Small Laurentian University program fights for survival ahead of expected cuts
Ahead of expected cuts and potential layoffs at Sudbury's Laurentian University, one small program is advocating for its survival.

Ahead of expected cuts and potential layoffs at Sudbury's Laurentian University, one small program is advocating for its survival.
Laurentian Ski Hill in North Bay remains closed although many hills across the province have opened, but with some amenities reopening in the city, people still have the opportunity to get outside.
A 51-year-old woman had to be extracted from her vehicle Thursday morning near Timmins after her vehicle was struck by a 39-car freight train.
Ahead of expected cuts and potential layoffs at Sudbury's Laurentian University, one small program is advocating for its survival.
As Phase 1 of Ontario's vaccine program rolls out across northeastern Ontario, Public Health Sudbury & Districts has been busy preparing a mass vaccination site.
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A 29-year-old man has died following a fatal industrial crash Wednesday afternoon on Powerhouse Road near the Wabagishik Power Plant.
Motorists in Greater Sudbury travelling near Skead Road and Radar Road should expect delays, police said Wednesday afternoon.
Laurentian Ski Hill in North Bay remains closed although many hills across the province have opened, but with some amenities reopening in the city, people still have the opportunity to get outside.
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A man and a woman from Quebec are facing drug and other charges following two incidents earlier this month in Temiskaming Shores.
North Bay Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday that Highway 11 south in Callander has reopened after a multi-vehicle crash.
With news that the two people who died in the outbreak at the Lancelot-Skyline apartments in North Bay had the COVID variant, the medical officer of health says the area has one of the highest COVID variant cases in Ontario.
Called 'Community Pass,' the app allows users to conduct screening and check-ins before entering businesses, upload positive COVID-19 test results and send in papers confirming your vaccination.
Highway 17 is now open in both directions, police said Wednesday evening.
Environment Canada has issued winter weather travel advisories for communities along the Highway 17 corridor on Wednesday with up to 15 cm of snow expected.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout is progressing slowly but effectively in the northeast, according to medical officers of health in the region.
Sault city council has asked city staff to begin budgeting for the purchase electric powered vehicles to replace its aging fleet vehicles, as soon as 2022.
A 51-year-old woman had to be extracted from her vehicle Thursday morning near Timmins after her vehicle was struck by a 39-car freight train.
Timmins police say what started as an online romance turned into a tragedy: a 25-year-old woman became a victim of human trafficking.
The Porcupine Health Unit announced Wednesday the outbreak at the Extendicare Long Term Care Home in Kapuskasing is now over.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout is progressing slowly but effectively in the northeast, according to medical officers of health in the region.
A Toronto area man is facing a list of criminal charges related to alleged human trafficking at a Timmins hotel, police said.
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An opera company is helping recovering COVID-19 patients learn how to breathe again by taking them through exercises normally reserved for professional singers.
Ontario's Special Investigation Unit says two Belleville police officers have been charged with assault in connection to an arrest in September.
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A federal judge late Tuesday indefinitely banned U.S. President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on most deportations.
An Indigenous woman in northern British Columbia is speaking out after she was allegedly mistreated at two hospitals while in labour, which she says lead to the death of her baby daughter.
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An Ontario business is threatening legal action over the government’s decision to extend the full lockdown in Toronto.
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Best Buy said Thursday that it laid off 5,000 full-time store workers earlier this month, even as the company's sales soared during the pandemic as homebound people bought laptops, TVs and other gadgets.
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