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• KAPANEN, Victor

  22-07-2026 20:12 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Victor Kapanen at the Maison McCulloch Hospice, Saturday, July 18, 2026
  
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• LAURIN, Todd

  24-07-2026 20:56 via sudbury.com
  
  Todd Laurin, 58, passed Sunday July 19th, 2026 in Sudbury. Born June 3rd 1968 in Sudbury to his loving parents Maurice and Deanna Laurin, Todd was a man of endless strength and compassion
  
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• Sudbury names artist for permanent memorial to opioid crisis victims

  24-07-2026 20:39 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Dan Bergeron of Fauxreel Studios has been given the responsibility of capturing in art one of Sudbury’s ongoing and deeply felt tragedies – those lost to the city’s toxic drug crisis.The City of Greater Sudbury announced Thursday that Bergeron has been selected to lead efforts to create a permanent Crosses for Change installation at Carleton Park.“The strength of this project will come from the people whose experiences and perspectives help inform it,” Bergeron sai
  
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• GAMBLE, Jeffrey

  24-07-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Passed away peacefully at Health Sciences North in Sudbury, Saturday, July 18th, 2026, at the age of 55 years. Jeffrey is reunited with his beloved late Mother, Bonnie (née Gamble)
  
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• ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations, diplomats tell AP

  24-07-2026 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Member state representatives of theInternational Criminal Courtvoted to remove the global tribunal’schief prosecutoron Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, two diplomats
  
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• First Nation evacuees fleeing wildfire face safety risks in Toronto, leaders say

  24-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — First Nation chiefs and community members are highlighting the dangers that follow evacuees after they have fled northern Ontario wildfires, as they say those sheltering in Toronto hotels are facing elevated safety risks linked to drugs, al
  
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• CLARK, Susan

  24-07-2026 19:41 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Susan Clark, at the age of 78 on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Health Sciences North, Sudbury
  
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• Democrats select South Carolina for their first presidential nominating contest in 2028 election

  24-07-2026 19:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party’s2028 presidential nominating schedule , most likely cementing a dramatic break from decades of tradition by keeping Iowa off the top of the calendar a
  
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• ARMSTRONG, Viola

  24-07-2026 18:57 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Viola "Vi" Armstrong (née Knelsen) on July 21, 2026, at the age of 89, with her loving family by her side
  
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• Elmer MacKay, longtime Progressive Conservative MP for Nova Scotia, dead at 89

  24-07-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Elmer MacKay, a Nova Scotia politician who spent more than two decades representing the Central Nova district in the federal government, has died.
  
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• Deadline for public servants to apply for early retirement arrives

  24-07-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Public servants have just hours left to apply for the federal government's early retirement program.The deadline lands at 2:59 a.m.
  
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• 11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas

  24-07-2026 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A U.S. attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in thesmuggling deaths of seven migrantswho were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May.
  
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• 11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 6 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas

  24-07-2026 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A U.S. attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in thesmuggling deaths of six migrantsfound in a rail cargo container in Texas in May.
  
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• Spreading wildfires in B.C. trigger power disruptions across province

  24-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Spreading wildfires in British Columbia are triggering power outages nowhere near the flames.
  
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• Yves-François Blanchet has regained control of his X account, which had been hacked

  24-07-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, has regained control of his personal account on the social media platform X, which had been hacked.
  
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• Quebec obstetricians and gynecologists association head to court over pay gap

  24-07-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec's obstetricians and gynecologists have filed a legal challenge against the medical specialists federation over what they call a persistent gender-related pay gap.
  
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• Forced labour or leverage: What Trump's new tariffs are really about

  24-07-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it's hitting Canada and dozens of other countries with double-digit tariffs because they're not doing enough to fight forced labour — but not everyone is convinced.
  
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• Canada will celebrate the Gordie Howe bridge's opening today. Here's what to know

  24-07-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  A new cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open Monday, with a Canada-only celebration today marking the end of a project mired by lengthy delays and political tension.
  
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• Toronto public artist tapped to create permanent opioid crisis memorial

  24-07-2026 17:45 via sudbury.com
  
  Currently located at the corner of Paris and Brady Streets, the city announced the Crosses for Change memorial would move to a permanent location last year; they have now announced Dan Bergeron as the artist who will lead the project
  
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• Greater Sudbury election spotlight: Tay Butt, Ward 10

  24-07-2026 17:38 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Tay Butt, who is seeking election as Ward 10 councillor in October’s municipal election, is pledging practical leadership, transparency, and a strong focus on neighbourhood priorities.Butt said he is a long-time resident, entrepreneur, and business leader, and that he believes Ward 10 deserves a councillor who listens to residents, plans and delivers real results on the issues that matter most to families, seniors, businesses, and neighbourhoods.“I am proud to announce my candidacy
  
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• Sudbury MPPs launch Four Lanes and Zero Excuses campaign - Take our poll

  24-07-2026 17:35 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Four deaths in less than four weeks. That does not sit well with the area’s New Democrats.Sudbury MPP Jamie West and Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas launched a campaign Thursday to call for the completion of Highway 69. While most of the highway from Greater Sudbury has been four-laned, there is a stretch of 68 km — beginning just north of Highway 522, where Grundy Lake Provincial Park is located, and ending near Nobel — that remains undivided. It is a deadly stretch of roadway
  
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• Local MPPs launch Four Lanes and Zero Excuses campaign

  24-07-2026 17:35 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Four deaths in less than four weeks. That does not sit well with the area’s New Democrats.Sudbury MPP Jamie West and Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas launched a campaign Thursday to call for the completion of Highway 69. While most of the highway from Greater Sudbury has been four-laned, there is a stretch of 68 km — beginning just north of Highway 522, where Grundy Lake Provincial Park is located, and ending near Nobel — that remains undivided. It is a deadly stretch of roadway
  
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• GSPS working to reach 30% female officer complement

  24-07-2026 17:23 via sudbury.com
  
  While the OPP recently committed to the 30Forward pledge to reach a 30% female staffing complement, Greater Sudbury Police Service made the same commitment last year
  
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• Police arrest suspect within 30 minutes of store robbery

  24-07-2026 17:14 via sudbury.com
  
  Man entered a Regent Street store last night at around 11 p.m. demanding cash and claiming his getaway driver had a gun; police arrested the lone suspect by 11:30 p.m. and found no evidence of a firearm
  
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• Sudbury man arrested following robbery on Regent Street: city police

  24-07-2026 17:13 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A 33-year-old Sudbury man was in policy custody and awaiting a bail hearing on Friday after being charged in a robbery at an establishment on Regent Street late Thursday night, the Greater Sudbury Police Service said in a media release.Police received a call for service just before 11 p.m., the GSPS said.“Information provided indicated that a male suspect had entered the establishment and told staff that someone was waiting outside with a firearm before demanding cash,” the police s
  
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• Sudbury researchers secure nearly $1.5 million in NSERC funding

  24-07-2026 17:11 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Researchers at Laurentian University have landed nearly $1.5 million in federal funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) , supporting a wide range of projects in engineering, computer science and the natural sciences.Laurentian faculty received $1.447 million through NSERC Discovery Grants, along with $132,000 in Discovery Development Grants and $50,000 in Discovery Launch Supplements.“This year’s NSERC funding highlights the incredible
  
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• Dan Xilon to run in Ward 2; six people now registered to run for mayor

  24-07-2026 17:09 via thesudburystar.com
  
  With about a month to go before registrations close, the number of candidates running in Greater Sudbury’s municipal election continues to grow.Six people have now registered to run for mayor, including current mayor Paul Lefebvre. Keenan Menard is the latest person to challenge Lefebvre, but he did not provide any background or even contact information.One person who has stepped forward to run as a councillor is well known to Sudburians. Dan Xilon, the now-retired director of the Sudbury
  
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• Vocalist Susie Arioli to headline Jazz Sudbury in September

  24-07-2026 16:59 via sudbury.com
  
  Arioli ‘one of Canada's most recognized jazz artists’
  
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• Distort Theatre Company launches with disability-inclusive production of ‘Little Women’

  24-07-2026 16:49 via sudbury.com
  
  Founder Kalem Mahaffy said she noticed a gap in the theatre community when it comes to accommodating disabilities for both performers and audiences
  
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• Woman shot and killed in 'targeted incident,' Toronto police say

  24-07-2026 16:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A woman was shot and killed on a street in northwest Toronto in what police believe was a "targeted incident."The shooting took place Friday morning in the area of Humberwood and Rexdale boulevards.Staff Sgt.
  
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