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• DÉMORÉ , René

  08-01-2026 22:26 via sudbury.com
  
  In loving memory of René Démoré, 93 years who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Health Sciences North Sudbury. Beloved husband of Aline Démoré (née Gingras) predeceased 2015.
  
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• Mark Brnovich, Arizona attorney general during Trump's push to find 2020 election fraud, has died

  14-01-2026 07:35 via sudbury.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Mark Brnovich, Arizona's top law enforcement officer when the state became the epicenter of efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to find proof that the 2020 election was marred by fraud, has died. He was 59.
  
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• A construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 22 people

  14-01-2026 06:05 via sudbury.com
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — A construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 64 others, officials said.
  
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• A construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 12 people

  14-01-2026 06:05 via sudbury.com
  BANGKOK (AP) — A construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, officials said.
  
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• 2025 was the third warmest year on record. What does that mean in Canada?

  14-01-2026 04:20 via sudbury.com
  
  This past year was the third warmest on record and stood on the cusp of surpassing a major climate threshold globally, according to new data from the European climate agency.The Copernicus data indicates 2025 was about 1.
  
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• Tent city tragedy should be a wakeup call: homeless advocates 

  14-01-2026 04:00 via thesudburystar.com
  The recent death of a woman in a city-approved encampment is not a surprise to anyone who has worked with Sudbury’s homeless population, caught earlier headlines about fires and explosions among the tents, or even just observed the tarp-strewn shantytown from a distance. But neither, argue many, is this loss of human life remotely acceptable.  “I’m really upset to hear about this,” said Laurie McGauley, a longtime anti-poverty activist in Sudbury. “But it&rsquo
  
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• TSB says seaplane had faulty repair job months before 2025 crash in Quebec

  14-01-2026 03:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board says there was a faulty repair job on the flight controls of a small seaplane a few months before it crashed into the Richelieu River last year.On May 2, a float-equipped De Havilland DHC-2 Mk.
  
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• Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, Trump administration says

  14-01-2026 03:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released, the Trump administration said Tuesday.“We welcome the release of detained Americans in Venezuela,” the State Department said.
  
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• UPDATE: Serious collision closes highway on west end of Manitoulin

  14-01-2026 02:39 via thesudburystar.com
  UPDATE: Police have confirmed that one driver was pronounced deceased as a result of the collision. The second involved driver was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The highway remains closed between Emery Road and Robertson Road.   ORIGINAL STORY: Police have closed a stretch of highway on Manitoulin Island due to a serious two-vehicle collision.  Sources indicate that one person died in the crash. Manitoulin OPP said the collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. o
  
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• Serious collision closes highway on west end of Manitoulin

  14-01-2026 02:39 via thesudburystar.com
  Police have closed a stretch of highway on Manitoulin Island due to a serious two-vehicle collision.  Sources indicate that one person died in the crash. Manitoulin OPP said the collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Highway 540 between Emery Road and Robertson Road in Gore Bay. Motorists were asked to avoid the area as police and paramedics responded to the scene. The highway was closed between Emery Road and Robertson Road and was expected to remain closed for several hours as police cont
  
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• Highway 540 closed following serious collision near Gore Bay

  14-01-2026 02:27 via thesudburystar.com
  The Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP is investigating a serious two-vehicle collision that occurred Tuesday evening on Highway 540 near Gore Bay. Police say officers received a call around 5:30 p.m. reporting the crash between Emery Road and Robertson Road. Emergency crews, including paramedics, are on the scene, and motorists arebeing askedto avoid the area. Highway 540 is currently closed between Emery Road and Robertson Road andis expectedto remain shut down for several hours while police con
  
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• Sudbury woman must take race relations counselling    

  14-01-2026 02:15 via thesudburystar.com
  A Sudbury judge has ordered a woman to take race relations counselling after she attacked and directed racial slurs at a downtown hotel worker. Ontario Court Justice Jenny Restoule-Mallozzi also gave Mirielle Lemieux the equivalent of a 380-day jail sentence. “You had taken steps to assault the same individual within a two-day period, someone who was at a location doing her job,” Ontario Court Justice Jenny Restoule-Mallozzi told Lemieux, 47. “Not only were you shoving and push
  
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• China urges Canada to break from US influence as Carney visits Beijing

  14-01-2026 02:05 via sudbury.com
  BEIJING (AP) — As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carneyarrives in Chinaon Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit.
  
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• Highway 17 closed in both directions after collision in Espanola

  14-01-2026 01:08 via sudbury.com
  
  Road blocked following crash at Mullen Road
  
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• Some Canadians manage to contact family in Iran for first time in days amid protests

  14-01-2026 00:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Before the latest anti-government protests in Iran began, Shadi Dashmiz was in contact with her father every day, exchanging calls, texts and pictures.
  
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• Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

  14-01-2026 00:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into thekilling of a womanby a U.S.
  
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• Why an Ontario couple is leading a court battle to change MAID in B.C.

  13-01-2026 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Gaye and Jim O'Neill have spend countless hours thinking about their daughter's final hours in April 2023.
  
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• Ex-journalists lament closure of Ming Pao, Canada's last Chinese-language daily paper

  13-01-2026 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Former journalists for Ming Pao Daily News say its impending closure will be a devastating blow for consumers of the only Chinese-language daily newspaper in Canada.
  
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• Manitoba Premier Kinew asks Ontario counterpart Ford to rethink Crown Royal boycott

  13-01-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  GIMLI — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tuesday to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky, and wrote Ford's name on a barrel outside the plant north of Winnipeg where some of the whisky is mashed, distilled and
  
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• Man accused of shooting officer in Welland, Ont., facing additional charges: police

  13-01-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Police in Niagara Region say a man accused of shooting an officer after a nearly 24-hour standoff in Welland, Ont., last month is now facing additional charges, including six counts of attempted murder with a firearm.
  
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• Kinew asks Ford to reconsider Crown Royal boycott in Ontario

  13-01-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  GIMLI — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky.Kinew made the remark while standing outside the plant at Gimli, Man., where Crown Royal is mashed, distilled and aged.
  
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• Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

  13-01-2026 23:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose1955 arrestfor refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.
  
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• 'I'm in': Caroline Elliott confirms run for B.C. Conservative leadership

  13-01-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Political commentator Caroline Elliott has confirmed she will be joining the race for leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party.
  
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• Watchdog rebukes Quebec auto insurance board after $500M online platform scandal

  13-01-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  QUÉBEC — Quebec's scandal-plagued auto insurance board has been hit with another blow, this time from an independent government agency that oversees the province's public procurement markets.
  
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• Trump says Americans 'don't need' Canadian products, calls CUSMA 'irrelevant'

  13-01-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade is "irrelevant" to him and Americans don't need Canadian products.
  
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• Fact File: Canadian store's security photo manipulated to show mountain lion break-in

  13-01-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Social media posts this month claimed a mountain lion played with toys and got high on catnip after breaking into a Colorado pet store.
  
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• Construction on Toronto-Quebec City leg of high-speed rail line slated for 2032: CEO

  13-01-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The CEO of a planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City says construction on that leg of the line is expected to begin by 2032.
  
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• Construction on second leg of high-speed rail line slated for 2032: CEO

  13-01-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The CEO of a planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City says construction on the eastern and western parts of the line is expected to begin by 2032.
  
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• B.C. RCMP Const. Mersad Mesbah fired with immediate effect over vulgar group chats

  13-01-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  A British Columbia RCMP officer has been fired with immediate effect over vulgar and sexist comments made in police group chats and over police mobile computer terminals.
  RCMP conduct adjudicator Louise Morel says Coquitlam Const.
  
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• GORMAN, Robert

  13-01-2026 21:06 via sudbury.com
  
  Gorman, Robert “Dale” July 12 th , 1943 – January 8 th , 2026 It is with great sorrow that the Gorman family announces the passing of Robert “Dale” Gorman on Thursday, January 8 th , 2026 at Finlandia Village, Sudbur
  
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