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• DUPUIS, Cody

  10-08-2026 21:40 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved Cody Dupuis on August 2nd, 2026, just shy of his 34th birthday
  
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• How healthy is Ontario’s hospital system? Unions and province disagree

  12-08-2026 06:47 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sudbury hospitals need an additional $105 million in funding and more than 1,000 full-time workers to reduce wait times, add beds and reach the average per-capita hospital spending level found in other provinces, according to a new report from Ontario’s hospital unions.The report, Pushed over the brink: the escalating assault on Ontario’s hospitals, was released by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) on Tuesday. It argues the Ford government has systematically und
  
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• Crews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia

  12-08-2026 06:35 via sudbury.com
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Crews were battling a fire and trying to rescue more survivors from a burning passenger ferry in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.
  
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• Union blames company for Sudbury nursing home’s troubles

  12-08-2026 06:19 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The union representing workers at Extendicare Countryside says the company is to blame for a new cease-admissions order the Sudbury nursing home is under.“Our members have been raising these concerns for months,” Rhonda Savarie, SEIU Healthcare union representative , said in a release. “The people providing care every day know exactly what is happening inside this home.“They have repeatedly raised concerns about staffing levels, workloads and operational decisions that m
  
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• Progressives score another Democratic primary win as Peggy Flanagan wins Minnesota Senate contest

  12-08-2026 05:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday in the latest victory for an insurgent progressive over the party’s establishment. Flanagan defeated centrist U.S. Rep.
  
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• Progressives get another Democratic primary win as Peggy Flanagan wins Minnesota Senate contest

  12-08-2026 05:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lt. Gov.Peggy Flanaganwon the MinnesotaDemocratic Senate primaryon Tuesday in thelatest victory for an insurgent progressiveover the party’s establishment. Flanagan defeated centrist U.S. Rep.
  
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• Progressive Democrats get another win in Minnesota US Senate primary

  12-08-2026 05:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lt. Gov.Peggy Flanaganwon the MinnesotaDemocratic Senate primaryon Tuesday in thelatest victory for an insurgent progressiveover the party’s establishment.Flanagan defeated centrist U.S. Rep.
  
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• Former Mayor Luke Bronin wins Democratic primary in Connecticut, ousting U.S. Rep. John Larson

  12-08-2026 04:05 via sudbury.com
  
  Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin has won the Democratic nomination in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, ousting U.S. Rep. John Larson, who had held the seat for nearly 30 years.
  
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• Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat

  12-08-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — PresidentDonald Trumpsaid Tuesday that heslipped away from Air Force Oneafter a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat that he insisted didn't scar
  
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• Trump says advisers wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat

  12-08-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a recent summit in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat.
  
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• New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he survived a leadership vote in his own party

  12-08-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime MinisterChristopher Luxonsaid Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote among his own party’s lawmakers less thanthree months before an election.
  
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• Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand's election

  12-08-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime MinisterChristopher Luxonsaid Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote among his own party’s lawmakers less thanthree months before an election.
  
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• Power outage is affecting 6,000 Sudbury Hydro customers

  12-08-2026 03:15 via sudbury.com
  
  Crews are out investigating the cause
  
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• Power outage is affecting 6,000 Hydro One customers in New Sudbury

  12-08-2026 03:15 via sudbury.com
  
  Crews are out investigating the cause
  
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• Sen. Darline Graham, US Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff for US Senate in South Carolina

  12-08-2026 02:35 via sudbury.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman have advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s special Republican primary to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate one month after his sudden death.
  
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• Sen Darline Graham advances to GOP Senate primary runoff to replace late brother Lindsey Graham

  12-08-2026 02:35 via sudbury.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham has advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s special Republican primary to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate one month after his sudden death.
  
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• November matchup set for Alabama US House district Republicans redrew in effort to keep majority

  12-08-2026 02:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democratic Rep.
  
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• Democratic incumbents win US House primaries in Alabama districts redrawn after Supreme Court ruling

  12-08-2026 02:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala.
  
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• Ammie Akin wins Republican primary in Alabama district redrawn after Supreme Court ruling

  12-08-2026 02:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Ammie Akin has won the Republican primary in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. She will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell in November. Sewell has represented the district since 2011.
  
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• Full Story: Event centre’s anchor tenants locked down in long-term agreements

  12-08-2026 01:38 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudbury Wolves and The Sudbury Five have signed on as anchor tenants, and Oak View Group was selected to manage the facility once it opens in late 2028
  
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• What to know about the Bald Range fire and B.C.'s wildfire emergency

  12-08-2026 01:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Here are key facts about the Bald Range wildfire that exploded within hours of its detection in British Columbia's south Okanagan region on Aug. 7.
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• Two new wildland fires confirmed in Sudbury area

  12-08-2026 01:12 via sudbury.com
  
  One fire is being held, while another is not under control
  
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• North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drills

  12-08-2026 00:05 via sudbury.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —North Koreaon Wednesday performed its second ballisticmissile testin less than a week, its neighbors said, a likely protest of the upcoming South Korea-U.S.
  
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• North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan’s says

  12-08-2026 00:05 via sudbury.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —North Koreafired a possible ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said, the second such weapons launch in less than a week.
  
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• North Korea launches a ballistic missile toward the sea, South Korea says

  12-08-2026 00:05 via sudbury.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —North Korealaunched a ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, its neighbors said, the second suchweapons testing activityin less than a week.
  
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• Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting

  12-08-2026 00:05 via sudbury.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’sexecutive orderthat sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the U.S. Postal Service in election operations in a way that would limit mail voting.
  
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• Sudbury Wolves commit to downtown event centre in long-term deal

  12-08-2026 00:04 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudbury Wolves and The Sudbury Five have signed on as anchor tenants, and Oak View Group was selected to manage the facility once it opens in late 2028
  
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• A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing

  11-08-2026 23:05 via sudbury.com
  
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing, the national disaster management agency said.
  
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• Retired general Rick Hillier tapped as strategic adviser for National Bank of Canada

  11-08-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The National Bank of Canada has hired retired general Rick Hillier as a strategic defence adviser.Hillier previously served as chief of the defence staff and spent more than 35 years with the Canadian Armed Forces.
  
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• From goats to porcupines, these animal evacuees escaped B.C. wildfire

  11-08-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  When a wildfire roared toward Summerland, B.C., staff from the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society had to evacuate about 30 animals from the facility in an hour.
  
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