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Kako’s Kitchen is a Japanese food business in Sudbury that is best known for its weekly bento boxes, ordered in advance.

Public Health Sudbury & Districts said it is fast-tracking second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, exclusively through walk-in clinics.

A David Bowie painting purchased at a northern Ontario landfill’s donation centre for $5 has set a global record for the late British musician’s work at over $50,000. The rare find is turning out to be a gold mine for the owner, but is also unnerving for some Machar Township locals.

The lights are about to turn back on at the Sudbury Theatre Centre. The theatre had to shut down when the pandemic first hit and only held a few productions late last year before closing again. Artistic director John McHenry says he’s excited that new energy and creativity will soon be flowing. The STC will be holding in-person summer day camps next month, preparing to launch the new season by October.

Shana Calixte, a former sessional instructor at Thorneloe University, says deep cuts at the university will stifle conversation, especially around controversial topics like racism in the community.

There’s a new leader at the University of Sudbury as it plots a path to becoming a stand-alone French language university.

Sky Sagassige, 18, from Sables-Spanish River Township was struck by a vehicle on June 12 around 1:00 a.m.

It’s the debate that never ends at Sudbury city council. During a special meeting Wednesday evening, the controversial Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) was back on the agenda again.

Fans of bingo will soon get a chance to get back to dabbing their cards in Greater Sudbury. They’ll just be doing it outside. Delta Bingo and Gaming own two facilities across the city. They’ll soon be offering drive-in bingo in the parking lots.

Better Beginnings, Better Futures for Sudbury and Manitoulin have a mobile market to help deal with the challenges of getting fresh fruits and vegetables to kids, and people living in remote areas.

The Chief of Kashechewan says he believes the COVID-19 crisis sweeping over the community may have peaked.

Changes are coming to how police in Sudbury respond to people experiencing mental health or addiction-related crises.

Sudbury city council has selected property off Energy Court in the city’s downtown as the site for a temporary supervised consumption site which the city hopes to establish this year.

A few weeks after they’ve already been out looking for jobs, the graduates of a decertified Sudbury college program got some good news Tuesday.

Jay Jones, president of the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association, is calling Ontario’s plan to commemorate residential school burial sites is a “substantial” step toward reconciliation. 

Jay Jones of the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association is among relatives of students who were forced to attend residential schools and are encouraged by Ontario’s three-year plan announced Tuesday to identify and commemorate burial sites.

COVID-19 is bringing the James Bay community of Kashechewan to the breaking point. There are 216 active cases as of Tuesday, most of them are children. About half a dozen are so sick they were airlifted to a hospital in Kingston for treatment. 

COVID-19 is bringing Ontario’s James Bay community of Kashechewan to the breaking point. As of Tuesday, there were 216 active cases in the remote northeastern First Nation, most of them children. About half a dozen are so sick, they were airlifted to a hospital in Kingston.

More than 2,500 striking mine, mill and smelter workers in Sudbury have rejected Vale’s latest offer.

It didn’t take long for the approximately 450 available vaccine doses to be used up at a walk-in vaccine clinic in Sudbury on Monday.

The City of Greater Sudbury is still in the planning stages to create cooling spaces for its vulnerable population, similar to the warming centres it operates over the winter.

A painting by late musician David Bowie will be going up for an auction after being discovered in a northern Ontario landfill.

A painting by late musician David Bowie will be going up for an auction after being discovered in a northern Ontario landfill.

A painting by British musician David Bowie that was discovered in a northern Ontario landfill is expected to sell at auction for up to $12,000, and maybe much more.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is offering walk-in vaccination clinics to any person eligible for their first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Striking Vale workers in Sudbury go back to the polls today, two weeks after they rejected a proposed contract that sent them out onto the picketlines for the first time in a decade.

At the end of the month, the YMCA in Sudbury will no longer operate its temporary emergency warming centre. Since the pandemic started the facility downtown has provided washrooms, showers, and even a warm overnight space during the winter months for the local vulnerable population.

On Monday afternoon, northern Ontario data enthusiasts will be gathering around their computers, for a virtual event hosted by Statistics Canada and the Northern Policy Institute think tank.

As Ontario enters Step 1 of its reopening plans, religious services, including weddings and funerals, can now have larger crowds inside – up to 15 per cent capacity.