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• Homeless network activates Sudbury's extreme cold weather alert program

  25-12-2025 19:24 via thesudburystar.com
  It might be Christmas Day, but Greater Sudbury’s Extreme Cold Weather Alert program has kicked into gear for tonight. The Homelessness Network of Sudbury said the alert will be in place for the next 24 hours. Funded by the City of Greater Sudbury, the program aims to protect those who are most vulnerable to intensely cold weather conditions and puts into action a short-term (overnight) emergency plan to increase community services when the temperature is predicted to be below -15 degrees C
  
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• Man accused in Ryan Wedding case seeks to protect IDs of sureties, citing safety risk

  09-01-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — An Ontario man arrested in a sweep targeting alleged associates of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding is asking the court to protect the identities of the people proposing to supervise him on bail.
  
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• City CAO explains why five city managers lost their jobs this week

  09-01-2026 20:45 via sudbury.com
  
  Shari Lichterman terminated the employment of five city managers and one junior staff member on Thursday as part of a broader change in direction at city hall
  
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• Eurasia Group says no country more at risk than Canada in relations with the U.S.

  09-01-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A new report by the Eurasia Group is warning no other country will be as "profoundly affected" by political turmoil in the United States than Canada will be in 2026.
  
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• Sudbury wrestler awaits Crown's decision on assault charges

  09-01-2026 20:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Known by his ring name Magnum McLaren, David Knapman Jr. is facing multiple criminal charges, and will learn Jan. 21 whether the Crown will proceed with prosecution
  
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• Conservation Sudbury issues water safety statement due to January rain

  09-01-2026 19:55 via sudbury.com
  
  Frozen ground conditions will result in increased surface water runoff
  
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• Michael Kovrig says Carney must defend values while seeking trade in China visit

  09-01-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada needs to be clear-eyed about the risk of economic coercion as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to rebuild ties with China after years of political and economic tensions, Michael Kovrig said this week.
  
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• Drinking Sudbury driver pleads to a lesser charge    

  09-01-2026 19:45 via thesudburystar.com
  A Sudbury man who had been drinking when he drove to a city restaurant and was charged with impaired driving has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving.
    “Operating a motor vehicle with alcohol is potentially a very dangerous situation,” Ontario Court Justice Robert Villeneuve told Westley Ashawasegai just before issuing a $2,000 fine and 15-month probation order.
    The probation order includes conditions such as completing the province’s B
  
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• US sends delegation to Venezuela in first step toward restoring relations after Maduro's capture

  09-01-2026 19:35 via sudbury.com
  
  GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that an delegation from theTrump administrationarrived to the
  
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• US and Venezuela take initial steps toward restoring relations after Maduro's ouster

  09-01-2026 19:35 via sudbury.com
  
  GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuela said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations, as aTrump administrationdelegation visited the South American nation.
  
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• Sudbury police find hit-and-run driver hiding in bedroom closet

  09-01-2026 19:33 via thesudburystar.com
  A Wikwemikong man who fled the scene of a hit-and-run collision and was then found with two dangerous firearms at a home in Sudbury will be sentenced in March after pleading guilty to two charges. Jeffrey Trudeau, 37, who is in custody, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice at the Sudbury Courthouse to charges of possession of a loaded, restricted firearm – a .45-calibre, semi-automatic handgun – with readily available ammunition without a licence, and breaching a release or
  
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• Man, 18, arrested in two unprovoked stabbings in Toronto: police

  09-01-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police say an 18-year-old man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in unprovoked attacks on Wednesday.Police say they responded to a report of a stabbing near Bloor Street and Dufferin Street just after 4:30 p.m.
  
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• Minneapolis schools will offer remote learning amid federal immigration enforcement

  09-01-2026 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month amid federal immigration enforcement in the city, the district said.
  
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• Hennepin County prosecutor calls on the public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office

  09-01-2026 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good directly to her office, despite the Trump administration's decision to hand th
  
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• Drunk novice driver wound up in ditch in Hanmer 

  09-01-2026 19:03 via thesudburystar.com
  For driving drunk as a novice driver and putting his vehicle into a Hanmer ditch in 2023, Rawley Roelink has been fined $2,000 and won’t be driving for a year.
    Roelink, 20, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury to impaired driving.
    Justice Pierre Bradley, accepting a joint sentencing submission, issued the fine and licence suspension.  
    The court heard through an agreed statement of facts that about 10:25 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2023, Greater Sudb
  
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• REYNOLDS, Douglas

  09-01-2026 18:49 via sudbury.com
  
  Douglas Hector Reynolds January 12, 1944 – January 6, 2026With heavy hearts, we share the passing of our dad, Douglas (Doug) Reynolds, on January 6, 2026, just days shy of his 82nd birthday.
  
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• Quebec chemical firm hit with $1.4-million fine over substance discharged in river

  09-01-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  GATINEAU — A company that operated a chemical manufacturing plant in western Quebec has been fined $1.35 million for discharging a harmful substance into the Rivière du Lièvre in 2019.Superior General Partner Inc.
  
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• Canada Post suspends delivery for the day due to weather

  09-01-2026 18:07 via sudbury.com
  
  The suspension is due to freezing rain and severe winter conditions
  
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• Weather update: Sudbury region braces for icy conditions

  09-01-2026 18:01 via thesudburystar.com
  Environment Canada is warning Sudbury-area residents to prepare for hazardous conditions as the rainchangesto snow near midday on Friday. What to expect: Total rainfall amounts of 20 to 40 mm. Risk of thunderstorms. Water pooling on roads and in low-lying areas. As temperatures fall below the freezing mark late this afternoon and into the evening, any standing water will freeze, creating icy and slippery conditions on roads and walkways, Environment Canadasaid
  . Authorities urge drivers to avoid
  
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• Group that helps African families coming to Sudbury receives major boost   

  09-01-2026 17:41 via thesudburystar.com
  An organization supporting culturally responsive programs for Black, African and Afro-Caribbean families in Greater Sudbury will deepen its impact thanks to a substantial grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Youth Opportunities Fund. Thriving African Families supports families through mentorship, training and advocacy, empowering them to thrive and contribute to the social and economic vitality of their communities. Its mission is to help create a sense of belonging, strengthen res
  
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• Laurentian University transforms former pub into free store and food bank

  09-01-2026 17:40 via sudbury.com
  
  ‘We have a great need right now,’ says Laurentian employee of food bank that opened this past fall
  
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• Canada Post suspends delivery in Sudbury due to freezing rain

  09-01-2026 17:27 via thesudburystar.com
  Canada Post issued a red delivery service alert for Sudbury on Friday as freezing rain and severe winter conditions make roads and walkways hazardous. A yellow service alert has also been issued for North Bay, the postal service said in a release. Under a red alert, all mail delivery and collection are suspended for the day. Delivery agents will not be sent out, and those already on routes are being recalled. Service will resume once conditions improve and it is safe to do so. A yellow alert mea
  
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• Lula suggests Carney visiting Brazil in April, condemns U.S. actions in Venezuela

  09-01-2026 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday afternoon and the Canadian leader accepted an invitation to visit Brazil in April.
  
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• BOLTON, David

  09-01-2026 17:18 via sudbury.com
  
  David "Dave" Stanley Bolton He was the beloved son of the late Alice (Murphy) Bolton and Henry (Bud) Bolton. David was the loving husband of Lynn (Rogerson) Bolton, of Port Loring and Sudbury.
  
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• Ignoring red light gave drinking Sudbury driver away to police 

  09-01-2026 17:06 via thesudburystar.com
  Failing to stop at a red light in the downtown core and then being charged with impaired driving last April could have ended badly in court for a Chilean man currently working in the Nickel Capital.
    Instead, David Vidella-Cordero, 39, pleaded guilty to careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act.
    “I learned my lesson,” Vidella-Cordero told Ontario Court Justice Pierre Bradley, just after being fined $1,000.
    He was also put on a 15-month probation order th
  
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• Swiss prosecutors request male bar manager to be placed in pre-trial detention over fatal fire

  09-01-2026 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss prosecutors requested on Friday that the male bar manager of Le Constellation, in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, be placed in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire in which 40 people died.
  
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• Swiss prosecutors ask that a bar manager be placed in pre-trial detention over fatal fire

  09-01-2026 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in anAlpine bar fireduring aNew Year’s Eve celebration , as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detent
  
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• Swiss bar owner put in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire at an Alpine resort

  09-01-2026 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in anAlpine bar fireduring aNew Year’s Eve celebration , as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detent
  
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• PEPIN, Noël

  09-01-2026 16:52 via sudbury.com
  
  Noël Pepin was born on December 21 st , 1953 in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, and passed away peacefully at the age of 72 in Sudbury, Ontario, in the early morning hours of December 30 th , 2025.
  
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• BENTLEY, Brent

  09-01-2026 16:39 via sudbury.com
  
  Bentley, Brent Gary (also known as Toolcrab / Fogerty)Brent Gary Bentley passed away on Wednesday, January 7 th , 2026, surrounded by the love of his family and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
  
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