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• Northern municipality calls for action on inadequate highway rest stops

  26-06-2026 14:05 via sudbury.com
  
  ‘Many stretches of Highways 11 and 17 lack sufficient rest areas, washrooms, facilities, [and] truck parking,’ McGarry Township noted in a recent council motion
  
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• From practical beginnings to icon status, Toronto's CN Tower marks 50th anniversary

  26-06-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The CN Tower marked its 50th anniversary on Friday, inviting locals and visitors to commemorate the landmark that has defined Toronto's skyline for half a century.
  
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• 18-year-old arrested one month after body found in Kanesatake septic tank

  26-06-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  A man was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with a homicide in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake that occurred in May.
  
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• SULYOK, Rita

  26-06-2026 22:48 via sudbury.com
  
  Rita Sulyok (Brosseau)February 22, 1935 – June 04, 2026 It is with great sadness that we announce Rita’s passing on June 4, 2026, in Sudbury, Ontario, at the age of 91.
  
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• Celebration of Life: McDOUGALL, Bryan

  26-06-2026 22:31 via sudbury.com
  
  Family, friends and colleagues are invited to celebrate the life of Bryan McDougall on Thursday, July 9, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Quattro Hotel Conference Centre, 229 Great Northern Road in Sault Ste. Marie, ON
  
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• TONI, Youssef

  26-06-2026 22:25 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with great sadness that the family announces his passing at St-Joseph’s Villa, on June 24, 2026 at the age of 97 years. Beloved husband to late Doreen Toni (née Warbrick).
  
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• Hundreds of parents unfairly denied COVID-19 payments, acting ombudsman says

  26-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A new report by Ontario’s acting ombudsman says hundreds of parents were unfairly denied payments during the COVID-19 pandemic because the province gave the money to someone else.
  
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• A brief history of 24 Sussex, the former — and future — home of prime ministers

  26-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has announced a plan to restore the official residence of the prime minister at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa through a national design competition and fundraising campaign.
  
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• Texas board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

  26-06-2026 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas education board on Friday approveda required reading listfor more than 5 million public school students that includesBible passages , widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms.
  
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• StubHub World Cup ticket complaints under investigation in B.C.

  26-06-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia's attorney general says Consumer Protection BC is investigating complaints about ticket reseller StubHub from people who say they didn't receive their World Cup tickets.
  
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• Situation in Venezuela after earthquakes 'horrific': Anand

  26-06-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the situation in Venezuela following two catastrophic earthquakes is "horrific" and Canada will look to expand its humanitarian support for the region.
  
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• Ex-husband guilty of murdering Tatjana Stefanski in B.C.

  26-06-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  The ex-husband of Tatjana Stefanski has been found guilty of her 2024 murder, in a killing that left a rural British Columbia village in a state of fear when he was initially arrested then released on conditions.
  
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• Canada has no plans to open embassies in Iran or Venezuela, Anand says

  26-06-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada has no current plans to open embassies in Iran or Venezuela.
  
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• Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says

  26-06-2026 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio along with Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors announced a framework agreement Friday that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant
  
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• ZACHARIE, Miles

  26-06-2026 20:27 via sudbury.com
  
  In loving memory of Miles Blair Zacharie, 46 years old, who passed away on Friday June 12th, 2026, in Sudbury
  
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• Senior leaders of Edmonton-based infantry battalion reinstated after investigation

  26-06-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — The Department of National Defence has reinstated two leaders of a respected Edmonton battalion days after announcing they had been removed pending an investigation.A Defence Department spokesperson says Lt.-Col.
  
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• WRIGHT, Barry

  26-06-2026 19:16 via sudbury.com
  
  January 1936 – June 23, 2026 (90) It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Barry Wright on June 23rd, 2026, at the age of 90 with his loving family by his side. Barry was the beloved son of Jean and Aubrey Wright(predeceased).
  
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• Police verify whether Canada's second most-wanted fugitive has been arrested in Spain

  26-06-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they are in touch with Spanish authorities regarding one of Canada's most-wanted fugitives.
  
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• All Boivin, one of Canada's most-wanted fugitives, arrested in Spain

  26-06-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — All Boivin, one of Canada's most-wanted fugitives, has been arrested in Spain after more than three years on the lam, Quebec provincial police announced Friday.The 36-year-old from Saguenay, Que., had been sought since Feb.
  
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• Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in arson trial over deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

  26-06-2026 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deady 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict.
  
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• Police misconduct information must be disclosed in criminal case, Supreme Court says

  26-06-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says information about an Edmonton police detective's past misconduct must be disclosed in the criminal proceedings of a man he helped investigate.
  
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• Breaking the stigma: Sudbury police champion mental health at PTSD walk

  26-06-2026 17:50 via thesudburystar.com
  
  It is okay to not be okay – that’s the message as the Greater Sudbury Police prepare to hold its annual PTSD Awareness Walk on Saturday.“Taking care of our people is a responsibility we take seriously, and it remains at the core of who we are as an organization,” Police Chief Sara Cunningham said in a release. “We are committed to creating a workplace where our members feel supported, where mental health is prioritized, and where seeking help is met with understand
  
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• UCCI, Sheila

  26-06-2026 17:39 via sudbury.com
  
  So this girl died. But just like her husband, before she did that, she lived. Sheila Ucci passed away this Spring at the age of 67 years old and she spent all but five of those years together with her husband Louis. No joke.
  
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• POWER, Jacqueline

  26-06-2026 17:31 via sudbury.com
  
  Jacqueline Cecile Marie (Philion) Power passed forward to the light she often described seeing in her final months while in the arms of her ‘angel on earth,’ her spouse, of 57 years Kenneth Joseph Power.
  
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• ATV complaint in Wiikwemkoong safe leads to drugs, charges: Police

  26-06-2026 17:17 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A traffic complaint about an ATV led Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service to a stash of fentanyl, crack cocaine and cocaine, materials used in drug trafficking and charges against two people.In a release, the police services said officers got the complaint on June 21 around 5:50 p.m. and went to Wikwemikong Way to investigate.They found the ATV with a woman driving and a man as a passenger. Police discovered the driver was wanted on an outstanding warrant, so they arrested her. During the investig
  
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• Driver swerving, talking nonsense when stopped, police in Elliot Lake say

  26-06-2026 16:55 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A St. Catharines woman has been charged after police received calls about a driver all over the road on Highway 17 near the Highway 108 junction to Elliot Lake.When officers stopped the driver, she was allegedly incoherent and talking nonsense.The East Algoma OPP said officers received a traffic complaint on June 25 at roughly 10:30 a.m, “regarding a westbound small blue car all over the road, crossing the center line and nearly colliding with oncoming vehicles.“Police located and s
  
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• Hamilton women charged after parking lot argument turned into violent assault: police

  26-06-2026 16:50 via sudbury.com
  
  HAMILTON — Hamilton police say two women are facing charges after an argument over a parking spot escalated into a violent assault.Officers say the incident started as a verbal argument on the Hamilton Mountain between the victim and two women.
  
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• Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information

  26-06-2026 16:35 via sudbury.com
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Former Trump administration national security adviserJohn Boltonpleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow him to avoid a prison term.
  
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• Greater Sudbury Police hosts PTSD Awareness Walk on June 27

  26-06-2026 16:18 via sudbury.com
  
  Event raises funds for CMHA and Wounded Warriors Canada
  
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• Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza, replacing him with Andy Green

  26-06-2026 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets on Friday and replaced by Andy Green.
  
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