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• Uncertainty clouds the forecast on whether wildfire smoke will affect the World Cup final

  17-07-2026 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mikel Merino can smell and see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires that are making for hazy conditions across large parts of the U.S.
  
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• Ford promises unlimited support as wildfires rage across Northern Ontario

  17-07-2026 22:21 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Premier Doug Ford has vowed to spare no expense in response to wildfires devastating Northern Ontario and blanketing much of the province and parts of the U.S. in smoke.During an unrelated media event in Windsor on Thursday, Ford said more than 150 crews had been deployed to protect northern communities.“We will spend whatever it takes to support getting them the resources they need to keep people safe,” Ford said. “We’d never underfund our firefighters. Never, never eve
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Trump threatens increased tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke

  17-07-2026 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening to increase tariffs to Canada due to smoke from wildfires in Ontario blanketing parts of the United States.
  
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• Mistrial declared in Frank Stronach's sexual assault conviction: defence lawyer

  17-07-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A lawyer for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach says a judge has declared a mistrial on his sexual assault conviction in a surprise ruling ahead of his scheduled September sentencing hearing.
  
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• B.C. nurses: Mediated talks 'productive' but 'too early to know' if deal is possible

  17-07-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  PRINCE GEORGE — The union representing 60,000 nurses in British Columbia says four days of mediated talks with the employers have been "productive" but it's "too early to know" if a deal can be reached.
  
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• The magic of microbes: Sudbury scientists reimagining mine waste

  17-07-2026 21:43 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Nadia Mykytczuk believes in the magic of microbes.Mykytczuk, CEO and president of MIRARCO , is using bacteria to break down tailings to extract valuable minerals while mitigating environmental degradation.The process is called bio-leaching . Simply put, it uses naturally occurring bacteria “to help us break down rocks; so the same way a smelter works, and uses heat to break down rocks to extract metals,” Mykytczuk said this week during an open house tour of the year-old MIRARCO labs
  
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• Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham

  17-07-2026 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Poilievre demands more details about Gordie Howe bridge deal

  17-07-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding more information from Prime Minister Mark Carney about the deal made with the Trump administration to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
  
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• Cancer society applauds certification of class-action against e-cigarette maker JUUL

  17-07-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — The Canadian Cancer Society says the certification of a national class-action lawsuit against the makers of JUUL e-cigarettes is an important step in holding companies accountable for alleged misleading marketing of vaping products.
  
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• OWEN, Jean Elizabeth

  17-07-2026 20:32 via sudbury.com
  
  Jean Elizabeth Owen (née Ferris)With broken hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mom, Jean Elizabeth Owen, on July 3, 2026, at the age of 71, surrounded by love. Jean’s heart was always open.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Convoy organizer Pat King guilty of intimidation, Appeal Court rules

  17-07-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King is guilty of intimidation and has ordered a new sentencing hearing after finding the trial judge made errors in law during King's criminal trial.More coming.
  
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• Convoy organizer Pat King guilty of intimidation, Appeal Court rules

  17-07-2026 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King is guilty of intimidation and has ordered a new sentencing hearing.
  
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• GASCON, Rheal

  17-07-2026 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  The Gascon family regretfully announces the unforeseen passing of Rheal A. Gascon at the age of 65
  
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• Mexican foreign minister says trilateral trade talks will happen when 'appropriate'

  17-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Roberto Velasco Alvarez says his government will engage in trilateral talks with the U.S. and Canada on the continental trade pact when "it's appropriate.
  
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• Eby to push for U.S.-style anti-racketeering laws at premiers' meetings

  17-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby says he'll be pushing for federal U.S.-style anti-racketeering laws to target a spate of extortion and other organized crime when premiers meet next week.Eby says a recent U.S.
  
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• Eby says he'll tell Carney no deal with U.S. is better than a bad one

  17-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  B.C. Premier David Eby says he'll be telling Prime Minister Mark Carney that no trade deal with the U.S.
  
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• JAMIESON, Harley Edmund

  17-07-2026 19:42 via sudbury.com
  
  February 16, 1957 - June 22, 2026 It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of Harley Edmond Jamieson at the age of 69. Harley was born and raised in Massey, Ontario to parents Joanie (nee Goltz)(Morris Kutschke) and Art Jamieson. Both
  
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• Sudburians with spring flood damage eligible for provincial fund

  17-07-2026 19:13 via sudbury.com
  
  Applications open for Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians program until Nov. 16
  
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• Sudburians with flood damage this spring eligible for provincial fund

  17-07-2026 19:13 via sudbury.com
  
  Applications open for Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians program until Nov. 16
  
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• Fire-ravaged First Nations community accuses Ottawa of denying it federal aid

  17-07-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A lawyer representing a small Ontario First Nations community that was burned to the ground by a raging wildfire says it's being deprived of necessary help because the federal government doesn't recognize it as a First Nation.
  
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• Sudbury driver couldn't believe he failed roadside screening test

  17-07-2026 18:41 via thesudburystar.com
  
  After telling a police officer at a spot check that he had not been drinking but then failing a breath test that detected alcohol, a Sudbury man exclaimed: “I can’t believe I blew a fail with two beers.”As a result, the officer charged Lance Delongchamp with impaired driving and having open liquor in his vehicle.In the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury, Delongchamp, 46, pleaded guilty to blowing over 80. In exchange, the Crown dropped the impaired driving and open liquor cha
  
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• Restricted fire area extended into the northeast region

  17-07-2026 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  The Ministry of Natural Resources hopes it will reduce the number of human-caused wildland fires
  
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• A 7.3 earthquake hits Mexico-Guatemala border with no immediate damage reported

  17-07-2026 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  TAPACHULA, México (AP) — A strong earthquake struck the southernMexicanPacific coast on Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador.
  
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• Ottawa commits $1.4 million to help community groups fight human trafficking

  17-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  HALIFAX — The federal government is funding six organizations across the country in an effort to combat human trafficking and support survivors.
  Minister of Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez was in Halifax on Friday to announce $1.
  
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• Government investigating CN's actions rail crew caught in wildfire

  17-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Federal authorities say they are looking into whether Canadian National Railway Co. broke the law after a crew had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in flames in northwestern Ontario.
  
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• Government investigating CN's actions after rail crew caught in wildfire

  17-07-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Federal authorities say they are looking into whether Canadian National Railway Co. broke the law after a crew had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in flames in northwestern Ontario.
  
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• ‘Untenable to operate’: Greater Sudbury Cubs exit NOJHL

  17-07-2026 17:55 via sudbury.com
  
  Burgess family declines interview on why successful team is leaving league, but an email forwarded by the club said it’s related to an exodus of players to Southern Ont. leagues for more exposure, among other factors
  
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• Saab says pilot training will take place in Canada if Ottawa buys Gripen jets

  17-07-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Saab says it will work with Canadian company CAE on a domestic training, flight simulation and support program if Ottawa decides to buy its Gripen jets.
  
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• Federal justice minister orders new trial for Quebec man convicted of four murders

  17-07-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has ordered a new trial for a Quebec man convicted of four murders in the 1990s.
  
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• Israeli strike on funeral kills 7 and wounds 22 in Gaza, local hospital says

  17-07-2026 17:35 via sudbury.com
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Gaza Strip on Friday killed at least seven people and wounded another 22, according to a local hospital. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
  
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