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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 The poll shows a widespread opposition to a recently-repealed CRTC ruling that would have paved the way for the[…]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[…]
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[…]