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• US eases restriction on Iran's World Cup team, allowing travel 2 days before next match

  23-06-2026 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  The U.S. is easing its restrictions onIran's World Cup team,allowing the squad to travel into the country two days before its next match, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
  
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• Wiikwemkoong woman facing more drug charges after police stop

  24-06-2026 07:48 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A woman already in trouble is facing more drug charges following a traffic stop on Wikwemikong Way in Wiikwemkoong .Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service said in a release that officers stopped the accused on June 18 because her driver’s licence was allegedly suspended.The subsequent police investigation led to the seizure of drugs and cash.As a result, officers arrested Stephanie Trudeau, 52, of Wiikwemkoong. Police seized about $8,300 worth of crack cocaine and cocaine, along with more than
  
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• UN nuclear agency boss signals that inspectors will visit Iran's nuclear sites

  24-06-2026 07:35 via sudbury.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency on Wednesday signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the United States and Iran to reach an end to the war.
  
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• Travel restrictions loosened for killer paroled in Sudbury

  24-06-2026 07:09 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A double murderer residing in Sudbury will now be permitted to visit communities that were previously off-limits, but only in exceptional circumstances.George Lovie, 67, was banned upon release from entering Hamilton — where the crimes occurred in 1991 — and other parts of southwestern Ontario, as well as Muskoka and Haliburton, to protect family members of his victims.The offender will now be allowed within the restricted zone on rare occasions such as “a family member experi
  
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• Sudburians stand up for diversity amid recent spate of hate messaging

  24-06-2026 05:51 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Close to 50 people representing the many faces of Sudbury came out on short notice Tuesday to push back against intolerance and hate.The gathering was held in response to a series of recent actions by far-right group Second Sons that have included the Crosses for Change site being hijacked and the wall of an old parking garage getting spray-painted with an anti-immigration slogan and an image of Adolph Hitler.The white-supremacist propaganda has since been removed or painted over, but those pre
  
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• Buoyed by huge fan base at Toronto 'home game,' Croatia ends Panama's World Cup bid

  24-06-2026 04:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A sea of red-and-white checkered jerseys filled Toronto Stadium on Tuesday as Croatia fans turned out in full force to see their team end Panama's World Cup hopes with a 1-0 victory.
  
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• Former US Rep. Ben McAdams wins Democratic primary for redrawn US House district in Utah

  24-06-2026 04:35 via sudbury.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ben McAdams, a former Utah congressman who has sought to shed his reputation as a moderate, won the Democratic primary Tuesday in aredrawn U.S. House districtthat Democrats are strongly favored to win this fall.
  
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• Ben McAdams defeats progressives in Utah Democratic primary as he seeks a return to US House

  24-06-2026 04:35 via sudbury.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ben McAdams, a former Utah congressman who has sought to shed his reputation as a moderate, won the Democratic primary Tuesday in aredrawn U.S. House districtthat Democrats are strongly favored to win this fall.
  
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• A Kennedy scion runs in a crowded, pricey New York City congressional primary

  24-06-2026 04:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Associated Press (AP) — A closely watched Democratic primary race pitted Kennedy scion and political novice Jack Schlossberg against a roster of other hopefuls — including two state lawmakers and a prominent ex-Republican — for an open congressional
  
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• A Kennedy scion loses in a crowded, pricey New York City congressional primary

  24-06-2026 04:35 via sudbury.com
  
  New York (AP) — The Kennedy dynasty won't be returning to Congress next year.
  
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• Maryland state Del. Adrian Boafo wins Democratic primary in race to succeed Rep. Steny Hoyer

  24-06-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Maryland Democrats chose state Del. Adrian Boafo on Tuesday to advance to November's general election in the race to succeed his retiring former boss,U.S. Rep.
  
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• Maryland Democrats make Adrian Boafo their choice to replace his former boss, Rep. Steny Hoyer

  24-06-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Maryland Democrats chose state Del. Adrian Boafo on Tuesday to advance to November's general election in the race to succeed his retiring former boss,U.S. Rep.
  
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• Mamdani slate sweeps Democratic primaries in New York, ousts 2 incumbents from Congress

  24-06-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) —Darializa Avila Chevalier, a community organizer backed by New York City’s mayor, has defeated five-term U.S. Rep Adriano Espaillat in a Democratic primary for his congressional seat.
  
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• Mamdani allies win at least 2 Democratic primaries in New York as they confront establishment

  24-06-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — At least two allies of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated establishment-backed Democrats in Tuesday’s congressional primary elections, dealing the democratic socialist leader of America’s largest city a significant victory in his
  
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• In New York primaries, Mamdani-backed progressives send message to establishment

  24-06-2026 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — At least two allies of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated establishment-backed Democrats in Tuesday’s New York primary elections, dealing the democratic socialist leader of America’s largest city a significant victory in his bid t
  
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• Ottawa to peg first national interest projects in territories: sources

  24-06-2026 02:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Ottawa is expected to announce Wednesday that it will begin the process of designating two key Arctic infrastructure projects as being in the national interest, say government sources.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Ottawa to peg first national interest projects in territories

  24-06-2026 02:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Government sources say Ottawa is expected to announce Wednesday that it will begin the process of designating two key Arctic infrastructure projects as being in the national interest.
  
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• Alan Wilson wins South Carolina Republican governor runoff after Trump hedges his bet on race

  24-06-2026 01:35 via sudbury.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson won arunoff electionon Tuesday, swiftly routing the candidate initially endorsed by PresidentDonald Trumpto be the Republican nominee for governor. Wilson defeated Lt. Gov.
  
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• Alan Wilson wins GOP primary runoff for South Carolina governor

  24-06-2026 01:35 via sudbury.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has won a runoff election, defeating the Republican whom President Donald Trump had initially picked to become the state’s gubernatorial nominee. Wilson won Tuesday over Lt. Gov.
  
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• World Cup tourists find Toronto is more than a match day attraction

  24-06-2026 00:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Halfway through Toronto's World Cup hosting journey, visitors from around the world say the city has offered them much more than soccer.
  
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• CRISAFI, Rosa

  24-06-2026 00:32 via sudbury.com
  
  With heavy hearts and countless memories, we announce the passing of Maria Rosa “Rosina” Crisafi on June 22, 2026
  
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• Plan to buy B.C. condos might be more about stabilizing sector than housing: expert

  24-06-2026 00:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VICTORIA — A government plan to buy empty condominiums and turn them into affordable housing in British Columbia might be more about stabilizing the financial sector than housing, an urban planning expert says.
  
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• B.C. condo conversion plan might be more about financial sector than housing: expert

  24-06-2026 00:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VICTORIA — An urban planning expert says a plan to convert empty condominiums into affordable housing in British Columbia might be more about stabilizing the financial sector than housing.
  Some have criticized the federal and B.C.
  
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• Sudbury’s revitalized Memorial Park touted as a welcoming space for all

  23-06-2026 23:53 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Greener, cleaner and brighter, the newly vitalized and re-opened Memorial Park in downtown Sudbury will be a more welcoming and safer space for residents and visitors in the weeks, months and years to come, city officials said on Tuesday.Greater Sudbury mayor Paul Lefebvre, CAO Shari Lichterman and general manager of planning and growth Kris Longston joined councillors and parks staff to host the public for a grand re-opening celebration in the park at 188 Brady St., complete with music, games
  
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• Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., which triggered evacuations is declared held

  23-06-2026 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  LYTTON — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the Saw Creek blaze that triggered evacuations in and around the community of Lytton is now being held.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Wildfire threatening Lytton, B.C., is declared held

  23-06-2026 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  LYTTON — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the Saw Creek fire that triggered evacuations in the community of Lytton is now being held.More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Minister says 'something' happened to trigger order to surrender citizenship docs

  23-06-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she told her department to investigate when she became aware that "something" had happened to trigger a wave of citizenship document recalls.
  
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• Anand announces $35M to boost Caribbean security, tackle Haiti's gang crisis

  23-06-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced $35 million in new funding Tuesday for projects aimed at shoring up security and curbing violence in the Caribbean.
  
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• A submarine economic boom is just around corner. So are the challenges.

  23-06-2026 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — As Ottawa inches closer to deciding who will supply the navy's next fleet of submarines, both the benefits and challenges involved in replacing Canada's four rusting antiques are coming to the surface.
  
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• ‘Jewel it's meant to be’: Greater Sudbury unveils revitalized Memorial Park

  23-06-2026 22:09 via sudbury.com
  
  Downtown park with more than 100-year history was an encampment site during COVID, and ‘got pretty neglected,’ says Downtown BIA leader; city spent the fall and the spring (and $150K from taxpayers) working on the park in an effort to bring public back to the downtown core
  
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