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• PC party’s spending on law firms soared in 2025

  19-06-2026 23:44 via sudbury.com
  
  It reached a level comparable to when Doug Ford’s PCs were being scrutinized over the Greenbelt
  
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• Statistics Canada to release consumer price index for May this morning

  22-06-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will release its latest reading for May inflation today.High oil and gasoline prices are expected to push inflation higher for the month.
  
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• Philippines works to build closer defence ties to Canada as it squares off with China

  22-06-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Philippines is forging closer defence ties with Canada as both countries attempt to limit Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea and confront concerns about supply chains and disinformation.
  
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• Municipal election could be turning point for non-profits fighting gentrification

  22-06-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A handful of Toronto community groups buying properties across the city in an effort to keep rents low say the upcoming municipal election could determine whether they're able to secure thousands more units in the years to come as the ongoi
  
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• Montreal police chief to meet city officials behind closed doors over racism concerns

  22-06-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal's police chief will meet with city officials behind closed doors over racism allegations involving officers in the city's Montréal-Nord borough.
  
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• In the news today: Automaker talks, Canada radar deal, FIFA and workplace morale

  22-06-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Ford, autoworkers' union to meet today to kick off contract talks
  The union representing nearly 19,000 Canadian autoworkers is kicking off contract talks t
  
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• Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say

  22-06-2026 09:35 via sudbury.com
  
  BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said in a statement late Sunday.
  
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• Two suspects in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

  22-06-2026 07:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two people opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three students and wounding another five, police officials said.
  
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• 2 young suspects in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

  22-06-2026 07:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two young students opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said. The suspects, aged 14 and 15, were armed with one pistol each.
  
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• 2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

  22-06-2026 07:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two students armed with hand guns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said. The suspects, aged 14 and 15, were arrested.
  
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• Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia's election as his rival challenges vote

  22-06-2026 06:05 via sudbury.com
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling party’s progressive candidate.
  
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• Explosion as Qatar restarts gas export terminal hurts 54 and leaves 18 missing

  22-06-2026 04:05 via sudbury.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion tore through Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial area late Sunday, hurting at least 54 people and leaving 18 others missing. Ras Laffan is home to Qatar’s main export terminal for its natural gas sales.
  
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• Canada, Australia formalize deal for Arctic over-the-horizon radar system

  22-06-2026 03:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from BAE Systems Australia.
  
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• From Sudbury to the spotlight: Laurentian researcher rethinks housing

  22-06-2026 03:45 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Calling it ‘a major national achievement,’ Laurentian University is celebrating a Sudbury researcher whose work aims to reshape modern design and construction.The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture has honoured Steven Beites, the director of the Institute for Northern Housing Innovation , which is based at Laurentian.The award recognizes his paper, Technology, Ecology and the Housing Crisis, which explores how advanced technologies, robotics, and sustainable bio-based
  
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• Trump-backed de la Espriella holds razor-thin lead in Colombia's election as rival challenges vote

  22-06-2026 02:35 via sudbury.com
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella held a razor-thin lead inColombia’s presidential electionwith nearly all the votes counted Sunday, in a runoff vote marked by people’s fears of arenewed internal conflict.
  
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• Wyndham Clark avoids record collapse, holds on to win U.S. Open

  22-06-2026 01:05 via sudbury.com
  
  SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — On the edge of the greatest collapse in U.S.
  
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• TOPPARI, Albert

  22-06-2026 00:48 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Albert Leo William Toppari on Friday, June 19th, 2026, at Health Sciences North
  
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• 'Fun police have struck:' Alberta premier criticizes new Calgary Stampede noise bylaw

  21-06-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says "the fun police have struck" Calgary after the city announced it's turning down the sound dial for the Calgary Stampede because music at last year's event left windows shaking and items falling off shelve
  
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• Sudbury woman kept driving despite three licence suspensions

  21-06-2026 21:25 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury woman who was under three driver’s licence suspensions when she was found driving in 2025 has been fined $1,000.Krystal Samarin, 40, entered the plea in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury.Justice Pierre Bradley, accepting a joint sentencing submission, issued the fine and a six-month licence suspension.The court heard through an agreed statement of facts that about 5:40 p.m. Feb. 18 last year, Greater Sudbury Police received a call about a Ford sedan being driven by a possi
  
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• R.L. Beattie students take learning outdoors to restore Sudbury bog

  21-06-2026 21:12 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Grade 6 students from R.L. Beattie Public School took their learning outdoors to participate in a bog restoration project within their school community.“Students applied their learning in a real-world setting while contributing to the local environment,” science teacher Emilia Corsi, who is the EcoSchools Lead at R.L. Beattie Public School, said in a release.Students studied the biodiversity of a nearby ecosystem and learned about the critical role bogs play in storing carbon and su
  
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• All the sights of the Indigenous Peoples Day powwow in Bell Park

  21-06-2026 20:54 via sudbury.com
  
  In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, a powwow in Bell Park hosted by N'Swakamok Indigenous Friendship Centre drew hundreds of Sudburians
  
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• NOSM University honours excellence in health sciences education

  21-06-2026 20:22 via thesudburystar.com
  
  As part of its commitment to strengthening the future health workforce across Northern Ontario, NOSM University has celebrated the outstanding contributions of health sciences educators.At the Health Sciences Preceptor Awards, held in Sudbury this month, 17 registered dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists were recognized for their excellence in educating the next generation of health sciences professionals.Five of the educators are
  
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• COURCHESNE, Lina

  21-06-2026 20:13 via sudbury.com
  
  Lina Courchesne, 68, of Sudbury Ontario, passed away on June 20, 2026. Loving wife of 48 years to Ernie and mother to Amanda (Matt), Felix, Richard (Cassandra) and John (Victoria).
  
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• Police officer shot at during Mississauga investigation, suspect in custody

  21-06-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  A man is in custody after allegedly firing a gun at a police officer in Mississauga on Sunday morning.
  
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• AI safety advocates say bill a good 'first step' on regulation, but more needed

  21-06-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  A pair of artificial intelligence safety advocates say the federal government’s new chatbot legislation is a good first step.
  
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• Erica Raymond leaving the Sudbury Catholic District School Board

  21-06-2026 18:31 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Erica Raymond is going home.Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Raymond will take on a similar role with the Northeastern Catholic District School Board based in Timmins starting Aug. 21.“Throughout her time with our board, Erica has led with professionalism, compassion, and a genuine passion for Catholic education,” Morris Hucal, CEO and chief education officer for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board, said in a release.“She has b
  
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• Stop LifeLabs from ‘bleeding’ money out of health system, group says

  21-06-2026 18:13 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Ontario Health Coalition has penned a letter to Sylvia Jones, Ontario’s minister of health, asking her to intervene in LifeLabs’s decision to close its Sudbury lab and reduce services in Kenora.“We are writing to ask that you stop LifeLabs/Quest from sending Ontario patients’ laboratory specimens to Quest’s reference laboratories in the United States, and restore our public hospital outpatient laboratories,” wrote Ross Sutherland, chair of the board, and
  
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• Sudbury’s health unit recommits to providing service in French, board says

  21-06-2026 17:06 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Being able to provide service in French remains a critical part of delivering good health care to Public Health Sudbury and Districts patients, the agency’s board of health says.“Access to French language services is an essential part of equitable public health,” board chair Mark Signoretti said in a release. “We enthusiastically fulfil our responsibility to deliver programs in ways that welcome and meet Francophone communities with complete respect for their diversity.&
  
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• Heavy rain causes flooding and power outages across Montreal area

  21-06-2026 16:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTRÉAL — Flooding in Montreal's West Island and on the South Shore caused road closures and power outages after heavy rain swept through southern Quebec over the weekend.
  
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• Annual Workers’ Memorial Day continues the fight for worker safety

  21-06-2026 15:47 via sudbury.com
  
  Miners, retirees and loved ones gather at Richard Lake for annual Mine Mill Local 598 memorial event to remember the 1984 Falconbridge Mine Tragedy
  
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