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Health unit offers tips to beat the heatTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:44PMThe Sudbury & District Health Unit has issued a heat advisory for residents of Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, and is offering tips on how to beat the heat. Exposure to extreme heat can result in heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and even death.[...]

Three charged with impaired drivingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:14PMThree females were charged with impaired driving this past week. On July 17, police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Municipal Road 55 at Noront Road. A car was heading westbound on Municipal Road 55 when it hit a passenger van, causing "extensive damage," police said in a release.[...]

Man wanted in Toronto on robbery charges arrested in Greater Sudbury early TuesdayTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:14AMA 58-year-old man is headed back to Toronto to face robbery charges after being arrested in Dowling early Tuesday morning. Greater Sudbury Police say officers executed an entry warrant at a residence on Larchmont Drive in Dowling about 2 a.m.[...]

Murder in WikwemikongTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:17AMInvestigators are treating the death of a man in Wikwemikong as a homicide after his body, which had obvious signs of trauma, was found outside a residence on Sunday afternoon, police said.[...]

Resident sends letter to builderTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:17AMSimon Guillet has written Normand Maurice, the owner of Paramount Construction, about the development on McCrea Lake. "We want you to understand that we have nothing personal against you or your business," wrote Guillet in the letter.[...]

Sudburnia Soccer Club scoresTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:16AMThe following are Sudburnia Soccer Club game results for games played July 4 to July 7. JULY 4 U18 MIXED Lasalle Cougars (3) vs.[...]

Sudbury Downs workers ratify new contractMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:29PMAbout 75 workers at Sudbury Downs who are represented by Mine Mill Local 598/CAW have ratified a new four-year contract with OLG Slots at Sudbury Downs. "It is a very good contract. The workers are very happy," said Mine Mill Local 598 president Richard Paquin.[...]

Star's phone service continues to be down, so contact us by emailMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:14PMThe phone system at The Sudbury Star continues to be down. Eastlink, which provides phone service to the newspaper, is unable to say when the service will be restored. Phones to The Star stopped working on the weekend.[...]

Hydraulic fluid leak on Highway 17 east of Sault Ste. Marie Monday afternoon now being cleaned upMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:44PMEastbound motorists using Highway 17 east of Sault Ste. Marie Monday are being asked by Ontario Provincial Police to use caution due to a leak of hydraulic fluid. Police say the leak occurred between Echo Bay to Highway 548 (the St.[...]