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The somewhat drab courtyard at Tom Davies Square could soon be transformed into a public art space. Meeting this week, city council voted to apply for federal funding for courtyard improvements, under the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.

A team of researchers from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has been awarded a $770,000 IMPACT Award from the Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU). Dr.

An aboriginal woman from the Sudbury area convicted of impaired driving could be eligible for alternative justice, a judge with the Ontario Court of Justice has ruled.

Mining experts who participated in the province's Mining Health Safety and Prevention Review, which released its final report in April, will provide an overview of their findings at Laurentian University on June 25.

The provincial government has reinstated the Connecting Links program to upgrade roads and bridges across Ontario, but in the North, critics say the $15-million annual allotment isn’t nearly enough to cover the work that needs to be done.

The Market will open for the season June 27. Residents are invited to join staff and vendors at 10 a.m. for refreshments, balloons and live entertainment. The Market will be open, rain or shine, Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.

After finding out that a forensic audit of the transit ticket scandal was never completed because of lack of co-operation by city staff, Mayor Brian Bigger said he's taken steps to find out who's responsible.

The names of slain soldiers Pte. David Byers, Pte. Andrew Miller, Cpl. Gilles Desmarais and Cpl. Glenn Arnold are now etched in stone at Memorial Park.

Castellan James + Partners Architects Inc. recently donated $300 to the Rotary Club of Sudbury Sunrisers' Fishing for Food campaign. The initiative aims to bring in food donations for the Elgin Street Mission.

Updated June 25 at 8 a.m. After being nominated Wednesday night to carry the NDP banner in Sudbury in the October federal election, Paul Loewenberg spoke with confidence about his chances.