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• LeBlanc says it's not a 'one-way conversation' after G7 meeting with U.S. trade rep

  16-06-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says trade talks with his American counterpart on a critical continental trade pact are not a "one-way conversation.
  
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• When help means losing choice: The reality of rural mental health care

  20-07-2026 19:53 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare ’s two cottage-country hospitals are not built for mental health care. Yet hundreds of people come to them every year in need of it. And the hospitals’ emergency departments must somehow meet that need.Partly as a result, about 99 per cent of the psychiatric admissions at these two hospitals in 2024-25 were involuntary: 291 out of 295.Many of Ontario’s smaller or rural hospitals are in similar straits. They may not have psychiatrists or psychiatric
  
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• Quebec and Ottawa agree to streamline environmental assessments

  20-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec and Ottawa have agreed to streamline the environmental assessment process for major infrastructure and resource development projects.
  
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• As wildfires burn coast to coast, a look at what's happening in affected provinces

  20-07-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  More than 930 fires were burning across Canada on Monday, the national wildland fire summary shows.Many blazes continued to threaten communities in their path, especially in Ontario where evacuations have displaced approximately 1,800 people.
  
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• 'Still makes me sad': Memories of devastating Saguenay flood 30 years on

  20-07-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Thirty years after the Saguenay flood forced her to flee her home with her three young children, France Roy says the memories are still vivid.“It’s a memory that’s still engraved in my mind,” Roy said Monday from her home in Chicoutimi.
  
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• 30 years since the Saguenay flood in eastern Quebec

  20-07-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Thirty years ago, torrential rains devastated the Saguenay region in eastern Quebec in one of the province’s worst natural disasters.
  
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• Kevin Keegan, England soccer star who transcended the game with celebrity status, dies at 75

  20-07-2026 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Kevin Keegan, the two-time Ballon d’Or-winning soccer star who captained and coached England and won the European Cup with Liverpool, has died. He was 75.
  
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• LEBLANC, Jason

  20-07-2026 18:32 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jason Leblanc on July 14, 2026, at the age of 45
  
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• EBEL, Marie

  20-07-2026 18:28 via sudbury.com
  
  Marie passed away peacefully at the age of 85 at Health Sciences North, Sudbury, on July 16, 2026, with family by her side
  
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• McKENZIE, Derek

  20-07-2026 18:26 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with profound sadness that the McKenzie family announces the passing of Derek McKenzie. Derek embraced life with enthusiasm, humour, and a spirit of adventure
  
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• AMYOTTE, Lorraine

  20-07-2026 18:23 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with hearts full of love and gratitude that we celebrate the beautiful life of Lorraine Amyotte, who passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17th, 2026, at St-Joseph’s Villa surrounded by her loving family
  
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• Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rumbles off B.C. coast west of Vancouver Island

  20-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  PORT HARDY — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck under the ocean off Vancouver Island.
  Earthquakes Canada says the quake happened at 11:41 p.m. local time on Sunday 219 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island's northern tip.
  
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• Airfares jump and hotel prices soar amid World Cup demand spike

  20-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Statistics Canada says customers paid a lot more for travel services last month, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver — the country's host cities for the World Cup.
  
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• BENOIT, Marjorie

  20-07-2026 18:14 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Marjorie Marie Benoit (nee King) on July 14th, 2026, at the Maison McCulloch Hospice in Sudbury, Ontario at the age of 73
  
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• Wildfire triggers evacuation alert for more than 8,000 in Kimberley, B.C.

  20-07-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  KIMBERLEY — The entire city of Kimberley, B.C., in the province's southeast region near the Alberta boundary has been placed on evacuation alert due to an out-of-control wildfire.
  
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• Woman accused of driving the wrong way on Highway 69 ducks court

  20-07-2026 17:43 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Earlier this year, Julie Bellefeuille was set to start her Ontario Court of Justice trial on impaired driving and dangerous driving charges laid two years ago.The Alban woman, however, indicated she would now be pleading, but she needed time to get her affairs in order, in particular, to deal with a son’s learning issues at school. She told the court it was an issue that would be difficult to deal with without a driver’s licence.As a result, a plea and sentencing date of July 15 was
  
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• Let’s eat! Kickin Back Bakery sells sourdough heaven

  20-07-2026 17:43 via sudbury.com
  
  Markstay-based sourdough breakmaker Nancy Asselin is carving out a niche for herself in the area with her creative takes on traditional sourdough
  
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• Impaired Sudbury motorcyclist was trafficking drugs: Police

  20-07-2026 17:21 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury man is facing drug trafficking and impaired driving charges after a witness tipped off police to a motorcyclist who appeared to be nodding off while riding.Greater Sudbury Police said officers received a call around 7:26 p.m. on July 26 about a suspected impaired driver in the New Sudbury area. “The caller advised that a man operating a motorcycle appeared disoriented and was nodding off while riding,” police said.Officers located the motorcycle matching the description th
  
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• Police find drugs after searching motorcyclist ‘nodding off’ on the road

  20-07-2026 17:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudbury man suspected of being impaired by drugs facing multiple charges after fleeing from police
  
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• New economic study due out this summer for Hearst-area graphite deposit

  20-07-2026 16:45 via sudbury.com
  
  Zentek targets U.S. defence and high-tech buyers for northeastern Ontario-mined graphite
  
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• Red Carpet: See the smiles spotted at the Sudbury Pride Block Party

  20-07-2026 16:30 via sudbury.com
  
  💛 The annual celebration brought together people of all ages for a day of connection, entertainment and Pride
  
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• Badhesha says his Ward 8 candidacy is built on three words: Love, joy and hope

  20-07-2026 16:07 via sudbury.com
  
  In announcing his candidacy this week, former international student and business owner Karanbir Badhesha unveils his priorities for the New Sudbury ward
  
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• Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis say they will block Saudi shipping at Red Sea gateway

  20-07-2026 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) —Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebelson Monday announced they are imposing a maritime embargo againstSaudi Arabiain retaliation for a blockade on Yemen and arecent attack on Sanaa International Airport , threatening another vital
  
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• Wildfires destroy Whitewater Lake First Nation

  20-07-2026 15:24 via sudbury.com
  
  Chief Pauline Drake has announced that much of Whitewater Lake First Nation has been destroyed by recent wildfires.
  
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• Ford, Stiles push back on U.S. criticism over Canadian wildfire smoke

  20-07-2026 15:22 via sudbury.com
  
  'It's just outrageous. I know most people down there understand that we also send help to support them with their wildfires,' the Ontario NDP leader said
  
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• Babcock's in-service contract for Victoria subs extended 6 years

  20-07-2026 14:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has awarded Babcock Canada a six-year extension on its servicing contract for the Royal Canadian Navy's Victoria-class submarines.The contract is valued at $1.
  
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• US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan as from Texas and Hawaii

  20-07-2026 13:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part ofthe war with Iran .The Defense Department said in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt.
  
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• U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra set to speak at Edmonton conference on regional partnerships

  20-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — The U.S. Ambassador to Canada is set to speak in Edmonton today at a regional economic conference.
  
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• Statistics Canada set to report June inflation figures

  20-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to publish new inflation data for June this morning.A Reuters poll of economists expects inflation fell to 2.9 per cent last month from a recent high of 3.2 per cent in May.
  
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• Remains of dinosaur skull found in B.C. campground belonged to T. rex 'great-uncle'

  20-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  The remains of a dinosaur skull found in British Columbia campground belonged to a tyrannosaur that was lighter and faster than its more famous relative, the T. rex, say the authors of a new study.
  
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