Greater Sudbury news

• Greater Sudbury reduces debt load by $89 million, CFO says 

  16-09-2026 22:24 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A so-called capital reset — basically a re-organization of finances — will allow the City of Greater Sudbury to save millions in debt as it works to complete some major projects, including the events centre. Margaret Karpenko, the city’s chief financial officer, told The Star recently that staff found nearly $90 million in surpluses by cancelling or deferring some projects. “We’re reducing the municipal debt authority by $89 million,” she said. Karpenko liken
  
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• Sudbury murder trial opens for Jamaican immigrant

  16-09-2026 22:00 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The judge-and-jury trial of a Sudbury man charged in a fatal shooting in the city three years ago got underway Wednesday.David Pusey, 30, who is in custody, is facing 12 charges, including second-degree murder in the shooting death of Andrew Mackey, 24, on Aug. 5, 2023.Greater Sudbury Police said in a news release at the time that Mackey was pronounced deceased after being rushed to hospital following a verbal altercation at a social gathering on Louis Street that escalated into violence on Aug
  
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• Sudbury gala intended to rebuild Ontario Liberal Party in Northern Ontario

  16-09-2026 21:33 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Ontario’s provincial Liberals – once a major force in the Sudbury riding – hope a weekend gala will help begin the process of rebuilding the party here and across Northern Ontario.“Sudbury has always been the Gateway to the North, and we want this event to be the gateway to a new chapter for Ontario Liberals in Northern Ontario,” David Farrow, Ontario Liberal Party executive vice president, said in a release. “For too long, Northern and rural communities have
  
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• Steelworkers international president to deliver Dr. Leo Gerard lecture

  16-09-2026 19:21 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Laurentian University’s Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) will welcome Roxanne Brown, international president of the United Steelworkers , to Sudbury on Sept. 24.She will be the featured speaker for theDr. Leo Gerard lecture series , which begins at 7 p.m. in the Fraser Auditorium at Laurentian University.“President Brown’s visit to Sudbury is a key opportunity for our community to continue to engage and drive the work needed to advance global goals
  
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• Greater Sudbury to develop rat management strategy

  16-09-2026 19:07 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The City of Greater Sudbury is moving forward with a rat mitigation strategy after council approved a motion on Tuesday introduced by Mayor Paul Lefebvre.The motion, which was approved unanimously, directed CAO Shari Lichterman to “co-ordinate the appropriate city departments and, where appropriate, work with community partners, Public Health Sudbury and Districts, local businesses, property owners, waste management providers and other relevant stakeholders to take any steps deemed necess
  
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• Sudbury man’s strange behaviour frightened two women

  16-09-2026 18:17 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury man will serve a one-year conditional sentence for strange, harassing behaviour toward two women. In one case, he urinated on one victim’s deck. In another, he plastered the other victim’s vehicle with garlic butter.Brandon Kirkwood also threatened to cut a victim’s vehicle brake lines and continually breached court orders over the past year.Kirkwood, 34, who was facing 26 charges, almost all of them involving the two women, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Jus
  
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• Greater Sudbury votes: What are your election priorities? - Take our poll

  16-09-2026 03:24 via thesudburystar.com
  
  What is most needed in our community? It’s an especially important question during any municipal election, as voters choose who will lead Greater Sudbury over the next four years.And according to the Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury, the top priorities for voters here are not lower taxes and better roads.Over 10 months, the coalition said it heard from diverse community members from every ward about their priorities and needs. From November 2025 to August 2026, the organization received 9
  
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• Video: Big Red Firetruck Pull in Sudbury

  16-09-2026 02:16 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Big Red Firetruck Pull on Sept. 15 will support the United Way’s community fund, which in turn supports local service-providing organizations that are helping people across the region address urgent needs, including mental health, homelessness, food security, literacy and more.
  
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