Greater Sudbury news

• Northern Ont. motorcyclist dies while fundraising for charity

  14-07-2026 15:49 via sudbury.com
  
  The mayor of Shuniah has reached out to offer condolences to everyone impacted by Saturday's fatal motorcycle collision.
  
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• Wildfires prompt air quality warning for region

  14-07-2026 20:28 via sudbury.com
  
  Environment Canada urges people to limit time spent outdoors
  
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• Sentencing for man whose driving while high on mushrooms prompted 50 calls to 911

  14-07-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  NELSON — A man whose dangerous driving while high on mushrooms prompted about 50 calls to 911 before he rammed an off-duty police officer's vehicle has been sentenced in British Columbia.
  
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• Ottawa to create facility for military drone research in Quebec

  14-07-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MIRABEL — The federal government is creating a research facility to advance Canada’s military capabilities with drones.National Defence Minister David McGuinty was in Mirabel, Que., home to a major aerospace hub, to make the announcement.
  
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• Kylian Mbappé in for France in World Cup semifinals against Spain after 'slight' ankle injury

  14-07-2026 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé is in France's starting lineup for Tuesday'sWorld Cupsemifinal match against Spain after thestriker exited in the 77th minuteof the team's quarterfinal win over Morocco.
  
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• ZAMMIT, Carmel

  14-07-2026 19:58 via sudbury.com
  
  Charlie passed away peacefully at the Maison McCulloch Hospice July 10th, 2026. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife Susan
  
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• Hours of lifeguard supervision at Sudbury beaches being extended during heat warning

  14-07-2026 19:58 via sudbury.com
  
  PHSD asks that people check on neighbours and loved ones at risk during the heat wave
  
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• Vancouver police praise teen victim's family after Kane Carter murder sentencing

  14-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver police are lauding family members, investigators and prosecutors who "did not give up" in finding justice for teenager Alfred Wong, who was killed by a stray bullet in 2018.
  
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• People with cardiovascular conditions at risk in heat: Heart and Stroke Foundation

  14-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The Heart and Stroke Foundation says the heat wave hitting Central Canada can be especially dangerous for people with cardiovascular conditions.
  
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• Conditions favourable for severe thunderstorms with quarter-sized hail

  14-07-2026 19:22 via sudbury.com
  
  But forest fire smoke aloft may limit the development of thunderstorms, said Environment Canada
  
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• Crown seeking 10-year sentence for boy who killed elderly woman in Pickering, Ont.

  14-07-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  The Crown is seeking a 10-year sentence for a 15-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in an unprovoked attack on an elderly woman in Pickering, Ont., last year.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm threat expected this afternoon and evening

  14-07-2026 19:13 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms across the Sudbury area this afternoon and evening, with the potential for damaging winds and large hail.Forecasters warn storms could produce wind gusts of up to 90 km/h and quarter-sized hail. While rapidly developing thunderstorms are possible, officials note that forest fire smoke in the upper atmosphere may limit storm development.The storms could lead to utility outages and other weather-related
  
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• Sudbury con artist agrees to pay victims $13,700 in grandparent scam

  14-07-2026 19:04 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury man charged in a grandparent scam last year has resolved his charges.In the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury, Benjamin Alexander, 43, pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.Alexander received a one-year conditional sentence and a two-year probation order that included the condition that he pay restitution of $13,700 to the victims in the case.He must also provide a DNA sample.According to a Greater Sudbury Police news release, officers were
  
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• Greater Sudbury under heat alert as humidex climbs into the mid-40s 

  14-07-2026 18:45 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Greater Sudbury is under a Heat Alert as a prolonged stretch of extreme temperatures and high humidity continues across the region. Under the City of Greater Sudbury’s Hot Weather Response Plan, a Heat Alert is issued when humidex values are expected to reach 40 or higher for at least two consecutive days. Environment Canada says the current heat event will bring daytime highs of 30 degrees C to 37 degrees C, overnight lows of 20 to 25, and humidex values ranging from 38 to 45.Tuesday is
  
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• BOIVIN, Gerald “Jerry”

  14-07-2026 18:29 via sudbury.com
  
  In loving memory of Gerald “Jerry” Boivin 69 years. Passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side at the Maison McCulloch Hospice on Sunday, July 12 th , 2026.
  
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• Stan Cho, tourism minister and Toronto MPP, to repay $16K in city hotel expenses

  14-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — An Ontario cabinet minister who represents a north Toronto riding is promising to reimburse more than $16,000 in Toronto hotel expenses.
  
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• Hamilton is on the verge of a data centre moratorium vote. Others are taking notice.

  14-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Danielle Sheahan, a Hamilton psychotherapist, helps her clients find hope. She didn't expect to find her own during a meeting of a little-known city committee.
  
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• Federal researchers using driftwood to study and track seabird deaths off N.S. coast

  14-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  HALIFAX — Federal researchers want to know where dead seabirds off the coast of Nova Scotia are most likely to wash up, and they’re using a low-tech solution to find out: driftwood.
  
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• B.C. issues water warning amid drought conditions and record-low stream flows

  14-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  BOSTON BAR — The government in British Columbia says forecasts predict elevated drought conditions across much of the province this summer and is asking people to conserve water.
  
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• B.C. crews fight to prevent Brunswick wildfire from moving east toward Merritt

  14-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  BOSTON BAR — Wildland firefighters in British Columbia are planning to conduct "heavy helicopter bucketing" today to prevent an out-of-control blaze near Boston Bar from moving east toward Merritt across an area inaccessible to groundcrews.
  
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• Sudbury school board, union at odds over enrolment projections

  14-07-2026 18:18 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sudbury Catholic District School Board says it expects enrolment to decline rather than increase, as union leaders suggest.The board made the comment in a statement responding to criticism issued on Monday by CUPE 5569 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions. The unions are unhappy that the board is cutting two speech pathologists and two library technician positions while also reducing two designated early childhood educators from permanent full-time positions to casual positions.The bo
  
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• MAYHEW, Jeannine

  14-07-2026 18:18 via sudbury.com
  
  Jeannine Mayhew (née Paquette) It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the peaceful passing of Jeannine Mayhew (née Paquette) on July 8, 2026, at the age of 84 years.
  
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• Celebration of Life: RIDDELL, Brian

  14-07-2026 18:14 via sudbury.com
  
  Brian Ross Riddell (October 16, 1960-December 23, 2025) The celebration of his life will be held at 2677 Rockwood Drive, Sudbury on Saturday July 25th, 2026 from 1pm until 4pm. Cremation services provided by Simple Wishes of the North, Sudbury and
  
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• Pursuit: 5-Pin bowlers strike competition to become national champs

  14-07-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Northern Ont. team bounces Alberta 6-2 in the final
  
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• UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in ‘targeted attack’

  14-07-2026 17:35 via sudbury.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Counterterror police investigating the killing of the former British politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe said Tuesday that she was the victim of a “targeted attack.
  
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• US-Russian crew blast off for 8-month stint on the International Space Station

  14-07-2026 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off successfully Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station.
  
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• Highway 69 four-laning remains a 'priority' with no end date: MPP

  14-07-2026 16:49 via sudbury.com
  
  The four-laning of Highway 69 has been a Progressive Conservative pledge since the 2018 election, but there’s no defined timeline for the province to follow through
  
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• Porter Airlines pulling out of Sudbury ‘deeply disappointing’: Mayor

  14-07-2026 16:43 via sudbury.com
  
  In a social media post, Mayor Paul Lefebvre lamented the airline’s decision to pull out of the Greater Sudbury Airport
  
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• DENMARK, Doris

  14-07-2026 16:35 via sudbury.com
  
  With deep sadness and loving hearts, the family announces the peaceful passing of Doris “Dot” Denmark (nee Convery), 96 years, on Thursday, July 9 th , 2026 at Pioneer Manor, Sudbury.
  
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• Carney replaces New York envoy Tom Clark with oil exec, appoints ex-MP to Los Angeles

  14-07-2026 16:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Ottawa is replacing former broadcast journalist Tom Clark as consul general to New York City.The Trudeau government appointed the former CTV and Global journalist to the post in 2023.
  
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