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  Sudbury ordered to reduce fee for FOI request to $11K

  The Information and Privacy Commission has ordered Greater Sudbury to reduce the fee for a freedom of information request to $ 11,111 to provide details of how many animals were euthanized in a five-year period, among other questions.

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  International mining conference underway in Sudbury

  An annual international mining conference is underway in Greater Sudbury, Ont., marking the first time the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference of Mining Regions and Cities has been held in North America.

• Sudbury outlines $1.75M plan to remove diseased ash trees from city land

  Greater Sudbury is planning to remove all 1,500 ash trees on municipal property because of a widespread infestation of a beetle – the emerald ash borer – that infects and kills the trees.

• Sudbury diving into aquatics plans after infrastructure review

  The City of Greater Sudbury is diving into development for a couple of future plans involving pools and other aquatic services across the city.

• Northern Ontario farmer breaks giant pumpkin records, taking top prizes in competition

  Jeff Warner from Aidie Creek Gardens in the northern Ontario community of Englehart has a passion for growing big pumpkins and his effort is paying off in more ways than one.

• Sudbury's proposed downtown event centre 'at very early stages'

  Plans are on track for the proposed events centre in downtown Sudbury, city council heard the latest update on the major project Tuesday night.

• Highway 144 reopened between Cartier and Gogama after fatal crash

  Highway 144 is reopened north of Sudbury after a two-vehicle collision between a commercial and passenger vehicle happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, police say.

• Former Extendicare Falconbridge building will become a hotel

  In May, Extendicare Falconbridge moved residents to a new building in the city’s South End, leaving many to wonder what is going to happen to the old building that was left behind.

• Sudbury mayor wants conditions on new rental housing deal with developer

  The mayor of Greater Sudbury is throwing his weight behind a proposal that could see 83 new residential units come out of the old Scotia Tower downtown.

• Video shows dumpster diving black bear at Tim Hortons

  A woman in Greater Sudbury, Ont., said "It doesn't get more Canadian than this" when she spotted a black bear dumpster diving at a Tim Hortons last month.

• New look for Cambrian College athletes

  Athletes playing varsity sports at Cambrian College are sporting a new look and a new name.

• FONOM calls on province to fund Hope Air, calling it a ‘vital service’ for northern Ont.

  The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is the latest organization to call on the Doug Ford government to re-open dialogue with an airline service that transports lower-income Canadians to crucial medical care far from home.

• Fire Prevention Week is underway in Sudbury

  Monday is the beginning of Fire Prevention Week, one of the longest-standing public health observances in the country.

• Sudbury suspect charged with impaired near Elliot Lake

  Police found an empty wine bottle and cans of beer at a crash last weekend involving an SUV south of Elliot Lake.