Greater Sudbury news

• Annual Workers’ Memorial Day continues the fight for worker safety

  21-06-2026 15:47 via sudbury.com
  
  Miners, retirees and loved ones gather at Richard Lake for annual Mine Mill Local 598 memorial event to remember the 1984 Falconbridge Mine Tragedy
  
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• Wyndham Clark avoids record collapse, holds on to win U.S. Open

  22-06-2026 01:05 via sudbury.com
  
  SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — On the edge of the greatest collapse in U.S.
  
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• TOPPARI, Albert

  22-06-2026 00:48 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Albert Leo William Toppari on Friday, June 19th, 2026, at Health Sciences North
  
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• 'Fun police have struck:' Alberta premier criticizes new Calgary Stampede noise bylaw

  21-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says "the fun police have struck" Calgary after the city announced it's turning down the sound dial for the Calgary Stampede because music at last year's event left windows shaking and items falling off shelve
  
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• Sudbury woman kept driving despite three licence suspensions

  21-06-2026 21:25 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury woman who was under three driver’s licence suspensions when she was found driving in 2025 has been fined $1,000.Krystal Samarin, 40, entered the plea in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury.Justice Pierre Bradley, accepting a joint sentencing submission, issued the fine and a six-month licence suspension.The court heard through an agreed statement of facts that about 5:40 p.m. Feb. 18 last year, Greater Sudbury Police received a call about a Ford sedan being driven by a possi
  
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• R.L. Beattie students take learning outdoors to restore Sudbury bog

  21-06-2026 21:12 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Grade 6 students from R.L. Beattie Public School took their learning outdoors to participate in a bog restoration project within their school community.“Students applied their learning in a real-world setting while contributing to the local environment,” science teacher Emilia Corsi, who is the EcoSchools Lead at R.L. Beattie Public School, said in a release.Students studied the biodiversity of a nearby ecosystem and learned about the critical role bogs play in storing carbon and su
  
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• All the sights of the Indigenous Peoples Day powwow in Bell Park

  21-06-2026 20:54 via sudbury.com
  
  In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, a powwow in Bell Park hosted by N'Swakamok Indigenous Friendship Centre drew hundreds of Sudburians
  
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• NOSM University honours excellence in health sciences education

  21-06-2026 20:22 via thesudburystar.com
  
  As part of its commitment to strengthening the future health workforce across Northern Ontario, NOSM University has celebrated the outstanding contributions of health sciences educators.At the Health Sciences Preceptor Awards, held in Sudbury this month, 17 registered dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists were recognized for their excellence in educating the next generation of health sciences professionals.Five of the educators are
  
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• COURCHESNE, Lina

  21-06-2026 20:13 via sudbury.com
  
  Lina Courchesne, 68, of Sudbury Ontario, passed away on June 20, 2026. Loving wife of 48 years to Ernie and mother to Amanda (Matt), Felix, Richard (Cassandra) and John (Victoria).
  
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• Police officer shot at during Mississauga investigation, suspect in custody

  21-06-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  A man is in custody after allegedly firing a gun at a police officer in Mississauga on Sunday morning.
  
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• AI safety advocates say bill a good 'first step' on regulation, but more needed

  21-06-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  A pair of artificial intelligence safety advocates say the federal government’s new chatbot legislation is a good first step.
  
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• Erica Raymond leaving the Sudbury Catholic District School Board

  21-06-2026 18:31 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Erica Raymond is going home.Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Raymond will take on a similar role with the Northeastern Catholic District School Board based in Timmins starting Aug. 21.“Throughout her time with our board, Erica has led with professionalism, compassion, and a genuine passion for Catholic education,” Morris Hucal, CEO and chief education officer for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board, said in a release.“She has b
  
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• Stop LifeLabs from ‘bleeding’ money out of health system, group says

  21-06-2026 18:13 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Ontario Health Coalition has penned a letter to Sylvia Jones, Ontario’s minister of health, asking her to intervene in LifeLabs’s decision to close its Sudbury lab and reduce services in Kenora.“We are writing to ask that you stop LifeLabs/Quest from sending Ontario patients’ laboratory specimens to Quest’s reference laboratories in the United States, and restore our public hospital outpatient laboratories,” wrote Ross Sutherland, chair of the board, and
  
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• Sudbury’s health unit recommits to providing service in French, board says

  21-06-2026 17:06 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Being able to provide service in French remains a critical part of delivering good health care to Public Health Sudbury and Districts patients, the agency’s board of health says.“Access to French language services is an essential part of equitable public health,” board chair Mark Signoretti said in a release. “We enthusiastically fulfil our responsibility to deliver programs in ways that welcome and meet Francophone communities with complete respect for their diversity.&
  
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• Heavy rain causes flooding and power outages across Montreal area

  21-06-2026 16:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTRÉAL — Flooding in Montreal's West Island and on the South Shore caused road closures and power outages after heavy rain swept through southern Quebec over the weekend.
  
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• Photos: Thousands turn out for Taste of Asia Festival

  21-06-2026 15:24 via sudbury.com
  
  Inaugural event to celebrate the many Asian cultures that call Greater Sudbury home draws a big crowd to Bell Park
  
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• Wildfire still burns near B.C. village of Lytton, as deadly anniversary looms

  21-06-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  A B.C. wildfire is continuing to burn, out of control, near the village of Lytton, where, almost five years ago, a similar blaze destroyed much of the community.
  
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• ‘This is nuts’: The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet

  21-06-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — From a massive ad blitz featuring Canadian broadcast icon Peter Mansbridge to a cabinet minister calling on shipbuilders to cough up a car plant, the brief race to replace Canada’s aging submarine fleet turned heads in more ways than one.
  
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• Quebec town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil recognizes trees as living beings with rights

  21-06-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.
  
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• How communities across Canada are celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day

  21-06-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Events are being held across the country to mark the 30th National Indigenous Peoples' Day on Sunday — a day meant to honour the culture, histories and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
  
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• Cooler overnight helps firefight near Lytton, B.C., but temperature expect to climb

  21-06-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Firefighters battling a wildfire near Lytton, B.C., say cooler temperatures and light winds helped overnight but that fire activity could increase throughout the day as temperatures climb.
  
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• Communities across Canada celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day

  21-06-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA —
  Events are being held across the country to mark the 30th National Indigenous Peoples' Day on Sunday, a day meant to honour the culture, histories and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
  
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• 'Bring them back': Students help restore Atlantic salmon population in Lake Ontario

  21-06-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  AJAX, ONT — On a sunny morning last month, Ben Teskey stood on lush green grass near a thick forest east of Toronto, surrounded by several dozen students and a handful of teachers, all of them radiating with excitement.
  
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• Egyptian and New Zealand fans prepare for Vancouver's third World Cup match

  21-06-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Superstar Mohamed Salah and the rest of the Egyptian World Cup team face off today in Vancouver against New Zealand, the tournament's bottom-ranked team.
  
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• Muslim group and federal culture minister decry alleged attack on imam in Victoria

  21-06-2026 06:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VICTORIA — A Muslim group and Culture Minister Marc Miller are decrying an alleged attack on an imam of a mosque in Victoria.
  
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• VIDEO: Blocking kids from social media is a lot more complicated than you think

  21-06-2026 06:46 via sudbury.com
  
  This week on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: We revisit our interview with one of Canada's leading experts on digital policy, who isn't sold on banning children under 16 from social media
  
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• Vance meets top Iranian officials as US looks to prod Iran to 'turn over a new leaf'

  21-06-2026 06:35 via sudbury.com
  
  OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S.
  
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• Vance meets top Iranian officials as US looks to get negotiations back on track

  21-06-2026 06:35 via sudbury.com
  
  OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Sunday is meeting with top Iranian officials as the White House looks to build out theinterim deal to end the warin Iran reached by the two sides last week.
  
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• Vance and Iranian officials are in Switzerland for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

  21-06-2026 06:35 via sudbury.com
  
  OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S.
  
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• US Vice President JD Vance lands in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program

  21-06-2026 06:35 via sudbury.com
  
  ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Vice PresidentJD Vancearrived Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders overcurbing Tehran’s nuclear programand building out thefragile interim deal to end the warin Iran.
  
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