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• Several arrested after protesters force their way into Toronto building: police

  05-11-2025 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police say they've made multiple arrests after a group of demonstrators reportedly forced their way into a downtown building.
  
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• Greater Sudbury’s mayor says federal budget addresses many city priorities - Take our poll - Sudbury Star

  05-11-2025 23:45
  Greater Sudbury’s mayor says federal budget addresses many city priorities - Take our poll  Sudbury Star
  
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• First flu case of season documented in Sudbury-Manitoulin area

  05-11-2025 23:16 via thesudburystar.com
  The first flu case of this season has been reported within the Public Health Sudbury and Districts service area. Residents are reminded to protect themselves and others from getting sick with respiratory infections. “As flu season begins, getting your flu shot is free and an easy and effective way to protect yourself, your loved ones, coworkers and community,” said Christina Baier, a manager in the Health Protection Division, in a release. “The COVID-19 and influenza vaccines a
  
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• OJALA, Melvin

  05-11-2025 22:32 via sudbury.com
  
  Ojala, Melvin “Melly” July 17, 1943 – Nov 3, 2025 With profound sadness, the family announces the peaceful passing of Melvin Ojala on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Health Sciences North, as he was surrounded by love.
  
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• Greater Sudbury’s mayor says federal budget addresses many city priorities - Take our poll

  05-11-2025 22:23 via thesudburystar.com
  The federal budget tabled this week by the Carney government contains measures ‘that speak directly to the priorities’ of Greater Sudbury and other Canadian municipalities, Mayor Paul Lefebvre says. “As the centre of Canada’s mining and mineral technology sector, our city is well-positioned to benefit from new investments in critical minerals and supply chain infrastructure,” Lefebvre, a former Liberal MP, said in a statement. “Initiatives such as the Critical
  
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• One Canadian among seven climbers dead after avalanche in Nepal

  05-11-2025 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs says a Canadian is one of the seven killed in an avalanche in Nepal earlier this week.
  
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• Democratic Maine Rep. Jared Golden won't seek reelection in competitive US House district

  05-11-2025 22:05 via sudbury.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, who represents one of the most competitive U.S. House districts in the country, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection.
  
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• GARBUTT, Suzanne

  05-11-2025 21:57 via sudbury.com
  
  Suzanne Garbutt (née Leblanc) (1951 – 2025) With deep sorrow the family of Suzanne Garbutt announces her peaceful passing in Little Current, November 3, 2025, at the age of 74 years.
  
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• Sudbury Five severs relationship with local pro wrestling promotion

  05-11-2025 21:55 via sudbury.com
  
  Project X wrestlers had been entertaining fans at basketball games at Sudbury Arena, but in the wake of assault charges filed against both the founder of the promotion and one of its star performers the Five say that relationship is ended indefinitely
  
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• KIRWAN, Trevor

  05-11-2025 21:54 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Trevor Kirwan on November 1, 2025, at the age of 54. Trevor was a loving father to Ashley (Abubakari) and Kyle (Alysha), and a proud Grandpa to Laila and Jamal.
  
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• Ontario man convicted in U.S. attack plot pleads guilty to stabbing prison officers

  05-11-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  A 27-year-old man from Ontario has pleaded guilty to stabbing two correctional officers at a U.S. prison in 2020 while serving a sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in New York City. The U.S.
  
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• VIDEO: In the fight against dementia, this will be a ‘transformational decade’

  05-11-2025 21:10 via sudbury.com
  
  Tonight on Village Media's new 'Closer Look' podcast: Health Canada has approved a long-awaited drug that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease — but that's not the only good news
  
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• City looks at free bus trips for seniors on Tuesdays

  05-11-2025 21:10 via sudbury.com
  
  Ward 7 Coun. Natalie Labbée tabled a successful motion seeking a business case for free GOVA Transit use for seniors on Tuesdays, either weekly or the first of every month
  
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• Sudbury dad needs help as he recovers from severe workplace injuries

  05-11-2025 21:04 via thesudburystar.com
  A local ironworker who suffered a brutal workplace injury is doing everything he can to get back on his feet and resume his role as an active dad. Alex Jones fell through the roof of a building in Chelmsford on Oct. 8, striking the concrete 23 feet below, according to a GoFundMe page that has been set up to help him and his family. He incurred a broken arm, elbow, pelvis and ribs, spinal fractures, punctured lungs, and damage to his spleen. “He remains hospitalized at Health Sciences North
  
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• Sudbury tech firm invests $2M into AI-led tire maintenance platform

  05-11-2025 20:38 via sudbury.com
  
  'This is an entrepreneur-led company driving progress in one of our province’s most critical industries and demonstrating that the innovations found at the intersection of mining, manufacturing, and technology can be competitive and forward-looking,' says Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli
  
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• Lapointe crime restitution bill advances to second reading

  05-11-2025 20:30 via sudbury.com
  
  If passed, Bill C-238 would give judges the ability to order restitution to community organizations for those convicted of drug or human trafficking
  
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• 10 common laundry mistakes you're probably making—and how to avoid them

  05-11-2025 20:22 via village-life.ca
  
  Laundry is a necessary chore for everyone. While you might think it's a straightforward task, some common laundry mistakes can lead to unfortunate results.
  
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• Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data

  05-11-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S.
  
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• Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill

  05-11-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision from the Online Streaming Act that was accidentally deleted.
  
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• B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what 'delivery' means

  05-11-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  SAANICH — A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it's not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buyer consents.
  
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• Researchers find microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off Nova Scotia

  05-11-2025 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  HALIFAX — The co-author of a new study assessing microplastics in lobsters says the research can serve as a warning that plastic pollution is landing on people's dinner plates.
  
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• Researchers find microplastics in lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia

  05-11-2025 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  HALIFAX — A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia.
  
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• It’s back! Adopt-a-Senior returns to make the Holidays brighter for those in care

  05-11-2025 19:41 via sudbury.com
  
  Be part of something meaningful, join Superior Staff it in supporting seniors in long-term care this Holiday season.
  
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• Sudbury outreach workers: ‘Mayhem’ will reign in Energy Court

  05-11-2025 19:40 via sudbury.com
  
  After speaking with local frontline workers and people who are homeless as well as substance users about moving to the encampment there, the concerns centre on the lack of infrastructure and space. But more than anything, it's the fear of violence 
  
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• LAGGES, Anna

  05-11-2025 19:23 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our dearly adored Wife, Mother, and Grandmother, Anna Lagges, at The Village of Wentworth Heights, Hamilton, with loving family by her side.
  
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• Ontario fiscal update may focus on infrastructure, jobs

  05-11-2025 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is highlighting infrastructure spending and protecting jobs from the impacts of U.S. tariffs as two areas in which the federal budget falls short.
  
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• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor

  05-11-2025 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has met her successor at city hall in a gesture she hopes will help combat cynicism in politics.
  
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• Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist's challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor

  05-11-2025 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey defeated democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 other challengers Wednesday during the final round of counting in the city's ranked-choice voting election.
  
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• Global Affairs says Canada exploring possible postwar role in Gaza Strip

  05-11-2025 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — With Canadian military personnel already deployed to Gaza to monitor the ceasefire, the federal government says it's scoping out how it can best support Palestinians in Gaza in the event a peace deal leads to self-governance.
  
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• Ex-hydro researcher tells spying trial he wasn't given opportunity to defend himself

  05-11-2025 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A former researcher with Quebec's hydro utility says he had no idea he was under a criminal investigation until he was arrested by the RCMP in 2022.
  
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• Indigenous leaders say federal budget falls short on health care, education

  05-11-2025 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Some Indigenous leaders say Tuesday's federal budget lacks the investments in health and education their communities desperately need.
  
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• Greater Sudbury councillors call for more civility in politics and society - Take our poll - Sudbury Star

  05-11-2025 17:59
  Greater Sudbury councillors call for more civility in politics and society - Take our poll  Sudbury Star
  
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• Federal budget promises legislation to accelerate Alto high-speed rail project

  05-11-2025 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The federal budget promises new legislation to accelerate development of the Alto high-speed rail project.
  
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• Eby, coastal First Nations call on Ottawa to maintain oil tanker ban

  05-11-2025 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby and coastal First Nations have signed a declaration calling on the federal government to maintain an oil tanker ban off the province's north coast.
  
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• Greater Sudbury preliminary tax hike estimated at 5.7% - CTV News

  05-11-2025 17:42
  Greater Sudbury preliminary tax hike estimated at 5.7%  CTV News
  
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• Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe

  05-11-2025 17:35 via sudbury.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va.
  
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• Greater Sudbury councillors call for more civility in politics and society - Take our poll

  05-11-2025 17:30 via thesudburystar.com
  Most councillors in Greater Sudbury agree, governance works best when the voices around the table and in public are respectful, civil and thoughtful.
    During Tuesday’s council meeting, the cohort voted 11-1 in favour of a motion introduced by Ward 7 Coun. Natalie Labbee to prioritize respect and civility within the political community. Only Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc opposed the motion. Mayor Paul Lefebvre was absent from the meeting.
    Noting democracy functions best “when
  
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• ‘Hazardous jumped off the page’ in Coniston application: McIntosh

  05-11-2025 17:23 via sudbury.com
  
  The planning committee of city council deferred a decision on Monday regarding an application for a solid and hazardous waste management facility at the Coniston Industrial Park
  
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• Ontario avoids public hearings on bills; one would boost education minister's powers

  05-11-2025 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is limiting debate and skipping public hearings on an education bill that would make it easier for the minister to take control of school boards and a housing bill critics say will make life harder for
  
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• Expelled CAQ member of Quebec legislature slams government over doctor payment bill

  05-11-2025 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A member of the Quebec legislature whom the premier expelled from his caucus says she no longer recognizes the party she used to represent.
  
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• Pedestrians die in separate collisions early Wednesday in Sudbury

  05-11-2025 17:04 via thesudburystar.com
  Greater Sudbury Police officers are investigating two separate motorist-pedestrian collisions early Wednesday that have left two people dead.In the first case, officers were called at 4:40 a.m. to Lasalle Boulevard at Attlee Avenue about what they called “a serious collision involving a pedestrian.
  “The driver and the vehicle involved remained on scene,” police said in a release.Greater Sudbury Fire Services and Paramedic Services were also dispatched. Paramedics took the pede
  
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• Business owners enjoy a downtown soirée to promote kindness campaign

  05-11-2025 17:02 via sudbury.com
  
  City's business community shows its heart by supporting Sudbury.com's Random Acts of Kindness campaign  
  
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• Top anti-inflammatory foods to add to your fall meals

  05-11-2025 17:00 via village-life.ca
  
  Simple everyday ingredients like turmeric, apples, ginger, and olive oil can help support digestion, joint health, immunity, and overall wellness.
  
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• Carbon monoxide sources: It’s not just your furnace

  05-11-2025 16:37 via sudbury.com
  
  Protect your family by identifying common culprits in your home.
  
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• Bolivian top court annuls former interim president sentence and orders her immediate release

  05-11-2025 16:35 via sudbury.com
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday annulled the 10-year prison sentence against former interim President Jeanine Áñez , ordering her immediate release.
  
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• Sudbury Five sign five ahead of the upcoming season

  05-11-2025 16:22 via sudbury.com
  
  Allen Billinger, Nervens Demosthene, Duane Notice, Hank Morgan and Charlie Marquardt will all be sporting Sudbury jerseys this year as team looks to the defend its Basketball Super League crown
  
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• Azilda student lands $3K scholarship from municipal retirees

  05-11-2025 16:11 via sudbury.com
  
  Chloe Morin-Gagnon is studying for a Bachelor of Science at Laurentian University, and received a scholarship from Municipal Retirees Organization Ontario
  
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• PILON, Doreen

  05-11-2025 16:08 via sudbury.com
  
  La famille annonce avec grande tristesse son décès à Sudbury le dimanche 2 novembre 2025 à l’âge de 83 ans
  
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• Laurentian University welcomes new board vice-chair with financial expertise

  05-11-2025 16:08 via sudbury.com
  
  Roxanne Bouchard has served on university’s board for almost two years
  
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• Sudbury’s Michael Bellmore named to Catholic Education Foundation board

  05-11-2025 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  Bellmore is chair of the Sudbury Catholic board as well as president of Catholic school trustees association
  
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