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Success: Folly Markle is 105 and going strong

Success: Folly Markle is 105 and going strong

The daughter of Italian immigrants and named for a princess, Folly Markle’s secret to long life is an irrepressible joie de vivre
NOSM University honours its faculty, staff members and learners

NOSM University honours its faculty, staff members and learners

Northern medical school pays tribute to various members for outstanding commitment to health care, medical education and research
Health Sciences North loosens COVID-19 masking policy

Health Sciences North loosens COVID-19 masking policy

Medical face masks are no longer mandatory in some areas of the Sudbury hospital
High-acuity paramedic response times fail to meet targets

High-acuity paramedic response times fail to meet targets

Response times to sudden cardiac arrest and other high-acuity calls exceeded approved targets last year in greater number than they did in 2021
Sudbury hospital not able to use all of its operating rooms

Sudbury hospital not able to use all of its operating rooms

Staff shortages means of Health Science North’s 17 surgical suites, only 13 are in use
No honourary doctorates at Laurentian for 3rd spring in a row

No honourary doctorates at Laurentian for 3rd spring in a row

But the university is looking into how it confers honourary degrees
Ontario's registered practical nurses are tired and fed up

Ontario's registered practical nurses are tired and fed up

RPNs talked about why so many are quitting the profession
Coronation means free admission to Science North Saturday

Coronation means free admission to Science North Saturday

There’s also free admission at a number of provincial parks, including Killarney Provincial Park
Geologists ready to rock Sudbury for their annual conference

Geologists ready to rock Sudbury for their annual conference

For the first time since 1999  the Geological Association of Canada is holding its annual meeting in Sudbury 
Laurentian situation inspires feds to review insolvency laws

Laurentian situation inspires feds to review insolvency laws

Following Laurentian University’s recent journey under the CCAA, Sen. Lucie Moncion has authored a bill to prevent another post-secondary institution from taking a similar route