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Good morning, Nickel City! Here are stories to start your day

Good morning, Nickel City! Here are stories to start your day

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
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Ontario proposes to pause rule that lets cities require affordable housing units

Ontario proposes to pause rule that lets cities require affordable housing units

Proposal would impact Toronto, Kitchener and Mississauga
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Study coming out on biocarbon plant at former Domtar Espanola mill

Study coming out on biocarbon plant at former Domtar Espanola mill

CHAR Technologies, BMI Group see abundant forest residuals fuelling a clean energy production facility
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Cubs skate to 11-0 drubbing of French River

Cubs skate to 11-0 drubbing of French River

Greater Sudbury started scoring and never stopped
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VIDEO: Why there’s reason for hope amid Ontario’s rising rates of homelessness

VIDEO: Why there’s reason for hope amid Ontario’s rising rates of homelessness

Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: A new report says nearly 85,000 people across the province were known to be homeless in 2025, a jump of nearly 50 per cent since 2021
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Rising homelessness, mental health needs strain northern Ontario’s health system

Rising homelessness, mental health needs strain northern Ontario’s health system

Experts say a $435 million investment in housing and community mental health supports could reduce crises
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Chelmsford woman guilty of attack on neighbour gets 4.5 years

Chelmsford woman guilty of attack on neighbour gets 4.5 years

Jessie Brave was arrested Nov. 22, 2024 after stabbing a woman, but the conditions of the jail and the effects of Brave’s already precarious mental health means she’ll serve only 894 more days
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Troops win low scoring affair against Wolves

Troops win low scoring affair against Wolves

North Bay wins 2-1 in next chapter of rivalry against Sudbury
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Hazardous waste project explained at Coniston community meeting

Hazardous waste project explained at Coniston community meeting

The updated daily truck count is 30 in, 30 out, and the ‘hazardous’ waste includes such things as oils and glycols which are already handled at the Coniston Industrial Park property
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Sudbury health board addresses deadly Northern Ontario fungal outbreak

Sudbury health board addresses deadly Northern Ontario fungal outbreak

Gathering for their first meeting of 2026, the board of health for Public Health Sudbury heard details of a northern-specific fungal infection, blastomycosis, which killed five people in Constance Lake First Nation in 2021 and could become an issue here on Sudbury
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