Photos: Greater Sudbury Police Det. Staff Sgt. Barry Ornella held a press conference yesterday to answer reporters’ questions about the search for missing city councillor Michael Vagnini. Police have yet to locate the missing man or his vehicle. Photo of … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – A long-time former mayor of Massey has passed away. Maurice Cazabon was the mayor of the Town of Massey long before amalgamation as a township, serving in the role through the 1970s and 80s. As mayor … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – If you are looking for a place to rent or even to buy, it is not easy in the North Shore corridor. Canada Mortgage and Housing says rental housing supply is ‘vastly insufficient’ across the country, … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Public Health Sudbury & Districts has released a detailed report on strategies to deal with toxic drugs. The report documents the priorities from the December 7 and 8, 2023, Greater Sudbury Summit on Toxic Drugs. Dr. … Continue reading →

People are gathering in Wiarton, Ont., Friday morning for the annual Groundhog Day festivities. Wiarton Willie, an albino groundhog, is expected to make his prediction about whether there will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter at … Continue reading →

The Town of Espanola Council has appointed Joseph Burke as the Chief Administrative Officer  – Clerk for Corporation of the Town of Espanola. Following the recent resignation of CAO-Treasurer Allan Hewitt, Council reorganized administrative leadership responsibilities including the appointment of … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Cambrian College is introducing training that will allow registered nurses to prescribe some medications.   Janice Clarke, Cambrian’s Vice-President Academic, says the Registered Nurse Prescribing Program is for nurses currently working in the profession, who are in … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – More than one-hundred-million dollars of provincial funding is set to train more than thirty-two-thousand new personal support workers over the next three years.   That from provincial officials, who say ninety-four-point-five million will go towards a program … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Algoma Public Health has declared the end of two viral outbreaks at Elliot Lake institutions.  St. Joseph’s Hospital CEO Jeremy Stevenson says the health unit has declared two outbreaks over, one at the hospital, the other … Continue reading →

SUDBURY, ONTARIO: Verv Technologies (Verv) today announced it has received $100,000 from the Canadian Medtech Alliance (CAMEDA) to accelerate its path towards product completion in 2024. “We are grateful and truly appreciative of this financial support,” said Martin Gurbin, Verv … Continue reading →