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• Committee MPs amend border bill to restrict health, other benefits to deportees

  26-11-2025 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — MPs on the House of Commons national security committee have amended the government's border security bill, C-12, to restrict benefits to people subject to removal orders can access.
  
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• B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of 'urgency' from Health Canada on crisis

  26-11-2025 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A co-founder of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada's lack of "urgency" about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of a pharmaceutical-grade supplier meant the club had to turn to the dar
  
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• B.C. drug club co-founder felt 'invincible' before being arrested

  26-11-2025 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — One of the founders of a "compassion club" that sold safety-tested heroin, cocaine and other drugs told a B.C.
  
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• Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another US House seat

  26-11-2025 23:35 via sudbury.com
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• Hong Kong Canadians reeling after deadly highrise inferno

  26-11-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Canadians with roots in Hong Kong are watching in horror at news of fire that tore through seven highrise towers in the Chinese enclave, leaving dozens dead and hundreds more missing.
  
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• Carney says he spoke with Trump Tuesday, will see him next week at World Cup event

  26-11-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, though negotiations with the United States on a new trade deal have not restarted.
  
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• Carney says he expects to see Trump at World Cup event next week in Washington

  26-11-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney expects to speak with the U.S. president at a World Cup event in Washington next week, but he's cautioning Canadians not to read too much into the conversations between the two leaders.
  
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• Laurentian University hosting student mine rescue competition this winter

  26-11-2025 22:48 via sudbury.com
  
  Nine teams from Canada, U.S. will participate in weeklong competition in February
  
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• Crown wants six years for Sudbury woman in Chelmsford stabbing

  26-11-2025 22:12 via thesudburystar.com
  The Crown is seeking a six-year sentence for a Sudbury woman who stabbed another woman at a Chelmsford housing complex a year ago in a dispute over dogs. Jessie Brave’s sentencing hearing was supposed to proceed on Wednesday in Sudbury court, but it was put off because the judge hearing the matter did not receive some written materials in advance to review. Defence lawyer Michael Michel told Ontario Court Justice Mark Hornblower, who was appearing via Zoom link, that it would not be right
  
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• 4 Corners Clinic brings modern walk-in medical care, eases pressure on ER 

  26-11-2025 21:51 via thesudburystar.com
  A newly opened medical walk-in clinic in the south end of Sudbury will relieve pressure on the local emergency room, the medical director told The Sudbury Star this week.
    Located at 2009 Long Lake Rd., 4 Corners Clinic is now open and accepting patients. Expanded hours, including evenings and additional days, are to begin in the new year.
    “Based on current demand in the community, we anticipate seeing 40–60 patients per day as we scale up,&rdquo
  
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• Toronto police investigating after TTC employee allegedly stabbed at subway station

  26-11-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after a transit worker was allegedly stabbed at a downtown subway station Wednesday afternoon. Police say they responded to a report of a stabbing at Dundas Station just after 1 p.m.
  
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• Storm moving into northern Ontario, Quebec to bring strong winds, heavy snow

  26-11-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A major storm that arrived in northern Ontario on Wednesday is forecast to bring significant snow to the province and to northern Quebec over the coming days — just in time for Environment Canada's new colour-coded weather alert system.
  
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• Peace Tower to be covered with Canadian steel scaffolding as renovations continue

  26-11-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Visitors to Parliament Hill won't be able to see the iconic Peace Tower by the end of next year, once it's covered with Canadian steel scaffolding to enable renovations and repairs.
  
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• Northern parts of Ontario, Quebec to see winter storm arriving via the United States

  26-11-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A major winter storm will be hitting northern Ontario and northern Quebec, bringing significant snow and difficult driving conditions over the coming days.
  
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• Independent grocers federation not happy with farmers' call for cap on profits

  26-11-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  HALIFAX — The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers says it's disappointed that Canada's major farmers lobby is calling for a cap on profits for large grocery chains.
  
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• Cenovus CEO touts 'new day' for oil and gas as climate scientist warns of disaster

  26-11-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  ST. JOHN'S — The chief executive of Cenovus Energy says it feels like a "new day" for the oil and gas industry, as Canada appears willing to shift its stance on emissions regulations. Jon McKenzie told reporters in St. John's, N.L.
  
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• Keep it sober on the road: Festive RIDE season is back

  26-11-2025 21:48 via sudbury.com
  
  Greater Sudbury Police Service hosted their first Festive RIDE check-stop on Walford Road on Wednesday, next to DJ Hancock Memorial Park, named after a 2014 impaired driving victim
  
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• The legal side of corporate expansion: Preparing your business to scale

  26-11-2025 21:36 via sudbury.com
  
  Smart legal planning today paves the way for sustainable growth tomorrow
  
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• Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit near Miami

  26-11-2025 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
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• Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit in Miami

  26-11-2025 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year in Miami and will “stop all payments and subsidies” to the country over its treatment of a U.S.
  
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• New high-voltage line proposed for corridor north of Highway 17

  26-11-2025 21:21 via thesudburystar.com
  Residents are invited to learn more Thursday about a proposed new high-voltage line that would run from Sudbury to the Thessalon area.  The Hydro One project would see a 500-kilovolt line strung from the transformer station in Hanmer to another near Wharncliffe, on the Mississagi River, with the goal of adding electrical capacity and economic potential in the region. “The Northeast Power Line will be built in partnership with First Nations and support the province’s expected his
  
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• What you need to know about the oil tanker ban on B.C.'s coast

  26-11-2025 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa to terminate the West Coast oil tanker ban as the federal government prepares to unveil the details of a new energy pact it has been negotiating with the province.
  
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• No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog

  26-11-2025 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead.
  
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• Two West Virginia National Guard members shot in DC have died, the state's governor says

  26-11-2025 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday near the White House have died, the state’s governor said. Governor Patrick Morrisey confirmed their deaths in a social media post .
  
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• Two National Guard members shot just blocks from the White House

  26-11-2025 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel said two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House were still alive and in critical condition.
  
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• Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says

  26-11-2025 21:05 via sudbury.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard soldiers were shot Wednesday near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to two law enforcement officials not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on cond
  
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• Two National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White House

  26-11-2025 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack.
  
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• Two National Guard members in critical condition after shooting near White House, AP source says

  26-11-2025 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members were shot Wednesday near the White House and are in critical condition, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
  
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• Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting of soldiers

  26-11-2025 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered 500 more National Guard members to Washington following the shooting of Guard troops, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
  
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• 2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White House

  26-11-2025 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack.
  
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• VIDEO: A polar vortex is on the way! Here’s everything you need to know

  26-11-2025 21:01 via sudbury.com
  
  Tonight on Village Media's new 'Closer Look' podcast: We speak to the country's most recognized climatologist about the one topic Canadians can't ever stop talking about — the weather forecast
  
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• Rail advocate in Lac-Mégantic, Que., says he was fined after raising safety concerns

  26-11-2025 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A rail safety advocate in Lac-Mégantic, Que., says he was fined nearly $700 after he reported a safety concern with the train tracks running through the community.
  
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• Lawsuit being considered in death of Quebec man who sought MAID over bedsores

  26-11-2025 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The partner of a quadriplegic Quebec man who sought a medically assisted death after developing painful bedsores during a hospital stay in 2024 is considering legal action.
  
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• Fact File: Fabricated CBC articles are from satirical social media account

  26-11-2025 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  This week, several social media posts claimed the United States announced plans to "reclassify Canada as a high-risk country" or that Russian President Vladimir Putin told the United States to monitor the "failed state" of Canada.
  
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• 27-year-old man facing murder charge after downtown Toronto shooting kills teen

  26-11-2025 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Police say a 27-year-old man is facing a murder charge after an early morning shooting in downtown Toronto on Tuesday. Police say officers were called to the area of King Street West and Spadina Avenue around 4:45 a.m.
  
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• New walk-in clinic opens in Sudbury’s Four Corners area

  26-11-2025 20:06 via sudbury.com
  
  Open to everyone, medical director Dr. Dennis Reich said the goal is fill gaps in local medical services by supporting ‘those without primary care, to reduce strain on the emergency department, and to offer timely access for non-urgent concerns’
  
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• TESSIER, Richard

  26-11-2025 19:49 via sudbury.com
  
  (1949 – 2025) It is with great sadness that the family of Richard Tessier announces his passing in Sudbury, Sunday November 16, 2025, at the age of 76 years. Son of the late Jean Tessier and the late Eva Tessier (née Boupreault).
  
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• Sudbury social services say gov’t plans for housing fall short

  26-11-2025 19:41 via sudbury.com
  
  Calling federal and provincial planning a  ‘drop of water in ocean of need’, housing advocates told a federal NDP leadership hopeful Nov. 24 that a 40-per-cent rise in homelessness, including more than 34 of Sudbury’s seniors, are the unflinching realities in Sudbury
  
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• ROY, Eveline

  26-11-2025 19:36 via sudbury.com
  
  ROY, Eveline (née Gagnon) The family announces with great sorrow her passing, Friday, November 21, 2025 at the age of 92 years. Beloved wife of the late Fernand Roy and together they shared 64 wonderful years of marriage.
  
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• Former Peruvian President Vizcarra gets 14 years in prison in corruption case

  26-11-2025 19:35 via sudbury.com
  
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martín Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for his role in a corruption scheme during his tenure as governor of a southern state.
  
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• Justice minister suggests new bill could address 'coercive control' in relationships

  26-11-2025 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the issue of coercive control is "top of mind" as he prepares an upcoming justice bill.
  
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• Sudbury MP brings local mining leaders to Ottawa to talk critical minerals 

  26-11-2025 18:47 via thesudburystar.com
  Greater Sudbury’s mining leadership was featured in Ottawa this week as the Prime Minister’s Economic Growth Panel welcomed influential leaders in mining innovation. 
    Two of the panel members that Sudbury MP Viviane Lapointe invited were Don Duval, CEO of NORCAT, and Doug Morrison, CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI). Both organizations are based in Sudbury.
    “Sudbury is home to one of the most advanced mining and technology ecosystems
  
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• Update: Major storm closes Highway 144, other roads north of Sudbury - Sudbury Star

  26-11-2025 18:27 via news.google.com
  Update: Major storm closes Highway 144, other roads north of Sudbury  Sudbury Star
  
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• BERNIER, Margaret

  26-11-2025 18:27 via sudbury.com
  
  (1931–2025) It is with profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Margaret (nee Weir) Bernier aged 94, on Sunday, November 16, 2025, surrounded by the enduring love of her family.
  
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• Update: Major storm closes Highway 144, other roads north of Sudbury

  26-11-2025 18:22 via thesudburystar.com
  If you are heading north today, perhaps it’s bestto just stay homeif you can. The OPP says Highway 144 is closed in both directions between Route 560/Sultan Industrial Road and#Hwy101
  , Watershed to#Timminsdue to severe weather.   #SouthPorcOPPis urging motorists to avoid travel unless necessary. Checkhttp://511.cafor road updates. Sultan Industrial Road is a couple of hours north of Greater Sudbury. This afternoon, the OPP announced more road closures, including: – Hwy 11:
  
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• Major storm closes Highway 144 north of Greater Sudbury

  26-11-2025 18:22 via thesudburystar.com
  If you are heading north today, perhaps it’s bestto just stay homeif you can. The OPP says Highway 144 is closed in both directions between Route 560/Sultan Industrial Road and#Hwy101
  , Watershed to#Timminsdue to severe weather.   #SouthPorcOPPis urging motorists to avoid travel unless necessary. Checkhttp://511.cafor road updates. Sultan Industrial Road is a couple of hours north of Greater Sudbury. Timmins, Cochrane and Iroquois Falls are under a winter storm warning issued by
  
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• Ontario's repeal of emissions target looms over landmark climate case

  26-11-2025 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Young climate activists behind a landmark challenge of Ontario's climate plan say the province's 11th hour attempt to escape accountability by repealing its own emissions targets has only emboldened their fight.
  
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• CHARTRAND, Denis

  26-11-2025 18:13 via sudbury.com
  
  The family announces with great sorrow his passing in Sudbury on Monday, November 24, 2025 at the age of 73 years. Son of the late Denoza and late Mariette (née Gravelle) Chartrand.
  
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• Sudbury group joins campaign to tackle gender-based violence 

  26-11-2025 18:03 via thesudburystar.com
  The Afro Women and Youth Foundation (AWYF) says it is joining the global movement for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign held annually from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10.
    The campaign strives to raise awareness, promote safety and inspire collective action to end all forms of gender-based violence. 
    This year, AWYF is hosting a series of community-centred events focused on education, healing, prevention, advocacy and well
  
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• Still no judgment on Leduc’s apparent ‘serious’ election rule breaches

  26-11-2025 17:56 via sudbury.com
  
  The City of Greater Sudbury declined to share any insights regarding election rule breaches Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc is alleged to have made in the 2022 election
  
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