Greater Sudbury news

• Budget Day 1 caps with 5.5% tax levy increase

  02-12-2025 23:51 via sudbury.com
  
  Greater Sudbury’s elected officials got through the majority of the city’s 2026 budget during the first day of deliberations on Tuesday, which are expected to conclude Wednesday
  
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• ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm

  02-12-2025 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb blasts. U.S.
  
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• Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire

  02-12-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most of the community of Lytton, B.C.
  
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• Quebec justice minister tables bill to restrict 'parasite' ticket resellers

  02-12-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online ticket resales and to regulate subscription services.
  
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• B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets

  02-12-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VICTORIA — Rules are being tightened for British Columbia's overdose-prevention safe supply program to require a witness when a user takes their drugs in an effort to stop the pills from being sold on the streets.
  
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• Parity with police maintained in new deal for city firefighters

  02-12-2025 22:33 via sudbury.com
  
  New wage rate for first-class firefighters rises to $119,000 as of Jan. 1, 2026
  
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• MIDENA, Emma

  02-12-2025 22:02 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, Emma Louise Midena (Bernardi), on November 28th, 2025 12 days short of her 98 th birthday. Beloved daughter of Maria (Bomben) and Fredrico Bernardi.
  
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• Poor road conditions close parts of Highway 69 in Parry Sound area

  02-12-2025 21:54 via thesudburystar.com
  If you are planning to travel south on Highway 69, it may be best to put it off. The OPP is reporting a series of road closures, including highways 69/400 from Highway 124 in Parry Sound to Highway 64 in French River.“Road conditions are extremely poorand(
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  West Parry Sound OPPis advising motorists to avoid thearea.
  ,” police said on social media. Earlier Tuesday, the OPP announced the closure of Highway 69 fromHighway 559atNobel
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  toHighway 64 inFrench River
  
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• STEFUREAK, Lesley

  02-12-2025 21:45 via sudbury.com
  
  STEFUREAK, Lesley Charmaine March 18, 1973 – November 26, 2025 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lesley at her home in Sudbury.
  
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• Joyce family donates $2 million to create Laurentian University bursaries

  02-12-2025 21:31 via thesudburystar.com
  Laurentian University has announced a $2 million gift from the Joyce Family Foundation to support Northern Ontario students seeking higher education. The newly established Joyce Family Foundation Endowment will provide what Laurentian called renewable, transformational bursaries to undergraduate students from Northern Ontario who demonstrate financial need and resilience in overcoming barriers to education. “Ron Joyce believed deeply in helping others build better futures through education
  
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• Ontario government spending $112M on advertising, more than ever before: auditor

  02-12-2025 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general says the provincial government spent the highest recorded amount on advertising last year. Shelley Spence wrote as part of her annual report today that the government spent $111.
  
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• Drug overdoses surging in the Sudbury, Manitoulin areas 

  02-12-2025 21:10 via thesudburystar.com
  Public Health Sudbury and Districts on Tuesday warned of a rise in drug overdoses and unexpected reactions to substances in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts.
    “The cause of the increase is unknown,” the health unit said in a release. “This serves as an important reminder that street drugs may be cut or mixed with substances such as benzos (benzodiazepines), xylazine, medetomidine, fentanyl, or carfentanil. Be cautious if using drugs.
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• Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in the US, urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it

  02-12-2025 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump during a lengthy Cabinet meeting on Tuesday said he did not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on U.S.
  
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• Hope and healing shared at Sudbury World AIDS Day vigil

  02-12-2025 20:51 via sudbury.com
  
  ‘Hope is a powerful thing’ is the message from those who mourn those lost to HIV and AIDS, but also, pride in the resilience of a community that still fights prejudice everyday
  
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• Sudbury woman charged after making false missing person’s report

  02-12-2025 20:40 via sudbury.com
  
  Purportedly ‘missing’ individual was found two months later in good health - in the company of the woman who made missing person’s report
  
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• Sudbury woman sent officers on goose chase, police allege

  02-12-2025 20:38 via thesudburystar.com
  A Sudbury woman has been charged with obstructing police in regard to a missing persons investigation. “On Aug. 28, the accused contacted police, requesting a well‑being check for an individual in the community,” said Greater Sudbury Police in a release. “Patrol officers initiated an investigation but were unable to obtain any information related to the person’s whereabouts.” Officers continued to follow up on the incident over the next two weeks, at which poi
  
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• Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty during court appearance from hospital bed

  02-12-2025 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to first-degree murder and assault charges.
  
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• Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike on alleged drug boat

  02-12-2025 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September.
  
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• Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat

  02-12-2025 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea earlier this year.
  
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• Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says

  02-12-2025 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the United States, a move that comes as President Donald Trump has esc
  
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• ‘Kind of a miracle’: $2M gift supports bursaries at Laurentian

  02-12-2025 20:29 via sudbury.com
  
  Unveiled on Giving Tuesday, donation from foundation established by the late owner of Tim Hortons will provide students in financial need from Northern Ontario with bursaries of up to $8,000 per year
  
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• SCHAEFER, Walter

  02-12-2025 20:26 via sudbury.com
  
  (1929 – 2025) With great sadness, the family of Walter Schaefer announces his passing in Sudbury, November 30, 2025, at the age of 96 years.
  
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• Woman pulled from Toronto tent fire by officer responding to reported assault: police

  02-12-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  A woman has life-threatening injuries after police say she was found on fire inside a tent in Toronto's west end. Police say an officer has minor injuries after pulling the woman from the tent.
  
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• Toronto police seeking witnesses after officer pulls woman from tent fire

  02-12-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Police say a tent fire in Toronto's west end that sent a woman to hospital with life-threatening injuries appears to be suspicious.
  
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• Canada's competition commissioner leaving job months before term ends

  02-12-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's competition commissioner is leaving his post two months before his term comes to an end. Matthew Boswell says in a media statement he will end his term on Dec.
  
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• Marwah Rizqy booted from Quebec Liberal caucus amid crisis in party

  02-12-2025 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez has expelled his former parliamentary leader from his caucus, saying she lacked loyalty to him and to the party.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Marwah Rizqy booted from Quebec Liberal caucus amid crisis in party

  02-12-2025 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  QUÉBEC — The leader of the Quebec Liberal Party has booted Marwah Rizqy from caucus, saying she has broken his trust. Pablo Rodriguez issued a statement announcing his decision ahead of a scheduled news conference later today.
  
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• City council unanimously approves GSPS budget hike of 10.21%

  02-12-2025 19:48 via sudbury.com
  
  Greater Sudbury city council kicked off budget deliberations on Tuesday by passing all partner agency budgets as approved by their respective boards
  
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• Liberal minister backs Bloc call to eliminate religious exemption for hate speech

  02-12-2025 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller is expressing support for the removal of a religious exemption for hate speech in the Criminal Code.
  
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• 32-year-old Kitchener man gunned down in car, police search for suspect

  02-12-2025 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  KITCHENER — A 32-year-old man is dead after police say he was gunned down in a car on Monday night in Kitchener, Ont., as investigators continue their search for the shooter. Police say officers were called to reports of gunshots at around 10 p.m.
  
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• GRENIER, André

  02-12-2025 19:07 via sudbury.com
  
  In Loving Memory of André Aimé Marc Joseph Grenier. We are deeply saddened to announce that André passed away on November 18, 2025 at the age of 62 years old
  
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• OPP warns drivers to avoid Highway 69 amid dangerous road conditions

  02-12-2025 18:44 via sudbury.com
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police have shut down a portion of Highway 69 north of Parry Sound, citing extremely poor road conditions and a disabled vehicle
  
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• Ladder truck No. 1 finally back in service

  02-12-2025 18:26 via sudbury.com
  
  Greater Sudbury firefighters had been without access to their 100-foot ladder truck since March, a fact the city kept quiet until Sudbury.com received a tip and began asking questions
  
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• Vale, Glencore mull historic partnership to pursue copper in Sudbury

  02-12-2025 18:25 via sudbury.com
  
  Rivalry aside, joint venture opportunity could plumb the depths below shuttered Nickel Rim South mine
  
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• Multi-agency effort led to seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, other drugs: RCMP

  02-12-2025 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The RCMP says it teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to seize 386 kilograms of fentanyl and significant amounts of other illicit drugs over a five-month period.
  
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• Pope Leo XIV shares his thoughts on the conclave, reflects on spirituality and future travels

  02-12-2025 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday shared for the first time what he was thinking when the votes started going his way during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and put the rest in God’s han
  
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• Mission 31: Community rallies to support clients at the Elgin Street Mission

  02-12-2025 18:04 via sudbury.com
  
  Annual campaign sees local businesses and groups pitch in to serve meals, clean up and raise funds to support the operation of the downtown mission — a much-needed campaign, executive director Amanda Labreche says, as the number of local people seeking help at the Mission continues to grow
  
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• NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare

  02-12-2025 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The NDP's interim leader says the Liberal government's reaction to a report it commissioned on pharmacare is shockingly dismissive and deeply disappointing.
  
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• Advocates demand clarity from Carney on status of feminist foreign policy

  02-12-2025 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Dozens of advocates for women and LGBTQ+ people in Canada and abroad are demanding clarity from the Carney government on its message shift on feminism.
  
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• Advocates demand Carney clarify feminist foreign policy, spending on women and LGBTQ+

  02-12-2025 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Dozens of advocates for women and LGBTQ+ people in Canada and abroad are demanding clarity from the Carney government on its message shift on feminism.
  
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• Ontario wrote off $1.4 billion of personal protective equipment, auditor finds

  02-12-2025 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Ontario wrote off more than one billion items of personal protective equipment at a cost of $1.4 billion since 2021, the province's auditor general found.
  
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• Miller says government needs to start Indigenous consultation on B.C. pipeline

  02-12-2025 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Marc Miller says his government needs to "sit down and start working now" on consultation with Indigenous people and stakeholders about a potential pipeline in B.C.
  
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• Pursuit: OHL official, and future doctor, Zach Gagné is a study in calm

  02-12-2025 17:19 via sudbury.com
  
  The stressful job of officiating hockey games is not for everyone — it takes a special kind of personality to manage the job, and Sudbury’s Zach Gagné might just have the perfect temperament  
  
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• The Latest: US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow as Zelenskyy begins Ireland visit

  02-12-2025 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking a draft peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
  
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• The Latest: US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow

  02-12-2025 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking a draft peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
  
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• The Latest: US envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow

  02-12-2025 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking a draft peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
  
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• VIDEO: Pet raccoon? Don’t trash the idea until you watch this

  02-12-2025 16:31 via sudbury.com
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: One of our reporters digs deep into new research that suggest urban raccoons may be evolving to be cuter and friendlier — just like cats and dogs did
  
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• ARTHUR, Helen Jamieson

  02-12-2025 16:29 via sudbury.com
  
  Helen Jamieson Arthur (née Grant) 1931 – 2025) Helen Jamieson Arthur (née Grant) passed away peacefully on Saturday November 29th, 2025, at the age of 94 years, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada after spending her last days at McCulloch
  
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• NADEAU, Mary Francis

  02-12-2025 16:21 via sudbury.com
  
  NADEAU, Mary Francis Flora ‘Flory’ (nee Carriere) Peacefully on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at the age of 84. Predeceased by her common law spouse, Donald Higgins. Mother of Lyne Nadeau. Grandmother of Cassandra (Frank) Hamelin, John VanBraeckel, Selyne
  
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• Toronto garbage worker dead after being hit by his own truck: police

  02-12-2025 16:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A Toronto garbage truck driver is dead after police say he was hit by his own truck. Police say they were called to the collision just after 8:30 a.m. in Scarborough. They say the man died at the scene.
  
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