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Diane Labelle visits her husband at Pioneer Manor daily while caring for family and strangers, despite losing her daughter and facing health struggles. Her community surprised her with a Random Acts of Kindness award she never expected.
After a car accident left her with chronic pain, Annette Lumbis discovered therapy dogs could help and founded Magical Paws. Now she leads 50+ volunteers bringing healing paws to nursing homes and schools across Sudbury.
A Sudbury program that speeds new mining technology to market just proved every dollar invested returns eight dollars in innovation. Now they're going bigger.
Scientists in Sudbury, Ontario have opened a pilot facility that uses bacteria to extract billions of dollars worth of nickel, cobalt, and copper from old mining waste. The breakthrough technology could transform abandoned tailings into critical minerals for electric vehicles while cleaning up the environment.
A high school in Sudbury, Ontario has raised $100,000 for cancer treatment through a student-led carnival fundraiser. St. Charles College received a diamond honor on the cancer center's donor wall for their eight years of dedicated giving.
Northeastern Ontario created more than 4,000 jobs last month, bringing the region's unemployment rate in line with the national average for the first time in years. The growth signals an economic turning point for an area that has historically struggled with higher jobless rates.
A copper mine in Ontario just hit a major milestone by reaching new ore deposits using only battery-powered equipment, no diesel required. The $2 billion project proves clean mining can work at massive scale.
A Massachusetts firefighter driving through New Hampshire spotted flames, evacuated a family who didn't know their home was on fire, and kept the blaze at bay until help arrived. His quick actions prevented what could have been a tragedy.
Just weeks after a massive fire destroyed 370 acres of Suffolk heathland, birdwatchers are spotting survivors returning to the scorched landscape. Among them: a rare Dartford warbler that escaped the flames.
Amy and Kyle Hudson from Derby shattered the around-the-world cycling record by 82 days, completing their 18,000-mile journey through 20 countries while raising £55,000 for mental health charities. Their triumph is even sweeter because cycling saved both their lives.
A mobile power company is celebrating three decades of business by planting 30,000 trees and kelp strands across North America. The initiative removes the carbon equivalent of 112 cars from the road each year.
One year after her breast cancer diagnosis, Aileen Felsher will lead her town's Terry Fox Run as the 2025 ambassador. The 49-year-old recently finished treatment and now channels her experience into supporting the research that helped save her life.
Deep underground detectors are catching rare neutrinos from Earth's core, revealing how radioactive elements keep our planet alive and moving. This breakthrough helps scientists understand the heat that powers everything from volcanoes to the magnetic field protecting us.
A former nuclear physicist accidentally built the authentication software that helps half the world get online safely every day. His open-source project started as a hobby and became essential internet infrastructure.