Greater Sudbury news

• Sudbury police arrested murder suspects at gunpoint, jury hears

  26-09-2026 17:54 via thesudburystar.com
  
  When three Greater Sudbury Police officers left police headquarters at Tom Davies Square and headed north to search for two suspects in the shooting of a man on Louis Street three years ago, it didn’t take long to find them.Five minutes after they left, the officers noticed two black men matching the clothing descriptions dispatchers gave them walking on Notre Dame Avenue, just north of Leslie Street.“As I approached Sacred Heart School, I looked to my left and saw two black males w
  
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• Energy Court encampment may be source of dangerous drugs 

  26-09-2026 16:55 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Public Health Sudbury and Districts is warning of a rise in drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions to substances in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts.Community reports suggest that some of the substances involved may have been obtained through a source in Greater Sudbury around the Energy Court encampment before being used in the Manitoulin District, the health unit said in a release.“The cause of the increase is unknown,” the release said. “This serves as an
  
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• Steelworkers leader Roxanne Brown recalls key lessons from Leo Gerard 

  26-09-2026 00:12 via thesudburystar.com
  
  It’s a memory that makes Roxanne Brown smile during a sad week for the United Steelworkers. Brown, the 10th International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), was the featured speaker at the Dr. Leo Gerard Lecture Series on Sept. 24, at Laurentian University. She is the first woman and person of colour to lead the USW. Gerard was a key mentor in Brown’s career. The series honours Leo Gerard, the son of a Sudbury miner who stepped onto the global stage from his beginnings as a
  
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