Around the North

Export Development Canada (EDC) has launched its 13th annual International Business Scholarships competition, which awards 30 scholarships to business students for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Three Sault Ste. Marie businesses were recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit at the 2012 Bridges to Better Business Nov. 7.

Work on Laurentian University ’s new school of architecture will begin with a groundbreaking on Nov. 23. The title for the land in downtown Sudbury was transferred from the City of Greater Sudbury to Laurentian on Nov. 6.

Collège Boréal has received $212,000 from community partners towards its Leading Us to Prosperity campaign, which will go towards student bursaries and new facilities. Contributing partners include Acclaim Ability Management Inc.

Osisko is buying Queenston Mining in the Kirkland Lake area for an all-stock deal worth $550 million. Queenston has 230-square kilometres of exploration land including its flagship Upper Beaver project.

Friday marks a second consecutive week of provincial cabinet shuffling. Outgoing Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Nov. 9 that Charles Sousa and Dr. Eric Hoskins have resigned their cabinet posts.

The timelines for Cliffs Natural Resources to develop a chromite mining project in the James Bay lowlands still remain somewhat murky.

The Agawa Canyon Train Tour received the Business of the Year award at the 10th annual Tourism Sault Ste. Marie , Nov. 6.

Northern College has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing an innovative partnership with Collège Boréal , Confederation College and Fleming College focusing on program delivery primarily within the field of environment and natural

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is calling on Minister of Northern Development and Mines Rick Bartolucci to suspend the planned divestment of Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) assets and work with community