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• Sleeping and drunk Sudbury driver almost three times over the limit

  03-09-2026 23:23 via thesudburystar.com
  
  For being found asleep at the wheel of a vehicle while close to three times the legal limit for alcohol in his system, Cheyenne Migwans has been fined $2,000.He also lost his licence for one year.“It’s something I shouldn’t have done,” Migwans, 31, told Ontario Court Justice Pierre Bradley just before being sentenced for exceeding the legal blood alcohol limit of 80. “I want to get this figured out and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”“Mr. Migwa
  
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• Breaking: Emergency personnel respond to incident on Lorne Street - Update

  03-09-2026 22:49 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Update: Police have gotten the individual down from the roof and placed them in an SUV. The person resisted, so officers tied their wrists and ankles.. . . .Original storyGreater Sudbury Police, firefighters and paramedics are at the scene of an incident on Lorne Street this afternoon.Emergency personnel could be seen talking to someone on the roof of a building near the Top Glove Boxing Academy.Firefighters used a ladder on one of their trucks to reach the roof.The Star has reached out to Great
  
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• Breaking: Emergency personnel respond to incident on Lorne Street

  03-09-2026 22:49 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Greater Sudbury Police, firefighters and paramedics are at the scene of an incident on Lorne Street this afternoon.Emergency personnel could be seen talking to someone on the roof of a building near the Top Glove Boxing Academy.Firefighters used a ladder on one of their trucks to reach the roof.The Star has reached out to Greater Sudbury Police for more information.
  
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• Project to restart the shuttered Espanola pulp mill takes a step forward

  03-09-2026 18:28 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Ontario government said Thursday it will spend $5.1 million to help Bioveld North advance the engineering work needed to potentially restart the idled Espanola pulp mill.In a release, the government said a successful restart would create a new regional anchor facility in northeastern Ontario, with the potential to create 400 direct jobs and 2,000 indirect jobs in the area.“Our government is delivering on our forest sector roadmap priorities with targeted funding to restore a critical
  
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• Rollover leads to charge against Elliot Lake man

  03-09-2026 17:46 via thesudburystar.com
  
  An Elliot Lake man has been charged following a vehicle rollover on Dunlop Shores Road.East Algoma OPP said officers were called around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 after getting a report of a small grey Sport Utility Vehicle that had rolled over.“After further investigation, it was determined the driver was operating in a careless manner. The vehicle was severely damaged and towed from the scene,” police said in a release.Charged with careless driving is Sebastien Robillard, 26.
  
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• Elliot Lake retail employee sexually assaulted child: OPP

  03-09-2026 17:35 via thesudburystar.com
  
  An Elliot Lake retail employee is being accused of sexually assaulting a child in a local store last month.The East Algoma OPP officers said in a release that they received “a sexual assault call” on Aug. 26.“The complainant reported that their young child was at a Hillside Drive South retail store a few days prior when an employee interacted with the child inappropriately,” police said. “After a thorough investigation, police arrested and charged the employee.&rdq
  
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• OPP investigating structure fire on Manitoulin Island

  03-09-2026 16:51 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP is advising the public of increased emergency services presence on Hawk Road in Billings Township.On Sept. 3, at approximately 7:15 a.m., the OPP received a report of a structure fire on Hawk Road. Officers responded with assistance from the local fire department and Emergency Medical Services.“As police, fire and emergency personnel continue to investigate this incident, members of the public and media are requested to remain clear of the area and ref
  
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