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By Callam Rodya If you plan on traveling by air over reading week, you may experience a quicker pass through security than you’re used to. Transport Canada has relaxed some restrictions on certain carry-on items that they hope will reduce hassles and hasten security screening at Canadian airports. Small scissors[…]
By Callam Rodya A new annual study by the Heart and Stroke Foundation paints a dismal picture of the average Sudburian’s lifestyle. According the 2011 Report on Canadian’s Health, 39.7% of Sudbury residents are inactive, 58.8% eat less than five servings of vegetables and fruit a day, 25.9% are obese,[…]
By Callam Rodya One of downtown Sudbury’s most recognizable landmarks, the Pearl Street water tower, will be getting a new facelift – in the form of a series of billboards, or “artboards” as they are being called. Five such boards will be added to the structure over the next two[…]
By Callam Rodya Controversial disclosure website WikiLeaks is among the nominees for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, widely considered to be the world’s top international accolade. Norwegian parliamentarian Snorre Valen submitted WikiLeaks for nomination to the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee. He spoke about the website being “one of the most[…]
By Callam Rodya Updated Feb. 2 @ 1230 p.m. Laurentian University graduate and Sudbury music scene mainstay Aimee Leonard will be remembered this Saturday, Feb. 5 at a service in Sudbury. Leonard, 27, and her unborn daughter, Maren Elizabeth, died unexpectedly at their home in Ottawa on Jan. 29. Leonard[…]