Around the North

Lac Des Iles Mines Ltd. pleaded guilty and was fined $110,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The fine stems from a Nov. 27 2007 incident at the company's open pit in Thunder Bay.

Across Canada, spending on non-residential construction through the last quarter of 2009 dropped 2.5 per cent from the third quarter to hit $10.2 billion. This total was a 7.2 per cent drop from the same period in 2008.

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (TSX: KGI) has announced an agreement for a bought deal private placement worth approximately $32 million.

Laurentian University is drawing the attention of a significant number of high school students targeting the Sudbury based post secondary institutional as their first-choice for 2010-11 school year, according to data released by the Ontario Universit

The departure of two high-profile ministers in recent months has forced Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to shuffle his cabinet, affecting a number of portfolios.

Many technology executives are sharing a common new year wish: more support, suggests a survey by Robert Half Technology.

Despite the troubling economic signs analysts have been forecasting during the last year, Ontario housing starts increased slightly in December 2009.

Canadian Arrow Mines reports the discovery of a second new nickel-copper zone on its Turtlepond Lake group of properties in northwestern Ontario.

Bill Clarke is the new business development officer at the LaCloche Manitoulin Business Assistance Corporation (LAMBAC).

Sudbury and Thunder Bay made the 'C' list in the Conference Board of Canada's study on 50 cities that are considered “magnets” for attracting migrant workers. The report, released Jan. 13, said Calgary, Waterloo, Ottawa, Vancouver, St.