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Local NewsGerard, Fraser tee off on Vale 
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Two of United Steelworkers top officials were slamming Vale Inco Ltd. on Monday for refusing to allow a third party to settle what has been a long, bitter strike with little progress. USW international president Leo Gerard said progress was made on issues during eight days of mediated talks.
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Local NewsProposal met with anger, derision Posted 1 day
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Half a dozen striking employees of Vale Inco's transpor tation department know exactly how they are going to vote later this week at membership meetings, during which the mining company's offer of settlement will be presented by their bargaining committee.
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Local NewsTaser incidents drop by 52% Posted 1 day
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The use of tasers by Greater Sudbury Police officers dropped by 52% in 2009, Chief Frank Elsner reported during a meeting on Monday night. Elsner said tasers were used 11 times in 2009, compared to 23 times in 2008.
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Local NewsEvent creates controversy 
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The arrival of a controversial global event at Laurentian University has in itself produced a controversy.
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Local NewsCambrian student headed for Istanbul Posted 1 day
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Sudburian Jessica Taylor is one of a handful of young Canadians who have been selected to attend the fifth World Youth Congress in Istanbul, Turkey this summer. The Cambrian College developmental service worker student applied to attend the congress in November.
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Local NewsHome care workers protest Posted 1 day
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Employees of the Greater Sudbury branch of a cross-Ontario home care company took to the street Monday to express their frustration with what they feel is having to pay out-of-pocket expenses in order to hold their jobs.
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Local SportsNorthern teams battle for titles Updated 1 day
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The Insider is back for a special Tuesday edition to set up all the boys' and girls' regional (NOSSA) hockey championships taking place in Greater Sudbury today and Wednesday at the McClelland and Countryside Arenas.
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Local NewsParamedic training for ride of his life Posted 1 day
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A City of Greater Sudbury paramedic is now in training for the 75-km Becel Ride for Heart Challenge in Toronto on June 6. And he's looking to raise a great deal of money.
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Local NewsPolice Briefs Posted 1 day
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BOY PULLS OUT KNIFE AFTER EGG THROWN A 15-year-old boy is facing a number of charges after a knife-waving incident in the Flour Mill area Sunday.
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Local NewsNews Briefs Posted 1 day
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BOTTLED WATER OUT The City of Greater Sudbury is encouraging people to participate in Bottled Water Free Day on Thursday. This is Canada's first such day, and people across the country are being invited to take a pledge "not to drink bottled water where public water is available" at www.
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EditorialStudents learn elements of character Posted 1 day
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If you pay close attention, you can see simple acts of kindness unfold each and every day in Rainbow Schools as students say "please" and "thank you," lend a helping hand to a friend, welcome a visitor to the school, play fair during extra-curricular activities, share school supplies or work
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Letters & IssuesNortherners can grow our own food Posted 1 day
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The recent announcement by Loblaws to close down the Sudbury non-perishable food distribution centre, throwing more than 125 people out of work, tweaked my interest about our food distribution in the North.
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Local SportsSudbury Track club wins four Ontario gold medals Updated 1 day
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Members of Sudbury's Track North Athletic Club competed at the Athletics Ontario Junior Championships in Toronto on the weekend, competing against other athletes 19 years of age and younger. They returned with four gold medals and four personal best performances.
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CanadaGirl dies in hospital after fire Posted 1 day
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A 12-year-old whose father died trying to save her from a fire in their house on Sunday died in hospital Monday. Britney Einboden and her father, Ken, were both removed from the second floor of their home on Sunday by firefighters.
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EditorialExpecting union flexibility clearly a Day dream Posted 1 day
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Treasury Board president Stockwell Day seems to want to avoid a major showdown with union big shots heading up Canada's various public sector unions. But there's no way he can. A showdown is inevitable.
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EntertainmentGorillaz pull out star power for third album Posted 1 day
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Gorillaz released its third albumPlastic Beachon Monday, with Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed and Bobby Womack among the eclectic list of guests. Underlining the cartoon group's star-pulling power, Bruce Willis also appears on the video to the singleStylo.
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LifestylesTime for a break Posted 1 day
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You deserve a break today -- but do the kids? Do you let them veg for March Break or pack the week full of activities and camps? March Break should be just that -- a break, a change of pace for the kids, says parenting educator Kathy Lynn.
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SportsLeafs leery of head shots Posted 1 day
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Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins won't be around to face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, but the fallout from the head shot that led to his concussion and a similar close call with Toronto's John Mitchell dominated talk Monday during practice at the MasterCard Centre.
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WorldBlue Jays hope Snider is a fast(ball) learner Posted 1 day
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Being able to hit a fastball is rarely an issue at the major-league level. Players who can't hit fastballs hard and often don't get a sniff at this level. They are weeded out long before. But such is not the case with the Blue Jays' Travis Snider this spring.
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EditorialMost positions under the axe already vacant Posted 1 day
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The Conservative government's announcement that it is chopping 245 patronage jobs from the federal payroll is certain to warm the hearts and soothe the pocketbooks of beleaguered Canadian taxpayers everywhere.
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WorldDozens die after quake hits Turkish villages Posted 1 day
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A strong earthquake killed at least 51 villagers in a remote part of eastern Turkey before dawn on Monday, officials said, and aftershocks r hours while rescuers searched for trapped survivors. People were sleeping in their mud-brick houses when the 6.
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World'Haiti not alone,' Jean says Posted 1 day
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It was like the second coming of U.S. President Barack Obama. Hundreds of women clapped, chanted and strained forward to touch Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean as she marked International Women's Day in the Haitian capital at a special women's event in the heart of Port-au-Prince.
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