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• Champlain graduate Nova Roy praised for resilience, determination

  17-06-2026 20:53 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon is highlighting the achievements of Nova Roy, a Grade 12 graduate from Ecole secondaire catholique Champlain in Chelmsford whose “journey has been marked by exceptional dedication, inspiring leadership, and active involvement in her school community.”A talented athlete, Roy has played on many extracurricular teams, including basketball, flag football, hockey, ringette and soccer. In Grade 9, she was named Athlete of the Month and in Grade 11, she
  
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• BRADLEY, René

  18-06-2026 00:13 via sudbury.com
  
  Is with great sorrow that the family announces his passing in Chelmsford on Monday, June 15th, 2026, at the age of 86 years
  
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• DEPPISCH, Rita

  18-06-2026 00:09 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with heavy hearts and profound love, that we announce the passing of Rita Lovina Deppisch (née St. Louis) on June 13, 2026, at the age of 83
  
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• Muslim cultural centre in Trois-Rivières, Que., vandalized overnight

  17-06-2026 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Police are investigating after an Islamic culture centre northeast of Montreal was vandalized overnight.
  
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• Smith tells First Nations chiefs to 'check themselves' over treason accusation

  17-06-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a group of Indigenous chiefs need to "check themselves," after they accused her of potential treasonous activity for calling a separation vote.
  
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• Environment groups suing Ottawa over projected missed emission targets

  17-06-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A group of climate advocates is suing the federal government, saying recent policy changes have put it off track to meet Canada's legislated emission reduction targets.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Environment groups suing Ottawa over projected missed emission targets

  17-06-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A group of climate advocates is suing the federal government, saying recent policy changes have put it off track to meet Canada's legislated emission reduction targets.
  
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• PAUL, Katherine Jean (Kay) (nee Roy)

  17-06-2026 23:02 via sudbury.com
  
  Passed away on June 11 thin Elliot Lake, Ontario after lengthy residences at Hillside Park and St. Joseph’s Manor long-term care facilities where she received excellent care.
  
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• Lawyers say language change in First Nations water bill looks to shield government

  17-06-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Two lawyers say the blurring of language on the right of First Nations to clean drinking water in a new bill serves as a shield for the federal government as it argues against that right in court.
  
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• Two more boys, 12 and 14, charged after Toronto officer hit by stolen car: police

  17-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Two more boys are facing charges after a 12-year-old allegedly struck a Toronto police officer with a stolen car and was shot at by police before he fled the scene.
  
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• Trump says he would 'rather not' have CUSMA, offers conflicting message on its future

  17-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would rather not have the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement in place and offered a confusing message on the trade pact's future.
  
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• Trump says he would rather not have CUSMA, gives conflicting message on its future

  17-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S President Donald Trump says he would rather not have the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement and offered a confusing message on the trade pact's future today.
  
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• Red Thread of Hope: Sudbury survivor weaves vision for new refuge

  17-06-2026 22:20 via thesudburystar.com
  Motivated by her own experience as a survivor of intimate partner violence, a Sudbury woman has started a non-profit organization with the goal of opening her own supportive housing for families and their pets who must flee dangerous home-life situations.Carole Denis recalls the day, seven years ago, when she escaped with her two children to the YWCA Genevra House , a shelter in Sudbury for women, their children and non-binary individuals escaping intimate partner abuse.“I was in a situat
  
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• 'Electrical non-compliances' found at B.C. waterpark where kids were burned

  17-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  CULTUS LAKE — A safety regulator has found "electrical non-compliances" at a British Columbia waterpark where a group of 12 schoolchildren suffered burns.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Police ethics commissioner reviewing Montreal racism allegations

  17-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec's police ethics commissioner has told an advocacy group it opened a file to review a complaint about allegations of racism and discrimination within the Montreal police department.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Police ethics commissioner investigating Montreal racism allegations

  17-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec's police ethics commissioner has told an advocacy group it opened an investigation into allegations of racism and discrimination within the Montreal police department.
  
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• ‘Social disorder’ - not crime - keeps Greater Sudbury Police officers busy

  17-06-2026 22:03 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Calls for service to the Greater Sudbury Police Service are up, Chief Sara Cunningham said this week, but most of those calls do not pertain to criminal offences. Perhaps not so surprising, it is social disorder — Cunningham called it the trifecta of mental illness, addiction and homelessness — that is currently responsible for most police work.Cunningham told city council’s finance committee on Tuesday that in 2025, the service took 64,752 calls for service — an average
  
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• Vast majority of British Columbians support local water restrictions, poll suggests

  17-06-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A new poll released Wednesday suggests 90 per cent of people in B.C. support local water restrictions.Leger surveyed 1,512 Canadians between June 12 and June 15, including 206 residents of British Columbia.
  
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• Vast majority of B.C. in support of local water restrictions, poll suggests

  17-06-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A new poll released today suggests 90 per cent of people in B.C. support local water restrictions.Leger surveyed more than 1,500 Canadians between June 12 and June 15, and it can't be given a margin of error because it was conducted.
  
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• Quebec-based RCMP officer charged with uttering threats against U.S. President Trump

  17-06-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The RCMP say one of their officers in Quebec has been charged with threatening U.S. President Donald Trump on social media.In a news release, RCMP say Evenson Dumerlus, 34, of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
  
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• Lawyer rejects minister's claims about rules on citizenship-by-descent claims

  17-06-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — An immigration lawyer is pushing back on Immigration Minister Lena Diab's claim that genealogical records — including those from third-party ancestry sites — are not sufficient evidence for a citizenship-by-descent claim.
  
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• Conservative MP's bill on intimate partner violence becomes law

  17-06-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Criminal Code will soon be updated to allow for a charge of first-degree murder against the killer of an intimate partner, regardless of whether the act was premeditated.
  
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• Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall to resign before fall sitting

  17-06-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall says she plans to resign her seat in the House of Commons at the end of the summer.
  
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• Sudbury man arrested for Burwash trailer break-in

  17-06-2026 21:12 via sudbury.com
  
  Suspect was arrested for the June 13 break-in and charged with two offences
  
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• UBDEGROVE, Robert

  17-06-2026 21:11 via sudbury.com
  
  Beloved son of the late Marguerite and Lawrence Sr. Ubdegrove. Husband of the late Louise Ubdegrove (Barbeau), brother of Wendy and the late Margaret, Barry, Lawrence Jr., Giles, Francis, and John
  
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• Qatar fans hit Vancouver, their chartered flights and 5-star hotels paid for by king

  17-06-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — They arrived in Vancouver on a free flight chartered by the Emir of Qatar and are staying at a five-star downtown hotel.
  
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• Sudbury in a good position to attract defence spending, city staff say

  17-06-2026 20:20 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Greater Sudbury can capitalize on federal defence spending, city staff say in a new report.Presented to city council, staff said Greater Sudbury “is well positioned to benefit from emerging opportunities in the defence and dual‑use sector, given the strong transferability of its mining supply and services expertise; growing federal and provincial procurement and investment; alignment with critical minerals and national security priorities; and its established workforce, institutiona
  
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• Senior Cuban diplomat says Havana ready to fight U.S., praises Canadian aid

  17-06-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Cuba is prepared for a fight with the United States and is praising Canada for its humanitarian aid, says a senior diplomat visiting Ottawa from Havana.
  
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• Candice St-Aubin named interim Commissioner of Indigenous Languages

  17-06-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A senior federal bureaucrat has been named the interim Commissioner of Indigenous Languages.
  
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• Canada's spy service received judge's OK to target malware-infected devices

  17-06-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's spy service obtained a judge's permission to disrupt cyberthreats from foreign adversaries who infected digital devices with malware.
  
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