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• Hamilton police charge two men in 'vicious' assault against transgender person

  27-11-2025 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  HAMILTON — Hamilton police say two men in their 20s have been arrested after a "vicious" hate-motivated assault against a transgender person last month. Police say a physical altercation took place around 2:30 a.m. on Oct.
  
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• One dead, four injured after car crash on Highway 401 in southwestern Ontario: police

  07-12-2025 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  DUTTON — Provincial police say one person is dead after a collision on Highway 401 in southwestern Ontario.
  
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• Eager students plus gruelling six-hour math exam equals 'fun' at Putnam competition

  07-12-2025 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  ST. JOHN'S — Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a gruelling six-hour math exam, many of them unlikely to solve a single problem.
  
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• Finch West LRT opens with free ridership after years of delay

  07-12-2025 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Torontonians commuting across the city's northwest are being treated to a day of free fares Sunday as service opened on the long-awaited Finch West Line.
  
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• Writer and photographer Stephen Thorne remembered as dogged, keen-eyed storyteller

  07-12-2025 16:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Journalist Stephen Thorne, who movingly chronicled some of the most difficult episodes in recent Canadian history, died Friday after being ill with prostate cancer.
  
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• Transat pilots issue 72-hour strike notice, causing some flight suspensions by Monday

  07-12-2025 15:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The union representing 750 Air Transat pilots says they plan to go on strike Wednesday morning unless progress is made at the bargaining table.
  
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• Late goals push Greater Sudbury past Blind River in NOJHL action

  07-12-2025 13:09 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudbury next takes on Kirkland Lake at home Dec. 11
  
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• Office sector poised for 'year of rebound' in 2026 as firms expand, end remote work

  07-12-2025 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  The drive to the office may not feel as swift as it did a couple years ago, nor is the train as comfortable, as you're forced to lean against a stranger during your standing-room-only commute.
  
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• Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere

  07-12-2025 12:20 via sudbury.com
  OTTAWA — Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas."Latin America is the neglected ...
  
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• Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.'s northwest

  07-12-2025 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  British Columbia's logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the province's northwest, with a government briefing note showing a plan to open those areas for harvesting has been approved.
  
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• Canada's crypto tax crackdown reaps millions. So why no criminal charges?

  07-12-2025 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A team of Canada Revenue Agency "cryptoasset auditors" has been mining a rich seam of unpaid taxes, working on more than 200 files and reaping more $100 million in the last three years.
  
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• Soldiers announce apparent military coup in Benin

  07-12-2025 10:05 via sudbury.com
  COTONOU, Benin (AP) — A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.
  
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• Benin's interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled

  07-12-2025 10:05 via sudbury.com
  
  COTONOU, Benin (AP) — A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. “In the early morning of Sunday, Dec.
  
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• A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say

  07-12-2025 04:05 via sudbury.com
  NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, the state’s chief minister said Sunday. The blaze occurred just past midnight in Arpora in North Goa, a party hub.
  
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• A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 23, officials say

  07-12-2025 04:05 via sudbury.com
  NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 23 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, the state’s chief minister said Sunday. The blaze occurred just past midnight in Arpora in North Goa, a party hub.
  
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• A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills 23, state's chief minister says

  07-12-2025 04:05 via sudbury.com
  NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 23 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, the state’s chief minister said Sunday. The blaze occurred just past midnight in Arpora in North Goa, a party hub.
  
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• Soccer fans buzzing as World Cup schedule announced for Toronto, Vancouver

  06-12-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VICTORIA — Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities gear up to host a slate of national teams as part of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup.
  
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• Employee and patron allegedly stabbed each other in TTC assault last month: police

  06-12-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police say two people are facing aggravated assault charges after an incident in a downtown subway station that saw a TTC employee and patron allegedly stab each other.
  
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• Egyptians are buzzing as B.C. Place hosts Egypt, Australia, New Zealand and Belgium

  06-12-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VICTORIA — Hany Elheniedy says soccer flows through the blood of Egyptians and he cannot wait for June 21, 2026, when Vancouver's B.C. Place hosts Egypt and New Zealand as part of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup.
  
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• Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions

  06-12-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON —
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have "gatekeepers," like the courts, standing in their way.
  
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• Photos: 'Army' of Santas tackle homelessness at annual run

  06-12-2025 21:17 via sudbury.com
  
  Santa Shuffle raises funds for Salvation Army’s Cedar Place emergency shelter for women and families
  
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• GoFundMe for Sudbury businessman who lost St. Charles home in fire

  06-12-2025 21:02 via thesudburystar.com
  Community members have rallied around a Greater Sudbury business owner and his family after their home in the St. Charles area was destroyed by fire this past Wednesday. A GoFundMe campaign organized by Michaela Burns, the stepdaughter of Joe Scagnetti, had raised more than $4,000 towards its $25,000 goal as of Saturday afternoon. “In the early morning of Dec. 3, my beloved stepdad suffered a great loss when he woke up at 7 a.m. and his house was on fire,” Burns wrote on the fundrais
  
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• At least 18 migrants die as inflatable boat sinks south of Greek island of Crete; 2 rescued

  06-12-2025 20:35 via sudbury.com
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least 18 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat died when it capsized south of the island of Crete, Greek authorities said Saturday.
  
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• Thirty-six years after École Polytechnique, women still face deadly violence

  06-12-2025 20:01 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudburians gather to remember those killed in 1989 Montréal massacre, and reflect on the current reality
  
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• Logging roads: The overlooked infrastructure powering northern Ontario

  06-12-2025 16:30 via sudbury.com
  
  'Use at your own risk' signs mark them—but behind those warnings lies a vast network that fuels billions in revenue, supports thousands of jobs, and connects Ontarians with nature like no other highway can
  
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• Sudbury driver got drunk the night before, falls asleep on way home

  06-12-2025 16:28 via thesudburystar.com
  For ending up in the ditch following a night of heavy drinking, a Sudbury man has been fined $2,000.
    Richard Potvin also lost his licence for one year after pleading guilty to blowing over 80.
    “Since I have been a judge for the last 17 years, the number of people charged with drinking and driving offences has gone up every year, every single year, despite the fact the penalties, as a whole, are much worse than in 2008 … Yet people still think they can drink a
  
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• Sudbury region loses 900 full-time jobs in November: StatsCan

  06-12-2025 16:06 via thesudburystar.com
  Although Greater Sudbury’s unemployment rate stayed the same, the region lost 400 jobs in November, Statistics Canada says. Greater Sudbury’s economy lost 900 full-time jobs last month, the federal agency said. Combined with a gain of 500 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 400 total jobs in November. However, Greater Sudbury’s unemployment rate remained at 6.6 per cent, the same as October, and a sign that fewer people in the region are looking for work. The unemplo
  
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• Man shot by Toronto police at GO station, SIU called in

  06-12-2025 15:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they've called in Ontario's police watchdog to investigate after a man was shot early this morning at a train station.
  
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• Man dead after being shot by Toronto police at GO station, SIU called in

  06-12-2025 15:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they've called in Ontario's police watchdog to investigate after a man was shot early this morning at a train station.
  
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• Photos: Holidays kick off at Tom Davies Square with tree-lighting

  06-12-2025 15:22 via sudbury.com
  
  Hundreds gather to watch Merry and Bright tree turn on for the season - and enjoy some yummy Beaver Tails
  
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