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Smooth Rock Falls is mourning the death of a $55-million value-added project that would have stabilized the town's economic future, the victim of a forestry system where the province's hands are legally tied and big business has little incentive to c

North Bay Mayor Vic Fedeli is keeping up his letter-writing campaign to convince a United States mayor to buy Canadian goods.

More and more small businesses across Ontario are becoming increasingly confident in about their prospects in the coming year, marking a potential sign of economic recovery, says Ted Mallett, chief economist with the Canadian Federation of Independen

The City of Elliot Lake has learned to accomplish a lot with very little.

Essar Steel Algoma announced lenders holding a majority of the company's US$315.7 million loan credit have agreed to changes in its credit agreement to give the company some operating wiggle room. The Sault Ste.

Property acquisition and demolition of buildings in Sault Ste. Marie begins this fall to make way for an expansion of the Canada Customs plaza at the International Bridge. The long-awaited project received a kick-start Sept.

Sault Ste. Marie MP Tony Martin said long-awaited federal funding for the expansion of the plaza on the Canadian side of the International Bridge is “imminent.” “This will be great news for Sault Ste.

The provincial government's decision to introduce highly competitive tax credits for film productions in Ontario could prove a "huge incentive" for the Sudbury region's rapidly growing industry, according to local officials.

Being off the beaten path – two hours North of the Trans-Canada Highway in northwestern Ontario – has traditionally been a weakness for the Municipality of Red Lake, but that's changing.

The Town of Kirkland Lake is supporting a southern Ontario municipality in its efforts to make electricity exempt from harmonized sales tax, reasoning it will harm industry.