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• Third event in year-long armwrestling series set for July 25

  22-07-2026 15:58 via sudbury.com
  
  Greater Sudbury hosts the Canadian qualifier for the 2027 World Armwrestling Championships, and a series of monthly competitions will be held in the Nickel City over the next year ‘to build momentum, develop local athletes and engage the community’
  
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• Toronto Police Association, slain officer's family call for parole system reform

  29-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The family of a Toronto constable who was shot dead more than three decades ago and the police union are calling for reforms to Canada's parole system after experiencing what they call "serious" issues ahead of the killer's hearing.
  
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• In the news today: Gordie Howe bridge deal debate, WestJet strike, Lost ring returned

  29-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … House committee meeting today to debate Gordie Howe bridge deal
  A House of Commons committee is holding a special meeting today about the Gordie Howe Inter
  
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• House committee meeting today to debate Gordie Howe bridge deal

  29-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is holding a special meeting today on the Gordie Howe International Bridge as the Liberal government continues to face questions about its revenue-sharing agreement with the U.S.
  
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• Canadian National Exhibition says it received 50k applications ahead of job fair

  29-07-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Young people still looking for summer work are expected to flock to a Toronto convention centre today for a shot at a job at Canada's largest agricultural fair.
  
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• Heat wave threatens to intensify France’s mega-fire near Bordeaux

  29-07-2026 10:05 via sudbury.com
  
  LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — A wildfire covering an area four times the size of Paris remained uncontained in southwest France on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 C (104 F), threatening to erase firefighters’ overnight gains.
  
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• France battles wildfire four times the size of Paris as 40 C heat threatens new surge

  29-07-2026 10:05 via sudbury.com
  
  LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — Firefighters in southwest France battled an uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 C (104 F), threatening to turn a calm night into only a brief reprieve
  
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• A heat wave threatens to reignite France’s mega-fire near Bordeaux

  29-07-2026 10:05 via sudbury.com
  
  LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — Fire crews battled a mega-fire four times the size of Paris in southwest France while facing tinderbox temperatures forecast to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.
  
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• Sudbury man had more than 2,000 child sexual abuse and exploitation images

  29-07-2026 09:00 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A former Toronto man who now lives in Sudbury and was found with a huge cache of child pornography material has pleaded guilty to four of his 12 charges. Among the images in Brian Fryd’s collection were deepfake nude images of two girls that he knew. Some of the images depicted girls as young as three. Fryd, now 49, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice at the Sudbury Courthouse this week to accessing child pornography, possession of child pornography, making child pornography, a
  
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• Sudbury Wolves legend suffers setback in cancer battle

  29-07-2026 08:44 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Former Sudbury Wolves and NHL star Ron Duguay was hospitalized after being found unconscious at his home last week, according to reports by the Reuters news agency and USA Today.“On Friday, ​he fainted at home, was unconscious, injured a few parts of ‌his face, and knocked out a few teeth in the fall … this time, it wasn’t from hockey,” his daughter Shay Thomas shared via Instagram this week. “He was taken by ambulance to the hospital.”Thomas R
  
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• Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes against militias in Iraq

  29-07-2026 07:35 via sudbury.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Jordan's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, the country's military said, hours after the U.S.
  
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• Sudbury police officer ‘made the ultimate sacrifice’ 26 years ago

  29-07-2026 07:17 via thesudburystar.com
  
  It’s been 26 years since a Sudbury police officer was run over and killed by a teen driver attempting to get away from officers chasing him.Sgt. Rick McDonald “made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty 26 years ago while protecting the community he proudly served. We will never forget,” Greater Sudbury Police said on social media.Jeremy Trodd was 16 when he stole a van and fatally struck McDonald – who was placing a spike belt at the time – during a police ch
  
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• Police recover Elliot Lake man’s body from Spruce Beach

  29-07-2026 07:04 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit has recovered the body of an Elliot Lake man who went missing in the waters east of Spruce Beach in Elliot Lake.Brian McLean, 68, was located at roughly 5:15 p.m. on July 27, police said in a release.On July 26, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police and the Elliot Lake Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a swimmer in distress at Spruce Beach in the City of Elliot Lake.The swimmer was last seen after going underwater while swimming t
  
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• Former Harper cabinet minister Chris Alexander to run for mayor of Toronto

  29-07-2026 06:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Former Conservative cabinet minister and ambassador to Afghanistan Chris Alexander is set to enter the race to become Toronto's next mayor.A campaign spokesman says Alexander will officially register his campaign Wednesday morning.
  
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• Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13

  29-07-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead aftera powerful quakeshook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.
  
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• Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan

  29-07-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday aftera powerful earthquakethat killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan.
  
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• Death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake

  29-07-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  YAME, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead aftera powerful quakeshook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.
  
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• Cambrian students win 1st at ‘hackathon’ for SudburyConnect app

  29-07-2026 03:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Platform connects Sudbury newcomers to a wide range of community services
  
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• OPL 3 Women's Cyclones wrap up season with road victory

  29-07-2026 02:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Men’s OLP 1 team continues its season, taking on Vaughan FC on Sunday
  
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• Senate confirms Jay Clayton as nation's intelligence director

  29-07-2026 01:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald Trump sought todelay his nomination .Clayton, the U.S.
  
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• Salsa on St. Clair festival loses key sponsor after deadly shooting

  29-07-2026 00:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A popular Latin street festival in Toronto has lost a key sponsor not long after a deadly shooting.
  
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• Calls related to property crime and mental health up: Sudbury police

  29-07-2026 00:21 via thesudburystar.com
  
  While calls for service have decreased overall, the Greater Sudbury Police Service said Tuesday calls related to mental illness have spiked in the last year.The police service published an update this week on its efforts to promote community safety and well-being. It said calls “related to mental health and well-being have increased by 16 per cent, while requests for ambulance assistance have increased by 31 per cent. These increases highlight the growing demand for crisis intervention an
  
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• CONTIN, Pearl

  29-07-2026 00:15 via sudbury.com
  
  Passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at Health Sciences North in Sudbury at the age of 81, surrounded by her loving family
  
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• Fore! Francophone women take to the links for charity

  29-07-2026 00:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Annual golf tournament raises funds for a variety of causes
  
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• B.C. mother sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for death of 18-month-old

  28-07-2026 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 44-year-old woman has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for the death of her of her 18-month-old child.
  
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• Edmonton sees wettest summer on record with endless rain, flooding and mosquitoes

  28-07-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta's capital city has broken the record for its wettest summer on record days before the start of August, bringing with it flooding, show cancellations and relentless mosquitoes.
  
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• Canadian accused of espionage in Belgium to remain in detention: prosecutor's office

  28-07-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A Canadian facing espionage charges in Belgium will remain in custody for the time being.Following a closed-door hearing Tuesday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said the suspect would continue to be held in pretrial detention.
  
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• Sudbury’s KMAC back from World Hapkido Championships with 36 medals

  28-07-2026 23:00 via sudbury.com
  
  The 10-member delegation travelled to Busan, Korea last month to test their mettle against the world’s best and came back with an impressive showing
  
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• Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School

  28-07-2026 22:05 via sudbury.com
  
  A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in ashooting at Apalachee High Schoolin Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  
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• Teen gets life in prison without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School

  28-07-2026 22:05 via sudbury.com
  
  A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in ashooting at Apalachee High Schoolin Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  
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