Greater Sudbury news

• Heading to downtown Sudbury? Here is what you need to know 

  20-09-2026 19:16 via thesudburystar.com
  
  With events, businesses, restaurants and entertainment bringing people downtown this fall, residents and visitors have a number of options for getting there and getting around. As work on the Event Centre continues, some downtown parking locations have changed to accommodate construction. GOVA Transit is another option for getting to events, businesses and other downtown destinations. Parking DowntownMunicipal parking is available at locations throughout the downtown, including the CP Rail/Elgi
  
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• Sudbury MP Viviane Lapointe to chair Ontario Liberal Caucus

  23-09-2026 05:55 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sudbury MP Viviane Lapointe has been elected chair of the Ontario Liberal Caucus.In a release, she said she will focus on defending Ontario’s workers and economy in light of economic threats from the United States.“I would like to thank my colleagues from across Ontario for their vote of confidence,” Lapointe said. “It is a pivotal time for our province. Ontario is on the front lines of the trade war with the US. The impact of the sectoral tariffs will land hardest in ou
  
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• Sabrina Grossi lands key role with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board

  23-09-2026 05:35 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sabrina Grossi has been appointed the new mental health lead of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board.“Every person who walks through our doors has a story worth listening to,” Grossi said in a release announcing her appointment. “My work has always been rooted in one belief: that hope is not something we wait for, but something we help build, one person, one conversation, one small act of support at a time.“I am excited and honoured to step into this new role, and
  
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• Witness says video shows him and accused fleeing Louis Street shooting

  23-09-2026 05:16 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A key Crown witness testified Tuesday that surveillance video captured him and accused murderer David Pusey running from the scene moments after a Sudbury man was fatally shot on Louis Street in August 2023.Dominique Buledi also told the jury he and others connected to the gathering where Andrew Mackey was killed had been drinking heavily for hours before the shooting.Testifying through a French-language interpreter on the fifth day of Pusey’s second-degree murder trial, Buledi said the d
  
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• Speeding, drug-impaired driver near Espanola carrying $50,000 in cocaine: OPP

  22-09-2026 17:24 via thesudburystar.com
  
  If you are carrying a big stash of cocaine in your vehicle, it’s perhaps best not to speed. Or to drive while impaired by drugs.An Oshawa man is facing multiple charges after a traffic stop by the OPP near Espanola led to the seizure of a “significant quantity” of suspected cocaine.On Sept. 19, at approximately 3:30 a.m., members of the Manitoulin OPP were conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Highway 17 near Michon Road in Baldwin Township when they saw a speeding vehic
  
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• Sudbury man charged in Sault kidnapping case

  22-09-2026 17:07 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Two men are accused of kidnapping a teenager in Sault Ste. MariePolice detained the pair at the International Bridge in the Sault last Saturday. They allegedly picked up a 15-year-old youth earlier in the day and would not let the victim leave the vehicle.“Neither accused is well known to the victim,” police say.Sahan Alam, 40, of Sault Ste. Marie, and Hasan Al-Mamum, 40, of Sudbury, were charged with kidnapping.They were held in custody pending a bail hearing.
  
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• Campaign aims to fill technology gap at Sudbury’s hospital

  22-09-2026 16:58 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Health Sciences North Foundation has launched Surgical Evolution, a multi-million-dollar fundraising campaign aimed at bringing advanced robotic-assisted surgery and a state-of-the-art fixed imaging suite to northeastern Ontario.Health Sciences North says it is the only academic health sciences centre of its size in Ontario without an advanced robotic-assisted surgery program for cancer care. Each year, more than 150 patients from the region must travel to Toronto, Hamilton or Ottawa for sp
  
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• $10 million campaign aims to fill technology gap at Sudbury’s hospital - Updated

  22-09-2026 16:58 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Health Sciences North Foundation has launched Surgical Evolution, a multi-million-dollar fundraising campaign aimed at bringing advanced robotic-assisted surgery and a state-of-the-art fixed imaging suite to northeastern Ontario.The goal is to raise $10 million over the next few years.Health Sciences North says it is the only academic health sciences centre of its size in Ontario without an advanced robotic-assisted surgery program for cancer care. Each year, more than 150 patients from the
  
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• Sudbury speed demon clocked going 234/km hour in a 100km/h zone

  21-09-2026 23:41 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A young Sudbury man was clocked travelling 234 km/h in a posted 100km/h zone on Highway 11 in Trout Creek Monday around 9:50 a.m.The North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police charged the driver with stunt driving after exceeding the speed limit by 134 km/h.A member of the North Bay OPP was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 11 in the Powassan area using a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) speed-measuring device, according to OPP.The officer saw a southbound vehicle travelli
  
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• Election act charges hanging over Greater Sudbury councillor

  21-09-2026 22:39 via thesudburystar.com
  
  If Bill Leduc is re-elected as Ward 11 councillor on Oct. 26, he could still be facing nine charges under Ontario’s Municipal Elections Act related to the 2022 municipal election, and perhaps questions about whether he should have been eligible to run in the first place.The charges were scheduled to be addressed Monday in provincial offences court in Azilda, but the matter was adjourned following two developments.First, Leduc’s lawyer, Alexandra Logvin, is no longer representing him
  
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• Judge unhappy with how Sudbury prosecutors have handled sex assault cases

  21-09-2026 20:11 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury judge has criticized local prosecutors for how they have handled the case of a city man accused of forcing two girls into sex and for threatening to kill a courthouse security officer.Dalton Bals wants to contest parts of a plea agreement in the case, but his application has been delayed in part because the Sudbury’s Crown’s office has failed to provide Ontario Court Justice Leonard Kim with all the documents related to the matter.Justice Kim is also concerned that six ass
  
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• One impaired driver going too fast, another going too slow

  21-09-2026 19:18 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Getting caught speeding has translated into a $1,000 fine and a one-year licence suspension for a Sudbury man who was driving drunk.“You should know by now the dangers of drinking and driving, but you pleaded guilty, saved court time and a trial,” Ontario Court Justice Vincenzo Rondinelli told Hunter Alarie as he accepted a joint sentencing submission in Sudbury court.Alarie, 28, had pleaded guilty to impaired driving.The court heard through an agreed statement of facts that about 4
  
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• Two boys, two girls born Aug. 26 at Health Sciences North

  20-09-2026 17:16 via thesudburystar.com
  
  This installment of New Arrivals includes nine baby boys and eight girls. Aug. 20 A boy, Parker, 7 lbs 9 oz, born to Tyanna Carriere and Jamie Camirand of Sudbury.A girl, Lila, 7 lbs 1 oz, born to Hailey and Dakoda of Espanola. Aug. 21 A girl, Everly, 6 lbs 14 oz, born to Rob and Brittany Giroux of Hanmer. Aug. 22 A boy, Beaumont Alexander, 8 lbs 7 oz, born to Dallas and Mireille Cameron of Chelmsford.A boy, Mohammed Abdul Ahad, 7 lbs 7 oz, born to Abdul Qayum and Bushra of Sudbury.A boy, Harri
  
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• Barrydowne College opened doors for this Sudbury graduate’s future 

  20-09-2026 17:06 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Barrydowne College has graduated 1,000 students since it opened in 2011. One of those is Lauren Reed-Comeau, who credits the school for setting her on the path to a job in the trades. “My time at Barrydowne College was a journey of growth and self-discovery,” she recalled in a release. “I learned that success comes from being dedicated, and having perseverance and the willingness to keep learning.” Reed-Comeau praised the teachers at Barrydowne College for helping her. &
  
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• Greater Sudbury mayoral candidates exchange ideas at ParkSide forum

  20-09-2026 00:50 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Paul Lefebvre made his case to continue with the momentum, priorities and projects of his first term as Greater Sudbury’s mayor, while five of his fellow candidates shared their own plans for the city during a wide-ranging mayoral forum on Saturday afternoon.Lefebvre joined familiar opponents Bob Johnston and Miranda Rocca-Circelli, both of whom also ran for the city’s top job in 2022, as well as newcomers Keenan Menard, Michael McIntosh and Rodney Newton at an event hosted by the G
  
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• Lasalle Secondary SISU walk supports Finlandia Village expansion 

  19-09-2026 19:29 via thesudburystar.com
  
  For the ninth year, Lasalle Secondary School on Saturday hosted its SISU Family Walk to raise funds for Finlandia Village. The fundraiser actually kicked off with a community canvass on Sept. 17 when students went door-to-door to visit neighbourhood residents to highlight the Family Walk and invite them to make a donation. The Lasalle Secondary School SISU Family Walk was held in partnership with Sling-Choker. Participants embarked on a seven-km journey from Lasalle Secondary School to Finlandi
  
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• Lasalle Secondary School SISU Family Walk for Finlandia Village: photo gallery

  19-09-2026 18:42 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Walkers departed Lasalle Secondary School in Sudbury on Saturday morning for the annual SISU Family Walk fundraiser for Finlandia Village.Lasalle students, staff, local dignitaries and supporters from the community walked seven kilometres from the high school to Finlandia’s Voima Hall, where they were greeted by Finlandia residents and the Greater Sudbury Police Pipe Band and were provided with a lunch in the hall.Having raised more than $190,000 in previous campaigns for fitness equipmen
  
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• Sudbury briefs: Police board adds executive director; Boat cruise Sept. 27

  19-09-2026 18:17 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Police board hires executive director The Greater Sudbury Police Service Board has hired Christine Hodgins as its executive director, where she will oversee the board office’s administrative operations, labour relations matters, and legislative obligations, while supporting the board in its governance and oversight responsibilities.Hodgins joins the board full-time on Nov. 2.She brings extensive experience in privacy law, municipal governance, and leadership, the board said. She joins the
  
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• Witness describes fleeing after fatal shooting at Louis Street party

  19-09-2026 16:53 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Declan Eldridge told a Sudbury murder trial Friday that he ran for his life after watching his friend, Andrew “A.J.” Mackey, get shot in the chest during an argument outside a Louis Street residence in the early morning hours of Aug. 5, 2023.Eldridge testified on the third day of the judge-and-jury trial of David Pusey, who is charged with second-degree murder and possession of a prohibited firearm without a licence.Eldridge said he arrived at the house party around 2:15 a.m. after
  
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• Sudbury MPPs call on premier to save WSIB jobs in Sudbury, the North

  18-09-2026 23:28 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The WSIB will continue to employ specialists in Sudbury who will work with injured workers even as it plans to close nine offices across Ontario, including the one here in Sudbury.In an email, a public affairs manager for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board said the moves won’t affect services to injured workers.“Local WSIB team members continue to work in Sudbury and provide important return to work support,” the email said. “Each month our Sudbury Return to Work S
  
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• Registrations continue at the N’Swakamok Alternative School in Sudbury

  18-09-2026 03:27 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Indigenous learners 17 years and older can earn credits at no cost towards their high school diploma at Anishinawbek Kinomaadwin Gamig, the N’Swakamok Alternative School, located in the N’Swakamok Indigenous Friendship Centre.Course material is presented through an Indigenous lens, with credits possible through Co-operative Education, Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR), and hands-on learning.“Anishinawbek Kinomaadwin
  
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• Video shows Sudbury murder victim clutching chest and falling

  18-09-2026 03:03 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Despite their poor quality at times, surveillance video clips captured key moments from the morning a Sudbury man was shot to death three years ago, a jury heard Thursday.Greater Sudbury Police Const. Jesse Sell detailed the clips to the seven-man, five-woman jury in the second-degree murder trial of David Pusey, 30.Pusey is accused of killing Andrew (A.J.) Mackey at a Greater Sudbury Housing Corporation project on Louis Street on Aug. 5, 2023.At the time of the fatal shooting, Sell was working
  
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• A Francophone school readiness program in CSC Nouvelon schools

  17-09-2026 21:28 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Centre des petits (Tots’ Centre) program will return to some Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon schools starting this week.This free program brings together children aged two to four and their parents, grandparents, guardians, or caregivers each week to play, learn and communicate in French.This school readiness program is led twice weekly by an early childhood educator. Families may join the program at any time at the nearest French Catholic school or at other participating CSC Nou
  
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• Greater Sudbury’s animal shelter on the move to Dube Road

  17-09-2026 20:32 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Despite repeated requests from Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc to defer a decision — he asked for a deferral at Monday’s planning meeting and at Tuesday’s council meeting — the Greater Sudbury animal shelter is on the move.Currently located on Kari Road in Wahnapitae, the shelter will be relocating to Dube Road in the Moonlight Beach area.During the planning meeting, one resident made a lengthy presentation outlining his family’s concerns regarding the shelter, which incl
  
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• Day of Action for Migrant Rights in Sudbury on Sept. 20

  17-09-2026 18:52 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Sudbury Workers Education and Advocacy Centre has released details of an event in Sudbury taking place as part of the Cross-Canada Day of Action for Migrant Rights on Sept. 20.The national day of action is coordinated by the Migrant Rights Network , with local actions taking place in communities across Canada, Sudbury Workers Education and Advocacy Centre said in a release.The Sudbury event – Newcomer Celebration: Struggles & Successes – “will bring together newcomers,
  
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• Greater Sudbury votes: What you need to know to vote 

  17-09-2026 18:07 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Oct. 16 marks the first day of online voting for Greater Sudbury’s municipal and school board elections. Below are some things you need to know.From now until Oct. 26, voters can visit tinyurl.com/3vs79nra to make sure they are on the voters’ list and that their information is correct. Any changes will need to be made in person at any citizen service centre or at the one-stop shop located within Tom Davis Square. For a list of locations, visit tinyurl.com/3f2sxwnr. If you are on the
  
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• Sudbury court file: More legal trouble for Sudbury drug dealer

  17-09-2026 17:40 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury man who is no stranger to the courts was set to resolve close to a dozen charges this week that included drug-impaired driving, breaches of release orders, and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.Blake Guy-McKinnon, 30, would have been looking at a joint sentencing submission that included a 13-month conditional sentence, a $2,500 fine, a one-year probation order, a lifetime weapons ban, and a three-year licence suspension.Guy-McKinnon and his lawyer, Riaz Timol, also wante
  
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• Birthday celebration turned deadly, Sudbury murder trial is told

  17-09-2026 04:38 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sara Tremblay was sleeping over at a friend’s home on Louis Street following a night of drinking and socializing on Aug. 5, 2023. The sounds of an argument woke her up.“I ended up using the washroom,” she testified on Wednesday, the first day of the second-degree murder trial of David Pusey. “I came across April (Clancy) and asked if everything was okay. ‘She said yes. They (Pusey and Andrew Mackey) are just fighting.’ I returned to go to bed.”Tremblay
  
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• City committee approves massive project at Long Lake Road in Sudbury

  16-09-2026 23:56 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Teranorth Construction has gotten the go-ahead to move forward with a massive project at Long Lake Road and the Highway 17 bypass, near Countryside Arena.During this week’s meeting of the planning committee, city councillors approved a four-part application from the construction and engineering firm, which involved rezoning and amendments to the official plan. It will transform the intersection and create a large industrial and commercial park, known as the South Gate Business Park.The pr
  
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• Greater Sudbury reduces debt load by $89 million, CFO says 

  16-09-2026 22:24 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A so-called capital reset — basically a re-organization of finances — will allow the City of Greater Sudbury to save millions in debt as it works to complete some major projects, including the events centre. Margaret Karpenko, the city’s chief financial officer, told The Star recently that staff found nearly $90 million in surpluses by cancelling or deferring some projects. “We’re reducing the municipal debt authority by $89 million,” she said. Karpenko liken
  
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