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• Protests that led to TMU students' arrests 'symptoms' of campus polarization: review

  14-08-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — An external review of two protests that led to the arrests of Toronto Metropolitan University students last year says the incidents were “symptoms of a deteriorating campus climate” after the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
  
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• Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died in flooding across the state

  15-08-2026 22:05 via sudbury.com
  
  Indiana authorities say at least five people have died in flooding across the state this week, as first responders worked to rescue more people Saturday from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Indianapolis.
  
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• Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain, winds

  15-08-2026 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island.
  
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• Photos: Up Here festival returns to downtown Sudbury for 12th edition

  15-08-2026 20:45 via sudbury.com
  
  Up Here Urban Music and Arts Festival is back in downtown Sudbury for its 12th edition, bringing a weekend of live music, visual art and public installations to the city core
  
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• Democrats' 2028 presidential calendar gives Black and Latino voters and union members an early say

  15-08-2026 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under anelection-year calendarapproved Saturda
  
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• Small airplane missing in Kawartha Lakes area after failing to return: police

  15-08-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  KAWARTHA LAKES — Provincial police are asking for the public's help finding a missing airplane.The OPP says the small aircraft is believed to have travelled into the Kawartha Lakes area, home to a chain of lakes in Ontario's cottage country.
  
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• Pilot, 73, missing in Ontario after flying in home-built aircraft: police

  15-08-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  KAWARTHA LAKES — Police are asking for the public's help finding a missing 73-year-old pilot who took off in a home-built aircraft and failed to return.The Durham Regional Police Service says the pilot departed from the Oshawa Airport at 8:30 a.m.
  
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• SHRIGLEY, Ron

  15-08-2026 19:58 via sudbury.com
  
  In Loving Memory of Ronald “Ron” John Shrigley 88 Years who passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at the Maison McCulloch Hospice.
  
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• Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge

  15-08-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MAPLE RIDGE — Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries.
  
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• Judge approves $31.5M settlement in sexual assault case against Quebec archdiocese

  15-08-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec law firm says a provincial Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement for sexual assault claimants in a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec City archdiocese.
  
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• Leduc officially withdraws from mayoral race, seeks re-election in Ward 11

  15-08-2026 19:00 via sudbury.com
  
  The Ward 11 incumbent now faces off against registered opponents Daniel Larocque, Shawn Ouimet and Mike Bleskie
  
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• 'Most incredible experience': Athletes compete at Special Olympics in Alberta

  15-08-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MEDICINE HAT — Tanner Svenson says winning gold in bocce at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games has capped off a life-changing week in southeast Alberta.
  
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• Lives change as athletes compete at Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Alberta

  15-08-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MEDICINE HAT — Tanner Svenson says winning gold in bocce at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games has capped off a life-changing week in southern Alberta.
  
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• Extendicare Countryside in Sudbury says it is taking steps to address concerns

  15-08-2026 18:15 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Extendicare Countryside says it is adding staff, beefing up management and opening lines of communication with residents and their families to improve care at the nursing home.In response to concerns, the Ministry of Long-Term Care notified Extendicare Countryside that it must pause new admissions effective Aug 7.However, in an email statement, Countryside said that “we have an action plan in place and are working in partnership with the Ministry to address concerns.” Completed item
  
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• Lively’s Mikkola Road to remain closed for the rest of 2026, city says

  15-08-2026 17:46 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Mikkola Road in Lively is closed and will remain so until City of Greater Sudbury staff determines the best way to fix it.The city said it continues to work closely with its geotechnical consultant to assess the slope failure on Mikkola to determine the safest and most cost-effective long-term solution.“Based on the consultant’s findings, the roadway remains unsafe for vehicle traffic because the slope is unstable and there is a risk of further movement. For this reason, the road cl
  
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• Construction on Montreal port expansion underway as ‘nation-building’ effort ramps up

  15-08-2026 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — The Port of Montreal expansion project has officially set sail along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, with construction now underway for a new wharf.
  
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• Follow Bill back to an abandoned cemetery and an old friend

  15-08-2026 17:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Back Roads Bill's return to an abandoned cemetery near Shikwamkwa Lake brought back the memories of Romeo Bouchard, a longtime railroader who grew up in the ghost town of Dalton Mills
  
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• Former city staffer Mike Bleskie running in Sudbury’s Ward 11

  15-08-2026 16:55 via sudbury.com
  
  A former City of Greater Sudbury communications and engagement employee, Mike Bleskie is seeking the Ward 11 council seat in 2026 and says the ward needs a more active voice at city hall
  
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• Hope Air marks anniversary helping families in Sudbury - Watch video

  15-08-2026 16:12 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Hope Air families and supporters marked Hope Air’s 40th anniversary at Northern Aviation Services at the Greater Sudbury Airport on Aug. 14. The Give Hope Wings Expedition was also recognized at the event. The fundraiser is a multi-aircraft flying expedition in which Hope Air pilots have raised more than $400,000 by flying from Halifax with various stops along the way to the final destination of Greater Sudbury.“It couldn’t be more fitting that we celebrate our 40th anniversary
  
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• Multiple shooters and people shot at Virginia State University

  15-08-2026 14:35 via sudbury.com
  
  ETTRICK, Va. (AP) — A shooting involving multiple suspects and multiple people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. None of their injuries appeared to be life-threatening, the university said.
  
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• Multiple shooters and 5 people shot at Virginia State University

  15-08-2026 14:35 via sudbury.com
  
  A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday.
  
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• First Nations, Norwegian family unite to honour adventurer’s life and legacy

  15-08-2026 14:20 via sudbury.com
  
  WINNIPEG — Gry Skjottelvik arrived in Canada last month with a mission.
  
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• Iowa senator says Trump's new tariffs should be a wake-up call for Canada

  15-08-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  DES MOINES — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to hit an array of Canadian goods with new tariffs should serve as a "wake-up call to Canada to make some changes.
  
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• “Her daughter never came home”: The hours before the death of Melina Frattolin

  15-08-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — On a nice day in July 2025, a man and his daughter were nearing the end of their trip to the United States, with the girl set to return home to Montreal that night. She never made it back.
  
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• Canada needs tax reform — relieving small business pain might be the first step

  15-08-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — One of Prime Minister Mark Carney's point people on the government's budget consultations says Ottawa plans to tackle long-awaited tax code reform "one bite at a time" and changes for small businesses are high on the priority list.
  
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• Away from the jury’s ears, now-convicted murderer Frattolin said he wanted to testify

  15-08-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Before he was found guilty of the murder of his nine-year-old daughter, Luciano Frattolin did not testify in his defence. But with the jury out of the room, he said he wanted to.On Aug.
  
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• Afghan advocates urge action for women as Taliban marks five years since takeover

  15-08-2026 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Five years after the Taliban capture of Kabul, advocates are urging Canadians not to ignore the oppression of women in Afghanistan.
  
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• 'We don't even have a phone': Aging B.C. wildfire evacuees faced unique challenges

  15-08-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home in Summerland, B.C., last week when she was woken up by neighbours ringing her doorbell.
  
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• Residents warned to prepare for changes when returning home after a wildfire

  15-08-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  More wildfire evacuees in British Columbia are being allowed to return home Saturday morning, as emergency officials downgrade evacuation orders to alerts around the community of Clinton.The changeover begins at 8:00 a.m.
  
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• Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak through the eyes of Canadian aid workers

  15-08-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Little pink coffins are sold on the roadside in Bunia, a northeastern city in the Congo, prepared for children who will die of Ebola.
  
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