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• Rideshare competition expands as Uber arrives in Greater Sudbury

  24-08-2026 20:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Uber has entered the Greater Sudbury marketplace, with the U.S.-headquartered company joining other options already available in the Nickel City
  
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• Yachtsman arrested in Canada following child sexual exploitation charge in Hawaii

  25-08-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  U.S. authorities say a dual Canadian-American yachtsman who sails around the world has been arrested in Canada following his indictment in Hawaii for the alleged sexual exploitation of a child.A statement from the U.S.
  
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• BREZENSKI, Ken

  25-08-2026 21:44 via sudbury.com
  
  In loving memory of Ken Brezenski 71 years. Passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026, surrounded by family overlooking the lake at the Maison McCulloch Hospice
  
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• Police charge two people after a rash of thefts in the Capreol area

  25-08-2026 21:40 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Always lock your vehicle’s doors. If you have anything valuable inside, take it with you or, at the very least, hide from plan view.That’s the message Greater Sudbury Police are issuing after officers arrested two people who rifled through vehicles in Capreol on Aug. 24, making off with credit cards, wallets and other valuable items.“This investigation highlights the importance of securing vehicles and removing valuables from sight,” police said in a release. “(The
  
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• Multiple early-morning thefts from vehicles in Capreol net pair of suspects 47 charges

  25-08-2026 21:27 via sudbury.com
  
  The theft from vehicles took place between 2-5 a.m. on Aug. 24
  
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• SMITH, Lew

  25-08-2026 20:53 via sudbury.com
  
  The Smith family wishes to announce the passing of a much-loved husband and father, Lew Gary Smith on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 at Extendicare Countryside
  
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• Hwy. 69 work to break ground next year with no set completion date

  25-08-2026 20:48 via sudbury.com
  
  Paving the way for construction, the province secures a key rail relocation agreement and divides the final 68 kilometres into six sections, four of which will see ground broken next year
  
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• Laurentian researchers unlock history at Manitoulin’s Sheguiandah archaeological site

  25-08-2026 20:45 via thesudburystar.com
  
  One of Northern Ontario’s most significant historical landmarks, the Sheguiandah archaeological site on Manitoulin Island continues to connect past and present through a unique collaboration between a Laurentian professor emeritus and a current student.Sheguiandah was once the centre of international debate after excavations in the 1950s suggested artifacts could date back 25,000 years. In the 1990s, a collaborative project spearheaded by local First Nations leadership and researchers bro
  
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• Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army

  25-08-2026 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Tuesday announced the official dissolution of the group, which once controlled a de facto autonomous zone in Syria’s northeast.
  
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• Ottawa spending $50M to build three B.C. salmon hatcheries

  25-08-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  PRINCE GEORGE — The federal government has announced more than $50 million in contracts for the construction of three separate hatcheries in British Columbia aimed at salmon conservation.
  
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• E-scooter hospitalizations up by 40%, many with head and brain injuries: data

  25-08-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says hospitalizations for both children and adults riding e-scooters rose by almost 40 per cent in the past year.
  
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• Celebration of Life: WEILER, Bill

  25-08-2026 20:09 via sudbury.com
  
  Some people leave behind possessions. Others leave behind stories, traditions, laughter, and a love so deeply rooted that it continues to grow long after they are gone
  
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• Lockerby Legion flies newly-designed Canadian Military Veterans Unity flag

  25-08-2026 20:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Raised at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 564 on Aug. 24, the flag is only the second one flying in Ontario; the first is outside Barrie Legion 147, home to the designer, veteran Kent Smerdon
  
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• Carney stresses 'Team Canada' trade approach in calls with Opposition leaders

  25-08-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney stressed the importance of a "united Team Canada approach" in phone calls with other party leaders today about the state of trade talks with the United States.
  
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• Canada is retaliating with tariffs on specific U.S. goods. Here's what it covers.

  25-08-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The trade war between Canada and the United States entered a new chapter on Tuesday, with the Canadian government's announcement of retaliatory tariff measures.
  
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• Atikameksheng Anishnawbek celebrates Chi-Zhiingwaak Business Park grand opening

  25-08-2026 19:50 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Atikameksheng Anishnawbek celebrated the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Chi-Zhiingwaak Business Park on Monday, marking the realization of a vision more than two decades in the making.Chi-Zhiingwaak, located within Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and strategically positioned near Highway 55 and the Highway 17 bypass, has been a long-standing economic development priority since the First Nation designated the lands for business park development in 2001. The project has been identifi
  
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• Sudbury police catch Mississauga drug dealer with $50K in coke, loaded gun

  25-08-2026 19:40 via sudbury.com
  
  Man was arrested as he entered Sudbury on Aug. 23, followed by a police search of a downtown residence
  
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• Sudbury police police find $50,000 in cocaine, loaded gun during drug bust

  25-08-2026 19:36 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A southern Ontario man is accused of drug trafficking after Greater Sudbury Police Drug Enforcement Unit detectives concluded a drug trafficking investigation on Aug. 23.As a result, the detectives, with assistance from the police service’s Emergency Response Unit and Community Response Unit, arrested a man from Mississauga as he entered Greater Sudbury.Investigators subsequently executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a downtown home associated with the accused,
  
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• Suspect arrested in 2022 Toronto plaza parking lot murder

  25-08-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been arrested and charged in a 2022 murder after investigators released more surveillance footage of the suspect.
  
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• QuickQuotes: Reaction to Canada's retaliation against Trump tariffs

  25-08-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is hiking tariffs to 50 per cent on some American products after the U.S. did the same on billions of dollars worth of Canadian exports on Saturday.
  
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• Quick quotes: Reaction to Canada's retaliation against Trump tariffs

  25-08-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is hiking tariffs to 50 per cent on some American products after the U.S. did the same on billions of dollars worth of Canadian exports on Saturday.
  
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• Fact File: Online users claim to have detailed list of last-minute U.S. trade demands

  25-08-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  After trade talks between Canada and the United States broke down Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Americans had made unfair, last-minute changes to the proposed terms.
  
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• M'Chigeeng cyclist didn’t have proper lighting. They did have cocaine

  25-08-2026 19:16 via thesudburystar.com
  
  One person is facing a drug charge after police stopped a cyclist in M’Chigeeng First Nation.On Aug. 12, at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers with the Manitoulin Detachment of OPP were patrolling the Riverside Drive and Mnaawnkwad Drive area of M’Chigeeng First Nation when they saw a cyclist travelling on the roadway.The cyclist did not have the required lighting equipment, police said in a release.The officer stopped the cyclist. As a result of further investigation, police seized
  
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• Alan Frew of Glass Tiger says his best songs started with ‘la la las’

  25-08-2026 19:00 via sudbury.com
  
  In an interview with Sudbury.com ahead of Canadian band’s Nickel City show on Aug. 26, Alan Frew spoke of the work behind writing a hit song such as the classic ‘Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)’
  
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• Sudbury judge takes it easy on impaired driver who struck parked trucks

  25-08-2026 18:53 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sara Snider could have picked up a six-month house arrest sentence and lost her driver’s licence for 18 months for a drunk driving crash in Hanmer last fall.Snider had lost control of her vehicle, climbed a curb, and struck two vehicles in a parking lot.Instead, she was issued a $3,000 fine, lost her licence for one year, and put on a one-year probation order.“The Crown’s request for a conditional sentence imposement is too long,” Ontario Court Justice Julie Lefebvre tol
  
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• One hurt in single-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in Sudbury

  25-08-2026 18:25 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Sudbury.On Aug. 24, at approximately 2:20 p.m., Sudbury OPP officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17, west of the divided highway.The driver was transported to a local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, police said in a release.The highway was closed in both directions while officers investigated the collision and to remove the vehicle.The OPP is a
  
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• ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term

  25-08-2026 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementarrested nearly 50,000 people during July , the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures.
  
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• Pursuit: Macdonald-Cartier has another volleyball prodigy in Miguel Gauthier

  25-08-2026 17:56 via sudbury.com
  
  Entering Grade 11 at Sudbury high school next month, Gauthier recently played with Canadian team in Guatamala City
  
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• TTC cooling tower source of legionnaires' disease outbreak in Toronto: public health

  25-08-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Public health officials in Toronto say they have identified a Toronto Transit Commission cooling tower as the source of a recent outbreak of legionnaires' disease.
  
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• Province announces it will start four-laning final section of Hwy. 69 in 2027

  25-08-2026 17:23 via sudbury.com
  
  Transportation minister offers no timeline on project’s completion
  
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