic drowning of a four-year-old boy in Montreal.

Young girl becomes fire chief for a day

Emily Rabski, a Grade 4 student at Pius XII Elementary School in Sudbury, is the winner of the City of Greater Sudbury's Fire Chief for a Day contest.
Kash community optimistic it’ll get new home

Kash community optimistic it’ll get new home

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN After a meeting with Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Jim Prentice, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy is optimistic the Kashechewan First Nation will be moved to higher ground soon.

City fighting kids’ obesity

A plan to combat childhood obesity was approved by the city’s priorities committee last week.