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By Callam Rodya From Feb. 14 to Feb. 19, various locations around the Laurentian Campus will host Pride Week celebrations. Pride Week is an annual event at Laurentian that was created in an effort to bring awareness to and foster support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community on[…]
By John Langdon Just five days after the Sudbury Wolves were handed a 5-4 road loss at the hands of the Oshawa Generals, the two clubs collided for the second time in a week on Friday night when the Wolves hosted the Generals in a hard-fought contest. After battling for[…]
By Callam Rodya This article appears in the Feb. 11 print edition of Lambda. Whether you’re a hopeless romantic or you think Valentine’s Day is just another corporate concoction to hock flowers, Hallmark cards, and Ferrero Rocher, it’s one of those days where a lot of us feel compelled to[…]
By Callam Rodya One of mayor Marianne Matichuk’s most memorable campaign promises was defeated by city council Wednesday night. Matichuk’s plan to allow stores and their owners/managers to set their own business hours was defeated by a vote of eight to five. Matichuk broke the news via her Facebook account[…]
By Callam Rodya Shauna Brunet, the 14-year-old girl who had been missing since Jan. 19, has been found safe and sound. She was located earlier today in Sudbury and is in good health. The Greater Sudbury Police Service extended their thanks to the public for their assistance in locating Brunet.[…]
By Callam Rodya A new Angus Reid Public Opinion Poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Canadian internet users, 76 per cent, don’t want to see usage-based billing become the standard. The poll shows a widespread opposition to a recently-repealed CRTC ruling that would have paved the way for the[…]
By Callam Rodya Sudbury’s medical officer of health is urging people who have yet to receive a flu shot that there is still plenty of time. “I am reminding people again because we have seen potentially preventable cases of influenza, including young children, hospitalized due to the severity of their[…]
By Callam Rodya The Greater Sudbury Police Service is looking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Shauna Brunet, who has been missing since Jan. 19. Brunet is believed to be in the downtown area of Sudbury. She is described as 5′ 3″, 126 pounds, with brown hair and green[…]
By Callam Rodya People either love it or hate it, but Valentine’s Day is coming in less than 10 days. For some, it is a day to celebrate love, romance, and all that other mushy stuff. For others, it is just another icon of commercialism weaseling its way into our[…]
By Callam Rodya Updated on Feb. 5 @ 12:24 a.m. Updated on Feb. 4 @ 12:32 p.m. The CRTC, the independent federal body tasked with regulating the telecommunications industry, has backed away from a recent decision to allow the big four internet companies (Bell, Rogers, Telus, Shaw) to restrict access[…]