Around the North

A new medical drama loosely inspired by the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will be filmed in Sudbury in 2012.

Armistice Resources Corp.

FedNor has announced a funding package of $1,281,700 in support of small business development and growth, and economic development in Sudbury.

The export of public power has continues to generate big cash for Ontario's coffers this year. The Ministry of Energy reported Dec.

The City of Thunder Bay's plans to build a new arena and convention centre received a blow when word came that the project will not be able to access P3 Canada funding.

The new academic wing at Sault College will be named Essar Hall in homage to a $1-million donation from Essar Steel Algoma towards the school's Inspiring Growth capital campaign.

Mid-tier copper mining company Quadra FNX is being sold to Polish company KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. for $3.5 billion. KGHM is the world's ninth largest producer of copper and third largest producer of silver. The company announced the deal in a Dec.

Timmins is the next stop on the circuit for Cliffs Natural Resources to present its mine, transportation and ferrochrome processing project. As part of its environmental assessment process, Cliffs is hosting a Dec.

Brigus Gold has raised $8.7 million for its mine project in northeastern Ontario. In a Dec. 2 release, the Nova Scotia company announced the completion of its flow-through share financing for its exploration and development activities near Timmins.

The onset of winter means grain cargoes are moving fast and furious through the Port of Thunder Bay. The port authority reported more than 1 million tonnes of total cargo was moved in November, a milestone last reached in May 2009.