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Ontario mothers who lost kids to toxic drugs call on province to fund supervised consumption

Ontario mothers who lost kids to toxic drugs call on province to fund supervised consumption

A report that will outline new rules for supervised consumption sites will be released 'shortly,' the health minister told The Trillium
Ousted Matheson councillors broke code of conduct, report finds

Ousted Matheson councillors broke code of conduct, report finds

An unmarked envelope handed out at a July 2023 meeting with 'selective and confidential information' between the CAO and a potential hotel developer CAO's conversations led to an integrity commissioner investigation
Sudbury to host Canada’s first battery metals processing plant

Sudbury to host Canada’s first battery metals processing plant

Battery metals plant will be fed with material from Wyloo's Eagle's Nest deposit
West Grey declares emergency over hospital bed cuts

West Grey declares emergency over hospital bed cuts

'It is vital that we take these drastic measures to safeguard the residents of West Grey and neighbouring communities,' said West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles in a statement
Burlington woman's luck exploding after finding 54+ four-leaf clovers this spring

Burlington woman's luck exploding after finding 54+ four-leaf clovers this spring

Ruth Moshonas has a collection of the many four-leaf clovers she has found
City council unanimously backs $350M plan to end homelessness

City council unanimously backs $350M plan to end homelessness

The overall cost is expected to be funded by all three levels of government, with the plan's ultimate goal a ‘functional end’ to homelessness in Greater Sudbury by 2030
Mystery couple returns forgotten purse to ‘eternally grateful’ Walmart shopper

Mystery couple returns forgotten purse to ‘eternally grateful’ Walmart shopper

‘I can’t even explain the feeling’: After leaving her purse in a shopping cart, local woman was stunned when young couple drove to her house with the item last Saturday
Cambridge resident shocked to find bag of fentanyl on front porch

Cambridge resident shocked to find bag of fentanyl on front porch

'Imagine if one of my children found that,' says parent who found a bag containing the deadly drug in front of his house
Former Cochrane staffer suing town for $1.1M, claims mayor 'forced' him to resign

Former Cochrane staffer suing town for $1.1M, claims mayor 'forced' him to resign

Lawsuit launched by Jason Boyer, the town's former director of community services, alleges he was 'effectively run out of town' by Mayor Peter Politis
Local grandmother defies odds, earns degree at Lakehead University

Local grandmother defies odds, earns degree at Lakehead University

'I never thought I could do something like this. I found that I could learn and so could anybody else,' says 83-year-old Lakehead University student