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• The Big Red Firetruck Pull returns to Sudbury on Sept. 15

  07-09-2026 19:23 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The challenge is on, and this year Sudbury is pulling together in an even bigger way.United Way Centraide North East Ontario’s second annual Big Red Firetruck Pull is set to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 15, bringing teams from across the community together for a fun-filled test of strength, teamwork and fundraising.Last year’s inaugural event was a resounding success, with 11 teams raising nearly $20,000 to support people and families across the region. This year, the event has alre
  
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• Elliot Lake man dies in ATV crash

  08-09-2026 21:19 via thesudburystar.com
  
  One person is dead as a result of an ATV rollover on Sept. 6 north of Elliot Lake.The East Algoma OPP said officers were called around 2:30 p.m. about an ATV collision on a gravel road in a remote location near Camp 8 Creek Road and Highway 546 north of Elliot Lake .“A collision occurred resulting in an ATV rollover,” police said in a release. “A 62-year-old male from Elliot Lake was pronounced deceased at the scene.”Police did not release the victim’s name.The OPP
  
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• Non-partisan Sudbury-based group supporting female municipal candidates - Take our poll

  08-09-2026 18:03 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sudbury-based PoliticsNOW has launched a free, private Campaign Hub to support women who have officially filed to run in Ontario’s 2026 municipal election.More than 33 women joined the Hub during its first two weeks, following an informal rollout through word of mouth, social media, and the PoliticsNOW newsletter.In Greater Sudbury, 16 women are running. Voters here elect a mayor and 12 city councillors.The Campaign Hub provides candidates with practical, on-demand support throughout the
  
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• Union says it will fight WSIB decision to cut jobs in Sudbury, across province

  08-09-2026 17:09 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The union that represents WSIB workers says the Ford government has failed to explain how closing 10 regional offices – including Sudbury’s – is necessary or how it plans to maintain services to injured workers once those cuts take place.The Ontario Compensation Employees Union also said it plans to fight the cuts.The union’s leaders and members used Labour Day to raise those questions and to attack the cuts and closures.“While we want today to be a celebration of
  
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• College Boreal appoints School of Health Sciences dean

  08-09-2026 16:32 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Collège Boréal has hired an experienced executive and educator to lead its efforts to strengthen and expand its French-language health programs.The Sudbury-based French-language college announced it has appointed Nicole Dubuc-Charbonneau as dean of the School of Health Sciences.In a release, Boreal said Dubuc-Charbonneau has nearly 20 years of post-secondary teaching and governance experience.“Taking on the role of Dean of the School of Health Sciences is a privilege and an
  
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• Gone too soon: Sudbury mourns Ordyn and Drake York, Max Kielek

  08-09-2026 15:50 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sudbury is grieving the deaths of three young men killed in two separate collisions just days apart.Ordyn and Drake York, who were 21 and 20, died Sept. 5 in a two-vehicle collision on Municipal Road 80, near the Hanmer Valley Shopping Mall.Max Kielek was badly injured in a crash on Highway 17 in Wahnapitae on Sept. 3 and later died. He was just 20.In both cases, family and friends are rallying around the young men’s immediate families.“There are no words that can truly express the
  
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• Accused came to Sudbury and allegedly stole more than $100,000

  07-09-2026 23:50 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A man accused of stealing more than $100,000 in jewelry, electronics and other items will return to Sudbury court on Tuesday in an attempt to resolve his charges.The case against Kedar Kemayou, 26, has faced delays, including on Friday, when prosecutors asked for time to contact victims to determine whether they wanted to submit victim impact statements to the court before sentencing.“This is a large-scale theft, in the order of $137,000,” assistant Crown attorney Catherine Hansuld
  
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• Five boys born at Health Sciences North on Aug. 18

  07-09-2026 20:05 via thesudburystar.com
  
  This installment of New Arrivals includes 10 baby boys and nine girls. Aug. 12 A girl, Hannah, 6 lbs 14 oz, born to Josh Wismer and April Gravel of Sudbury.A boy, Kayce Jody, 8 lbs 6 oz, born to Hayden and Jordan Waldenberger of Hanmer.Aug. 13 A girl, Brynn, 8 lbs 4 oz, born to Dan and Jen Biesiada of Sudbury.A girl, Mila-Mae Croteau, 8 lbs 2 oz, born to Delaney and Michel of Greater Sudbury.A girl, Emma, 7 lbs 6 oz, born to Courtney Mihaichuk and Chris Middleton of Sudbury.Aug. 14 A girl, Oliv
  
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• Algoma Steel fined $250,000 for Sudbury worker’s death in 2023

  07-09-2026 18:45 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Algoma Steel has pleaded guilty to one regulatory offence under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act for not having warning signs regarding unauthorized entry.The steelmaker was fined $250,000, including the applicable victim fine surcharge, in the death of a 21-year-old contract employee from Sudbury.Damien Bryant, a 21-year-old GFL Environmental Inc. worker, was killed at Algoma Steel while servicing the coke oven gas main. He was ultimately asphyxiated after entering the gas ma
  
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• Hunting violation on Manitoulin costs man $1,500, plus deer he shot

  07-09-2026 17:56 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A southern Ontario man has been fined $1,500 for failing to immediately invalidate his antlerless deer tag.Angelo Micone of Beeton pleaded guilty earlier this year in the Ontario Court of Justice at Gore Bay.Under Ontario law, hunters must immediately invalidate their antlerless deer tag after shooting one. Invalidating an antlerless deer tag means notching or marking the correct day, month, and time on the physical tag immediately after killing the deer, right at the kill site and before movin
  
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• Drinking Sudbury driver fights with other driver after crash

  07-09-2026 16:55 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury man involved in a two-vehicle collision last fall who then fought with the other driver has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving.Edward Beland, 56, entered the guilty plea in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury.He had been charged with impaired driving.Justice Pierre Bradley, accepting a joint sentencing submission, issued a $1,000 fine and 15-month probation order. The order includes the conditions that Beland complete the province’s Back on Track program
  
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• Young killer’s sentencing hearing in Sudbury opens on Feb. 1

  07-09-2026 16:37 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The sentencing hearing for a now 19-year-old Greater Toronto-area teen who shot and killed a man at a Sudbury bar and restaurant will open on Feb. 1 of next year.If more time is needed, the hearing will resume April 26.The teen was convicted on July 13 of murdering Joe Cabigon at the former Overtime Sports Bar & Grill on Notre Dame Avenue the night of April 21, 2023.The killer, who was 16 at the time, walked up to Cabigon in the bar and shot him in the back of the head.The teen didn’t
  
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• GoFundMe campaign started following devastating tragedy in Sudbury

  06-09-2026 22:03 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A crowdfunding campaign has been started to support the family who lost two sons killed in a two-vehicle collision in Hanmer on Saturday.“There are no words that can truly express the heartbreak of losing a child, let alone two children at once,” Angie Servant of Capreol said on the GoFundMe page, set up for the parents of Ordyn and Drake York. “Their family is facing an unimaginable amount of pain and grief as they try to navigate the days ahead.“We are creating this Go
  
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• What’s open and closed in Sudbury on Monday, Labour Day

  06-09-2026 18:30 via thesudburystar.com
  
  If you need some groceries before Labour Day, Sunday is the day to do it.Labour Day is an official statutory public holiday in Ontario. That means the big stores, banks and government offices will be closed on Monday.Under Ontario law, employees have the right to the day off with public holiday pay, or to premium pay if they have to work.The history of Labour Day Labour Day is one of nine statutory public holidays in Ontario. According to The Canadian Encyclopedia, Labour Day in Ontario and Can
  
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• Two die in crash near the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre

  06-09-2026 04:04 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Two people are dead, and a third person is in hospital following a two-vehicle collision on Municipal Road 80 near the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre.Greater Sudbury Police said officers were called just before 10 a.m. on Sept. 5 about the crash. Greater Sudbury Fire Services and the Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services also responded.“Preliminary investigation indicates that a blue sedan travelling eastbound on MR 80 collided with a black SUV that was turning left from the shopping centre p
  
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• The Greater Sudbury area has added 18,000 jobs in the past five years

  05-09-2026 21:51 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Greater Sudbury area continues to add jobs, according to the latest jobs report from Statistics Canada.Canada’s Labour Force Survey showed the region had 100,900 jobs in August, compared to 100,600 in July – an increase of 300 positions. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, dropped to 6.2 per cent last month, compared to 6.5 per cent in July.Greater Sudbury has enjoyed strong jobs growth this year. In July, for example, the region added 1,400 jobs. In June, the region added 500 pos
  
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• Manitoulin’s iconic Swing Bridge to honour fallen OPP officer

  05-09-2026 20:59 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Members of the OPP, family members, community leaders and partners gathered on Friday for a bridge dedication ceremony to Const. Marc Hovingh, who was killed six years ago in the line of duty.“Honouring the memory of Provincial Const. Hovingh with a bridge dedication is a powerful reminder of the courage, compassion and remarkable bravery that defined his service to the community,” OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said in a release.“This bridge is a symbol of his legacy, inspi
  
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• Carrefour Options+ offers adults a path to high school diploma in French

  05-09-2026 20:29 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Adults aged 21 and older who wish to earn their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) in French in Greater Sudbury can rely on the expertise of Carrefour Options+, a Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon school offering the continuing education program.Through a flexible learning model that differs from traditional secondary schools, Carrefour Options+, 504 St. Raphael St., offers a pathway tailored to the realities and needs of adult learners.Students enrolled at Carrefour Options+ can learn
  
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• Sudbury briefs: City services closed Monday; join the CFUW; traffic update

  05-09-2026 17:00 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Most city services to close on Labour Day The City of Greater Sudbury has released its 2026 Labour Day Weekend Holiday Municipal Service Schedule.Most municipal services will be closed to the public for the Labour Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 7. This includes Tom Davies Square, Greater Sudbury Public Library branches (including citizen service centres), municipal pools and fitness facilities, the Greater Sudbury Animal Shelter and landfill and waste transfer sites.However, the Recycling Centre w
  
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• Former CAS board in Sudbury says province ignored years of warnings

  05-09-2026 16:30 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Ontario’s Children, Community and Social Services Minister Michael Parsa may have been “ill-informed” when he appointed a supervisor to oversee the Children’s Aid Society of the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin, former members of the agency’s board of directors say.In a strongly worded statement, the former board defended its record and argued provincial officials were well aware of the financial and service pressures facing the agency, including challenges cari
  
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• CUPE tells Extendicare: ‘Make a real offer, or pick an arbitrator’

  04-09-2026 19:36 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Extendicare-York employees took to the streets on Thursday to push for a new contract.They are among 1,100 Extendicare workers at eight CUPE locals in Ontario who say they “have been kept waiting for a fair contract,” the union said in a release. “Where other workers would have been able to go on strike to force the employer back to the table, these workers are denied that right under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (HLDAA), forcing them into a long and drawn-out
  
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• Sudbury police, emergency personnel rescue woman from rooftop - Update

  04-09-2026 19:31 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Update: The story has been updated to add comments from the Greater Sudbury Police.. . . .Original storyAbout 20 emergency response personnel were on scene Thursday at the Top Glove Boxing Academy after a woman was noticed on the roof of the building.A woman had somehow climbed onto the roof and was acting erratically as a crowd gathered at street level, watching and waiting. A few cars were stuck in traffic for several minutes; however, there are many detours in that area of town.Between param
  
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• Sudbury police, emergency personnel rescue woman from rooftop

  04-09-2026 19:31 via thesudburystar.com
  
  About 20 emergency response personnel were on scene Thursday at the Top Glove Boxing Academy after a woman was noticed on the roof of the building.A woman had somehow climbed onto the roof and was acting erratically as a crowd gathered at street level, watching and waiting. A few cars were stuck in traffic for several minutes; however, there are many detours in that area of town.Between paramedics, police and the fire service, there were at least nine first response vehicles at the scene.It too
  
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• Workers facing pressure on multiple fronts, Sudbury labour leaders say

  04-09-2026 18:48 via thesudburystar.com
  
  As they gather on Monday – Labour Day – labour leaders say they will call for action to protect good jobs, defend collective bargaining, and ensure workers’ rights are not weakened during this period of economic uncertainty.“Sudbury was built on labour, and today we celebrate the workers who continue to build our community every day,” Jessica Montgomery, president of the Sudbury District Labour Day Council , said in a release. “Labour Day is more than a long
  
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• Boat tumbles from trailer, cruiser rammed in separate Sudbury driving cases

  04-09-2026 17:17 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Two drivers charged following strange driving incidents in Sudbury are scheduled to return to court in November.Corey Labelle, 37, will appear on Nov. 4 after making his first court appearance earlier this summer.Lasalle is facing charges of impaired driving, dangerous driving and hauling an insecure load.He was charged after a boat and motor came off a trailer on Paris Street about 7:45 p.m. on July 6.At the time, Greater Sudbury Police said officers had initially been notified of a possible i
  
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• Sudbury teen arrested in Brampton shooting

  04-09-2026 16:33 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A young Sudbury man and a teenage boy have been charged with attempted murder in a Brampton shooting last fall.Peel Regional Police say on Oct. 19, 2025, at around 10:40 p.m., officers were called to the Dawnridge Tr.-Clifton Ct. area, where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Police said he was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Cops said Lavontae Bowleg, 19, of Sudbury, and a boy from Oshawa who was 17 at the time of the shooting, were arrested last
  
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• One person dead in Manitoulin Island fire

  04-09-2026 16:29 via thesudburystar.com
  
  One person has died in an early morning fire on Manitoulin Island on Sept. 3.The Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP said officers were called to a structure fire on Hawk Road in the Township of Billings at 7:15 a.m. The Township of Billings and the Gore Bay fire departments and Emergency Medical Services also responded.Emergency personnel found one person inside the structure, who was deceased. The identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed.The Manitoulin OPP Crime Unit is continuing to
  
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• Motorcyclist dies in crash on Highway 17 in Wahnapitae

  04-09-2026 16:00 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A motorcyclist is dead following a crash on Highway 17 in Wahnapitae on Sept. 3.In a release, the OPP in Sudbury said officers were called around 7:20 p.m. “to a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle on Highway 17.“The motorcycle rider, a 20-year-old resident of Wahnapitae, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The individual later succumbed to their injuries.”Police did not release the name of the motorcyclist.The crash occurre
  
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• Sleeping and drunk Sudbury driver almost three times over the limit

  03-09-2026 23:23 via thesudburystar.com
  
  For being found asleep at the wheel of a vehicle while close to three times the legal limit for alcohol in his system, Cheyenne Migwans has been fined $2,000.He also lost his licence for one year.“It’s something I shouldn’t have done,” Migwans, 31, told Ontario Court Justice Pierre Bradley just before being sentenced for exceeding the legal blood alcohol limit of 80. “I want to get this figured out and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”“Mr. Migwa
  
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• Breaking: Emergency personnel respond to incident on Lorne Street - Update

  03-09-2026 22:49 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Update: Police have gotten the individual down from the roof and placed them in an SUV. The person resisted, so officers tied their wrists and ankles.. . . .Original storyGreater Sudbury Police, firefighters and paramedics are at the scene of an incident on Lorne Street this afternoon.Emergency personnel could be seen talking to someone on the roof of a building near the Top Glove Boxing Academy.Firefighters used a ladder on one of their trucks to reach the roof.The Star has reached out to Great
  
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