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• Bessent says US-Europe relations have 'never been closer' despite Greenland crisis

  20-01-2026 09:35 via sudbury.com
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S.
  
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• Ex-federal minister Jody Wilson-Raybould starting treatment for breast cancer

  20-01-2026 03:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Former federal justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she will be starting treatment for breast cancer.In a post on social media, Wilson-Raybould says the treatment comes following recent surgery.
  
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• Three years after announcement, Canada opens Fiji diplomatic mission

  20-01-2026 00:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has opened a high commission in Fiji more than three years after pledging to launch its first diplomatic mission in the Pacific Islands.
  
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• Le Massif resort cancels ski season after employees reject contract offer

  20-01-2026 00:20 via sudbury.com
  
  PETITE-RIVIÈRE-ST-FRANÇOIS, QUE. — A major ski resort northeast of Quebec City has shuttered for the season after failing to come to an agreement with striking unionized employees on a new contract.
  
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• From climate change to Inuit culture: Five things shared by Greenland and Canada

  19-01-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — As Greenland and Canada both feel the threat of American expansion, the two have deep ties they are hoping to build on.
  
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• Ontario Liberal caucus names John Fraser as pick for interim leader

  19-01-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The Ontario Liberal caucus has named John Fraser as their pick for interim leader, a role he is poised to hold for a third time.
  
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• This year is expected to rival some of the hottest ever recorded, Canadian federal scientists say

  19-01-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Canadian scientists say the recent stretch of exceptional global temperatures shows no signs of letting up in 2026.Scientists with Environment and Climate Change Canada say global average temperatures this year are expected to be around 1.
  
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• Memorial Mass: MARTEL, Elie

  19-01-2026 21:56 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Elie Walter Martel who passed away on Wednesday August 13, 2025, at age 90. Elie was a devoted husband of 65 years to Gaye Martel (nee Fawcett); a loving father of four – Shelley, Darren
  
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• Students show solidarity with Laurentian profs as strike begins

  19-01-2026 21:52 via sudbury.com
  
  Laurentian University says union asking for too much, but faculty say in the wake of insolvency concessions, they want a fair deal, as well as their pension out of institution’s hands
  
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• Security experts sound alarm for Canada as Trump threatens to take Greenland

  19-01-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Experts on global security and defence are warning that Canada may be forced to start "thinking about the unthinkable," as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up his campaign to wrest control of Greenland away from Denmark.
  
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• Permanent residency applications approved for family of Ottawa mass murder victims

  19-01-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has approved permanent residency status for the Sri Lankan brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing.
  
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• Family of Ottawa mass murder victims gets permanent residency applications approved

  19-01-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has approved permanent residency status for the Sri Lankan brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing.
  
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• Canada considers sending troops to Greenland as U.S. ramps up takeover talk: reports

  19-01-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is mulling whether or not to send troops to Greenland in a show of solidarity as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up talk about taking over the Danish self-governing territory.
  
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• KOZORIZ, Eleanor

  19-01-2026 21:17 via sudbury.com
  
  Eleanor Lillian Kozoriz (1940 – 2026) It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Eleanor Lillian Kozoriz, who passed away Thursday January 15, 2026, at the age of 85 years.
  
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• FROHLICK, Bernard

  19-01-2026 21:09 via sudbury.com
  
  Bernard “Bernie” Frohlick With heavy hearts, the family of Bernard “Bernie” Frohlick announce his sudden passing on January 18th.
  
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• VIDEO: Yes, Canada does need to prepare for possibility of U.S. military action

  19-01-2026 21:06 via sudbury.com
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: We speak to a former senior adviser to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs about the evolving situation in Greenland — and what lessons it holds for us
  
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• Montreal public transit agency says ridership fell in 2025 due to rotating strikes

  19-01-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal’s public transit agency says commuters took about 20 million fewer trips on its network in 2025 as metros and buses were disrupted by rotating strikes.Agency spokesperson Amélie Régis says passengers took 294.
  
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• Classes at Laurentian University suspended as faculty, librarians go on strike

  19-01-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  SUDBURY — Classes at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., are suspended after faculty, librarians and counsellors went on strike Monday as they call for better working conditions.
  
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• Senior group in Sudbury is in good hands, John Lindsay says 

  19-01-2026 20:31 via thesudburystar.com
  If it has anything to do with Sudbury, you know John Lindsay will ask questions, acquire knowledge, and advocate for one side or the other of any topic. He understands the history of projects, watches proposals and thinks of long-term implications. His home neighbourhood of Minnow Lake is not the only ward that has benefited from his oversight.
    For many years, Lindsay has also been active in the local chapter of the Canadian Association of Retired P
  
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• Rift surfaces between Doug Ford and Mark Carney over EV deal with China

  19-01-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney's deal with China on electric vehicles has hurt Ontarians and the two have not spoken since.
  
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• Video: Olympian Tracy Fleury gives our editor a much-needed curling lesson

  19-01-2026 19:52 via sudbury.com
  
  In the latest in our staff tries video series, Olympic curler from Sudbury takes time out of her busy training schedule to give a lesson to editor Mark Gentili
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada to rule on whether random traffic stops are constitutional

  19-01-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has started hearing a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make random traffic stops without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence.
  
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• Hearings begin at Supreme Court on constitutionality of random police traffic stops

  19-01-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada started hearing a case on Monday about whether it's constitutional for police to make random traffic stops, after Quebec's highest court ruled that the practice leads to racial profiling.
  
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• Celebration of Life: SERRÉ, Claire

  19-01-2026 19:36 via sudbury.com
  
  Please join us in celebrating the life of Claire Serré on Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Centre Belisle, located at 2777 Main Street, Blezard Valley, ON
  
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• Winter Blast hockey weekend brings 49 teams to Sudbury

  19-01-2026 19:31 via sudbury.com
  
  The Nickel Centre Minor Hockey Association brought the 2026 Nickel Centre Winter Blast Hockey Tournament Jan. 16-18, welcoming hundreds of young athletes, families, and visitors from across the region for a weekend of competitive hockey
  
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• Doctor explains HSN emergency department wait times

  19-01-2026 19:22 via sudbury.com
  
  The Health Sciences North online emergency department online wait time estimates aren’t necessarily reflective of how long patients should expect to wait until they see a physician
  
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• Layoff notices sent to thousands of federal government workers

  19-01-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Thousands of workers across the federal public service have received notices that their jobs may be cut, many of them just in the last week.
  
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• Dingo pack surrounded Canadian found dead on beach, Australian police say

  19-01-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  BRISBANE — Australian police are investigating the death of a Canadian woman, whose body was found on a beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes, on an island off the country's east coast popular with backpackers and other tourists.
  
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• Canadian found dead on Australian island, surrounded by dingo pack: Australian police

  19-01-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  BRISBANE — Australian police are investigating the death of a Canadian woman, her body found surrounded on a beach by a pack of dingoes, on an island popular with backpackers and other tourists and off the country's east coast.
  
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• Canadian found dead on Australian island, surrounded by dingo pack: Australian media

  19-01-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  BRISBANE — Australian media are reporting that a young Canadian woman has been found dead, her body surrounded by a pack of dingoes, on an island popular with backpackers and other tourists and off the country's east coast.
  
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• Young Warren man faces impaired charge after crash

  19-01-2026 18:45 via thesudburystar.com
  A young Warren driver is charged with impaired operation after going into a ditch in West Nipissing.  The OPP said officers responded around 1:20 a.m. Friday to the single-vehicle collision, which occurred on Kirkpatrick Road. “The novice driver received minor injuries and was transported by Emergency Medical Services to the local hospital,” the OPP said in a release. “The investigation found the driver to be impaired by alcohol.” Jeremy Leavens-Goulais, 22, was char
  
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• Bulgaria’s left-leaning president Rumen Radev says he is stepping down

  19-01-2026 18:44 via sudbury.com
  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s left-leaning president Rumen Radev announced on Monday that he is stepping down. In a televised address, Radev said that he will formally submit his resignation to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
  
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• MILLS, Dan

  19-01-2026 17:54 via sudbury.com
  
  Mills, Dan PeterFebruary 22, 1957 – January 15, 2026Dan Mills of Sudbury, Ontario, passed away peacefully at Health Sciences North on January 15th, 2026. Dan is lovingly remembered by his spouse, Nicole Mills.
  
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• Let’s eat! Young Hanmer entrepreneur finding success with diners

  19-01-2026 17:51 via sudbury.com
  
  Matheiu Reay opened a food truck at age 16; now age 20, he’s making a name for himself with Chip Fever in the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre
  
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• 40-year-old woman dies east of Montreal following argument with man inside home

  19-01-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  ROUGEMONT — Quebec provincial police say a 40-year-old woman died on Sunday east of Montreal following an argument with a man that had escalated.
  
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• Hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees arrive in Niagara Falls, Ont.

  19-01-2026 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  The fire chief in Niagara Falls, Ont., says the city is now hosting hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees after a water crisis in the northern Ontario community forced many to leave their homes.
  
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• Gunmen abduct over 150 worshippers from 3 churches in Nigeria

  19-01-2026 17:05 via sudbury.com
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.
  
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• COULOMBE, Vera Ellen

  19-01-2026 16:55 via sudbury.com
  
  The family announces with great sorrow the passing of Vera Ellen Coulombe, at the age of 70, on Friday, January 16, 2026.
  
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• LEVASSEUR, Andre

  19-01-2026 16:47 via sudbury.com
  
  ANDRÉ RÉAL LEVASSEUR (1938 – 2025) C’est avec tristesse que la famille vous annonce le décès de André Levasseur le 10 janvier, 2025 à l’âge de 87 ans.
  
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• Lapointe hosting passport clinic on Jan. 21

  19-01-2026 16:25 via sudbury.com
  
  Need guidance on your passport application? This clinic is for you
  
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• Public Health Sudbury & Districts welcomes returning board members

  19-01-2026 16:21 via sudbury.com
  
  The first meeting of the year brought familiar faces back into leadership roles as Mark Signoretti and Mike Parent were re-elected as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, for the Board of Health at Public Health Sudbury & Districts
  
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• Snow squall warning: Up to 15 cm possible for Espanola, Killarney and Manitoulin

  19-01-2026 16:18 via sudbury.com
  
  Snowfall expected to be at its heaviest this afternoon or early evening, with Manitoulin, Killarney and Lake Nipissing being hardest hit
  
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• OLG pays $519,714 to the City of Greater Sudbury

  19-01-2026 16:17 via sudbury.com
  
  The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s latest quarterly contribution to the city reflects the city’s share of Gateway Casinos Sudbury revenue from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
  
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• Wolves bite visiting Huskies in special interleague game

  19-01-2026 16:04 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudbury wins 5-3 against Rouyn-Noranda on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Fellow in yellow completes cross-Canada run

  19-01-2026 16:03 via sudbury.com
  
  'Exercise your mind, your body and your spirit' is more than just advice from Trevor Redmond - it’s how he powered through over 10,000 km on foot during his latest journey across the country
  
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• JUNKALA, Rodney

  19-01-2026 15:29 via sudbury.com
  
  Rodney Vincent Junkala (1955 – 2026) It is with great sadness that the family of Rodney (Rodd) Vincent Junkala announces his passing in Sudbury, Tuesday January 13, 2026, at the age of 70 years.
  
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• Here's a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces

  19-01-2026 15:20 via sudbury.com
  OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):— Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.0 per cent (2.2)— Prince Edward Island: 2.
  
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• Twin baby boys among this week's list of Sudbury's new additions 

  19-01-2026 14:52 via thesudburystar.com
  This installment of New Arrivals includes eight baby boys and four girls.
    Jan. 9  A boy, Nabeel, 6 lbs 5 oz, born to Belal Hossain of Sudbury.
    Jan. 11  A boy, Kayden, 6 lbs 2 oz, born to Donna Bushey and Jayme Peters of Sudbury.
    A girl, Arielle, 5 lbs 4 oz, born to Brooke and Martial Arbour of Hanmer.
    Jan. 12
    A boy, Silas, 7 lbs 7 oz, born to Eric Richer and Samantha Ducharme of Sudbury.
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• Surprise inflation hike won't knock Bank of Canada off sidelines, economists say

  19-01-2026 14:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Inflation closed out 2025 with a surprise uptick, but economists weighing in Monday argued there was little cause for concern under the hood to warrant a change in interest rates from the Bank of Canada later this month.
  
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• Inflation rises to 2.4% in December in ‘tax holiday’ rebound: StatCan

  19-01-2026 14:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December.
  
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