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• SIMMS, John Britton

  21-12-2025 19:46 via sudbury.com
  
  Passed away suddenly on December 19th, 2025, at the age of 63 years. Born December 26, 1961, John was a lifelong lover of music, particularly rock and roll and the blues.
  
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• Ontario man accused of assaulting someone for ice fishing too close, police say

  15-01-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  SELWYN TOWNSHIP — Ontario Provincial Police say a 72-year-old man has been charged with assault after he allegedly attacked someone for ice fishing too close to him.
  
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• Third year of Par Ici Le Talent coming to Place des Arts January 30 and 31

  15-01-2026 19:47 via sudbury.com
  
  Community theatre collaboration fosters links between newcomers and host community
  
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• Ontario proposes to pause rule that lets cities require affordable housing units

  15-01-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to temporarily ban three major cities from requiring a certain percentage of affordable units in new buildings near transit stations, citing a downturn in the housing market.
  
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• Fact File: Maduro's capture reignites election conspiracy involving ex-Canadian firm

  15-01-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  The Jan. 3 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife during a brazen military raid by the United States stunned the world and left Venezuelans in Canadafeelingmixed emotions.The broader implications of the raid ordered by U.
  
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• Drinking driver fined $2,500 for striking pedestrian in Sudbury

  15-01-2026 18:41 via thesudburystar.com
  For striking a pedestrian while driving drunk, Christopher Szerepi has been fined $2,500. He will also not be driving for 18 months. “You are a first-time offender, but the charge is most concerning,” Ontario Court Justice Jenny Restoule-Mallozzi said. “You made the decision to get behind the wheel. Whether the sun was a factor is irrelevant. You made the decision to consume alcohol and drive. It resulted in someone getting hurt. This is a scenario that plays out every time whe
  
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• Mother says son was 'savagely bitten' at Toronto-area group home amid staff strike

  15-01-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The mother of a man living in a Toronto-area group home at the centre of a bitter labour dispute says she is seeking accountability after he was "savagely bitten" on the neck by another resident.
  
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• Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project

  15-01-2026 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.
  
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• JACKSON, Peter

  15-01-2026 17:57 via sudbury.com
  
  (1955 – 2026) It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Peter Jackson announces his passing on January 8, 2026, at the age of 70 years. Loving husband of Linda Jackson (née Guillemette).
  
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• What's with the colour-coded weather alerts? Here's what you need to know

  15-01-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A snowstorm has reintroduced southern Ontario to some severe winter weather Thursday, as well as a relatively new warning system from Environment Canada.
  
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• Federal privacy commissioner looking into sexualized deepfakes on X platform

  15-01-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner will investigate the proliferation of sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and shared on X.
  
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• WALL, Margaret

  15-01-2026 17:34 via sudbury.com
  
  (1943 – 2025) Margaret Bianca Jean Wall passed away peacefully with her beloved caregivers by her side, Sunday December 28, 2025, at the age of 82 years.
  
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• Greater Sudbury MPs respond to Liberals’ seemingly shifting ideology

  15-01-2026 17:23 via sudbury.com
  
  Conservative MP Jim Bélanger said the Liberals have become more centrist, while Liberal MP Viviane Lapointe rejects left versus right ‘political congesture,’ says Liberals are ‘meeting the moment’
  
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• Canadian citizen has died in Iran as anti-government protests continue: Anand

  15-01-2026 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a Canadian citizen has died in Iran as anti-government protests continue across the country.
  
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• North sees 117% increase in homelessness since 2021

  15-01-2026 17:11 via sudbury.com
  
  Compiled by organizations representing municipal services across the province, a new report states that while Northern Ontario has just 5% of Ontario’s population, the region accounts for a full 10% of the total number of people who are homeless in the province
  
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• Sudbury post-sec schools emphasize close relationship as they sign MOU

  15-01-2026 17:07 via sudbury.com
  
  ‘If we can attract students to Sudbury, we all win’: Presidents of Laurentian, Cambrian, Boréal and NOSM take part in Chamber panel
  
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• Breaking news: Sudbury woman gets 4.5 years for stabbing in 2024

  15-01-2026 17:06 via thesudburystar.com
  A Sudbury woman has received the equivalent of a 4.5-year jail sentence for stabbing another woman at a Chelmsford apartment in 2024. Once credits are factored in, Jessie Brave has 894 days left to serve in jail. Brave, 34, has been in custody since her arrest on Nov. 22, 2024. She received credit on Thursday for the time she has already been in jail, plus a so-called Duncan credit for the poor conditions at Sudbury Jail. Brave stabbed Josee Rouleau, a neighbour in their Chelmsford apartment bui
  
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• Bélanger wants Liberals to scrap gun buyback

  15-01-2026 16:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudbury East – Manitoulin – Nickel Belt Conservative MP Jim Bélanger argues that illegal fireworks are the problem, not guns owned by law-abiding Canadians
  
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• TAYLOR, Dan

  15-01-2026 16:48 via sudbury.com
  
  Peacefully and surrounded by the love of his family, Dan Taylor, born May 30, 1952, passed away on Tuesday January 13, 2026, at the age of 73 years.
  
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• BROSSEAU, Donald

  15-01-2026 16:41 via sudbury.com
  
  (1954 – 2026) With heartfelt sadness the family of Donald Brosseau announces his passing in Sudbury, Saturday January 10, 2026, at the age of 72 years. Son of the late Harris Brosseau and the late Lucienne Brosseau.
  
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• DE LAMORANDIERE, Faye

  15-01-2026 16:37 via sudbury.com
  
  Faye de Lamorandiere passed away peacefully with family by her side on Wednesday, January 7 th , 2026. Faye was born on April 06, 1947, in Killarney, Ontario, the beloved daughter of the late Agnes and Joseph de Lamorandiere.
  
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• National home sales fell nearly 2% in 2025 but growth expected this year: CREA

  15-01-2026 16:20 via sudbury.com
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association expects national home sales to grow 5.1 per cent in 2026, marking a rebound from last year's tariff-induced slowdown in the market.
  
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• Travelling Five down Jackals in convincing fashion

  15-01-2026 16:09 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudbury wins in Lake Erie by 124-103 score
  
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• US seizes in Caribbean Sea another sanctioned oil tanker it says has ties to Venezuela

  15-01-2026 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, coming as part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
  
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• Court ruling jeopardizes freedom for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

  15-01-2026 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  A federal appeals panel on Thursdayreversed a lower court decisionthat released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimatelydeporting th
  
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• Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

  15-01-2026 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  A federal appeals panel on Thursdayreversed a lower court decisionthat released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimatelydeporting th
  
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• Police seek public's help locating missing Sudbury man

  15-01-2026 15:49 via sudbury.com
  
  There is concern for his well-being
  
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• 'End of an era': Cokemaking shutting down for good at Algoma Steel

  15-01-2026 15:14 via sudbury.com
  
  When coke ovens near Pittsburgh closed in 2016, there were large, immediate drops in emergency department visits
  
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• What Americans think about Trump's first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling

  15-01-2026 13:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s second term has been eventful. You wouldn’t know it from his approval numbers.An AP-NORC pollfrom January found that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump’s performance as president.
  
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• Schools closed, commuters facing delays as snow blankets southern Ontario and Quebec

  15-01-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Schools were closed and commuters faced severe delays on Thursday morning as heavy snow continued to hammer much of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec, blocking streets and forcing cars into ditches.
  
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