Ontario Mine Rescue Program gets $8M boost
Mining safety program headquartered in Sudbury gets $8 million from the province to help protect workers in an emergency.

Mining safety program headquartered in Sudbury gets $8 million from the province to help protect workers in an emergency.
Laurentian University's four-year midwifery program, one of only three offered in the province and the only one offered in French, was one of the many cuts made during the university's restructuring announcement on Monday.
City council in Greater Sudbury is selling Meatbird Lake Park to Vale for $4 million.
Emotions are running high these days on Laurentian University campus as faculty, staff and students try to determine their next steps. It comes after Monday's announcement that dozens of people, including 110 faculty positions, are being terminated.
COVID-19 case numbers in Ontario have climbed back above the 4,000 mark as the number of patients in intensive care continues to climb.
Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine altogether, following news of its possible link to very rare blood clot cases, health authorities said.
Bernard Madoff, the infamous architect of an epic securities swindle that burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and earned him a 150-year prison term, died behind bars early Wednesday. He was 82.
Four public health experts and a Toronto city councillor are calling on the province to implement a system that would allow everyone to pre-register to get the COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to address confusion over how and when to book a shot.
Sault Ste. Marie Police Service says the man believed to be responsible for an armed robbery last month has been arrested.
Mining safety program headquartered in Sudbury gets $8 million from the province to help protect workers in an emergency.
In the wake of the first reported blood clot in Canada linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, many doctors are emphasizing that undergoing the risk of an exceedingly rare adverse response to a vaccine is far more safe than risking contracting COVID-19.
Ottawa police say a driver has died after crashing into a house in the Elmvale Acres neighbourhood.
Air Canada and the federal government reached an agreement on a $5.9-billion aid package.
Jill Macyshon has the story of the rescue operation to save a 12-year-old boy in northern Manitoba from being swallowed by a sinkhole.
Here's some advice for couples that had to reschedule or change their wedding plans during the pandemic.
Health Canada says a new and extremely rare blood clotting syndrome may be linked to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but the benefits of the vaccine still far outweigh the risks.
Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine altogether, following news of its possible link to very rare blood clot cases, health authorities said.
Some 10,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments that were scheduled to take place at two clinics in Scarborough, Ont., between Wednesday and Monday are now being cancelled due to a lack of supply.
Jill Biden had a 'common medical procedure' on Wednesday, came through it 'well' and was expected to resume her normal schedule, the White House said.
A Swedish 17th century bishop was buried with the fetal remains of his grandchild, according to new genetic research.