Sudbury

Jamie Parent has what many people would call a dream job. The Sudbury resident is a senior software engineer with Raven Software, a video game studio owned by Activision, which publishes blockbuster titles like the Call of Duty series and Destiny.

A renowned First Nations political leader and a veteran Sudbury politician were awarded honorary doctorates at Laurentian University ’s fall convocation ceremonies in Sudbury on Nov. 1.

When seeking out women role models, you can’t do much better than Ilse Treurnicht, the CEO of the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Treurnicht excelled in school and athletics, becoming South Africa’s national middle-distance running champion.

Tom Fortin wants people to start making things again.

Laurentian University has been awarded a patent for the RNA Disruption Assay (RDATM), a technology that aids in the treatment of breast cancer. The test was developed by Laurentian University professor Dr.

Laurentian Publishing Ltd. in Sudbury and Village Media Inc. of Sault Ste. Marie have teamed up to expand a powerful network of online news sites across Northern Ontario featuring local, regional, and national news.

Sudbury’s Alicia Woods, who designs coveralls for women, will pitch her product on the season premiere of the TV show Dragons’ Den on Oct. 15.

According to its owners, Sudbury 's travel and tourism company, Lure of the North, is unique in Canada.

Sudbury ’s Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) plans to launch a Canada-wide request for proposals by late September for projects that would fall under its $46-million Ultra Deep Mining Network.

On Oct. 27, Sudbury voters will decide whether or not the city's store hours should be deregulated at the municipal level.