Greater Sudbury news

• MANUEL, Bernice

  10-07-2026 01:31 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sadness the family of Bernice Dorothy Manuel (nee Pulchinski) announces her passing at the Wildpine Retirement Residence in Stittsville (Ottawa) on Sunday, July 5th, 2026, at the age of 92
  
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• Timmins woman returns cash after mistakenly receiving $10K

  10-07-2026 16:30 via sudbury.com
  
  Instead of sending his wife money, Micheal Tremblay accidentally sent it to a woman he'd bought an Atari joystick from in 2024
  
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• Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law

  10-07-2026 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen not to sign a sweepinghousing affordability billon Friday, in protest of Congress not approving a strict voter ID bill that does not have enough support to pass.
  
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• Police seek public’s help in finding first-degree murder suspect

  10-07-2026 15:23 via sudbury.com
  
  Bryan Eshquib, 31, is wanted in connection to a homicide at Energy Court on June 11, in which a 41-year-old man was found dead.
  
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• Cora DeMarco launching Ward 10 campaign with community cleanup

  10-07-2026 13:00 via sudbury.com
  
  DeMarco is the fifth person to put their name forward in Ward 10 in advance of the Oct. 26 civic election
  
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• Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds

  10-07-2026 11:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Jewish adults feel unsafe in the United States, a new AP-NORC poll finds, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
  
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• Unemployment rate falls to 6.5% in June as youth add 33,000 jobs: StatCan

  10-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A better start to the youth summer jobs market helped the economy record steady employment gains in June, Statistics Canada said Friday.Employers added 18,000 jobs last month, the agency said, mostly in part-time and private sector work.
  
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• Statistics Canada to release June jobs figures after surprise gain in May

  10-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to publish fresh jobs data for June this morning.A Reuters poll of economists is expecting Canada added 10,000 jobs last month, enough to keep the unemployment rate steady at 6.6 per cent.
  
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• Second boat was with B.C. charter before fatal sinking, raising rescue questions

  10-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  RICHMOND — Top Vancouver Fishing Charter company took to social media on June 28 to brag about how its two vessels had gone out together and would head back to port with a haul of fish.
  
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• Ontario man sentenced to 20 years in U.S. for leading cross-border drug ring

  10-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  An Ontario man convicted in the United States of running a drug-trafficking operation across the border into Canada has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Guramrit Sidhu of Brampton, Ont.
  
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• 'It's infectious': Optimism a priority for Ontario town's chief positivity officer

  10-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  NEWMARKET — When Newmarket Mayor John Taylor appointed a few dozen people to serve as positivity ambassadors in the southern Ontario town during the COVID-19 pandemic, he wanted someone at the centre of the effort.
  
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• In the news today: U.S.-Iran tensions, B.C. wildfires, positivity in Ontario town

  10-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
  The United States has launched new airstrikes against Iran, and Tehran re
  
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• Boston Bar, B.C., residents look on as wildfire burns near small highway community

  10-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  BOSTON BAR — Jagdip Singh Bihal says he's opening his highway-side restaurant in Boston Bar, B.C., earlier than usual to accommodate wildfire crews battling a growing blaze near the small community.
  
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• One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing

  10-07-2026 08:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country.
  
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• One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 11 people, with 19 others missing

  10-07-2026 08:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 11 people, making it one of the country's deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country, authorities said Friday.
  
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• One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 11 people

  10-07-2026 08:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 11 people, making it one of the country's deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country, authorities said early Friday.
  
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• 12 die in wildfire in Spain amid soaring temperatures

  10-07-2026 08:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — A wildfire killed 12 people in Almeria in southern Spain as soaring temperatures gripped much of the country, Spanish authorities said Friday.
  
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• Accused southern Ontario drug dealer back in Sudbury court next week

  10-07-2026 08:15 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A southern Ontario man charged in a drug bust in Sudbury last year is scheduled to resolve his case next week.The case against Noah McDermott was delayed because the Sudbury Crown attorney’s office did not receive information about charges he was facing in Toronto.The idea was to combine the charges in Sudbury and Toronto for a global resolution to be handled in a Sudbury court.As a result, McDermott, 26, will now return to court in Sudbury on July 14 for a plea.He is facing 10 drug and f
  
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• Chelmsford driver avoids impaired driving conviction

  10-07-2026 07:47 via thesudburystar.com
  
  When Greater Sudbury Police stopped a Chelmsford driver in Azilda almost two years ago, they laid two charges against her, one of which was impaired driving.In Sudbury court, Audrey Haggie pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving.“I always say consuming alcohol and driving a vehicle puts the public at risk,” Ontario Court Justice Julie Lefebvre told Audrey Haggie. “When you first got your driver’s licence, there is no drinking and, hopefully, it becomes a
  
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• The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France

  10-07-2026 07:05 via sudbury.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — After almost 1,000 years, theBayeux Tapestryisback on English soil .
  
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• Sudbury police locate missing man deceased in Worthington area

  10-07-2026 04:17 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The search for a man missing in Sudbury has ended sadly.Greater Sudbury Police announced Thursday afternoon that they had found the body of a 31-year-old man, whom officers identified only as Keith. It is the policy of Greater Sudbury Police not to release the names of people who go missing.Members of the police service’s Search and Rescue Team located Keith in the High Falls Road area.“Our deepest condolences are extended to his family and friends during this difficult time. We ask
  
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• Incident on Paris Street bridge ends ‘successfully,’ police in Sudbury say

  10-07-2026 03:56 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Greater Sudbury Police officers on Thursday evening were able to help ‘a person in crisis’ on the Paris Street bridge.The police service said on social media around 7:45 that it had closed both lanes of traffic on the bridge between John and Van Horne streets.Officers also asked drivers to seek alternate routes.At 8:23 p.m., police posted that “the incident was successfully resolved and all lanes of traffic are open.”Officers also thanked “the public for their coop
  
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• Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations

  10-07-2026 03:20 via sudbury.com
  
  RICHMOND — Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British Columbia fishing charter operation whose other vessel sank last month, leaving one person dead and six others missing and presumed drowned.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Transport Canada orders detention of boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking

  10-07-2026 03:20 via sudbury.com
  
  RICHMOND — Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British Columbia fishing charter operation whose other vessel sank last month, leaving one person dead and six missing and presumed drowned.
  
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• B.C. government approves higher Mount Polley tailings dam, 12 years after disaster

  10-07-2026 03:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VICTORIA — Ministers in British Columbia have approved plans to increase the height of the tailings storage facility at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine, the site of a catastrophic dam collapse more than a decade ago.
  
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• Sudbury set for weekend of Ontario Premier League soccer action

  10-07-2026 02:00 via sudbury.com
  
  The women’s team will launch a weekend of soccer at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and the men’s team will play a few hours later at 7 p.m., with both teams facing Scrosoppi Football Club (Milton) teams
  
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• Local businesspeople round out Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce leadership

  10-07-2026 00:00 via sudbury.com
  
  The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce announced its 2026-27 board of directors during a recent ceremony
  
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• B.C. First Nation challenges dredging plan to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver

  09-07-2026 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a legal challenge against a plan by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to dredge Burrard Inlet to make room for oil tankers with larger loads to operate.
  
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• 8 men indicted in planned drone and sniper attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show

  09-07-2026 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June.
  
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• Toronto bus driver hurt in 'violent assault', suspect arrested on the scene

  09-07-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police say a suspect has been charged with assault with a weapon after a city bus driver was attacked.
  Police say they were called to Wilson Station Wednesday evening for a report that a driver was being assaulted.
  
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