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• 'Valid' questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull

  18-11-2025 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time of the cull by the Canadian Food Inspection Agenc
  
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• Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach

  14-12-2025 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the
  
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• Whale sanctuary project in N.S. needs $15 million to open by end of summer

  14-12-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  HALIFAX — The Whale Sanctuary Project, a proposed underwater enclosure that would encompass roughly 40 hectares off of Nova Scotia's eastern shore, needs up to $15 million if it hopes to open by the end of summer 2026.
  
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• Santa visits NORAD during tracking training mission

  14-12-2025 23:00 via sudbury.com
  
  'The mission is similar to what we do every day'
  
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• Canadian politicians, community groups share support after Australia Hannukah attack

  14-12-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO —
  Canadian politicians and community groups are sharing messages of support after at least 16 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
  
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• Greater Sudbury has helped 11 of 12 homeless veterans find housing - Take our poll

  14-12-2025 21:25 via thesudburystar.com
  The Homelessness Network, which includes the City of Greater Sudbury, has helped nearly 92 per cent of homeless veterans find housing in the past year, a report to the community services committee shows. At this week’s meeting of the community and emergency services committee, staff will outline their work over the past year to help homeless veterans find housing. The veterans homelessness program was launched in June 2024 and will be funded by the federal government until March 31, 2028.
  
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• Canadian English supporters urge Carney to abandon federal shift to British spelling

  14-12-2025 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents.
  
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• Award winners announced for Sudbury’s 65th Santa Claus Parade

  14-12-2025 20:45 via sudbury.com
  
  Enchanting more than 20,000 of Sudbury’s kids-of-all-ages, the floats that entered the annual Sudbury Santa Claus Parade were recognized for their hard work on Dec. 10
  
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• Highway 1 out of Abbotsford reopened in both directions after flood-related closure

  14-12-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The B.C. government says Highway 1 out of Abbotsford has been reopened in both directions after being closed due to flooding.
  
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• Highway 1 out of Abbotsford reopened, flood evacuation orders may be lifted

  14-12-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford fire chief Erick Peterson says the city is hoping to lift remaining evacuation orders for more than 300 properties in the Sumas Prairie today, as floodwaters in the city recede.
  
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• Fate of OneBC party uncertain after MLA Dallas Brodie 'removed' as leader

  14-12-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OneBC, the party formed after a split with the Conservative Party of B.C., says leader Dallas Brodie has been "removed" by the party's board of directors.
  The party's only other elected member sitting in the B.C.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Highway 1 out of Abbotsford reopen in both directions

  14-12-2025 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  The B.C. government says Highway 1 out of Abbotsford is now reopen in both directions after being closed due to flooding.More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Impatient, drunk woman grabs server by the hair, pulls her to the ground

  14-12-2025 19:45 via thesudburystar.com
  A Sudbury woman, upset with the slow delivery of meals at a Celebration of Life event, grabbed a female server by the hair and pulled her to the floor. In Sudbury court, the woman, Victoria Grant, was given an 18-month conditional discharge. “I think (the discharge is) appropriate,” Ontario Court Justice Peter West told Grant on Zoom link. “You have no record, never been in trouble before … You were clearly dealing with an emotional environment … “Drinking t
  
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• SIU investigates after man killed in gunfire exchange with police in Welland

  14-12-2025 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  WELLAND — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed by police in Welland.
  Investigators said tactical members of the Niagara Regional Police Service responded to a call Saturday around 9:15 p.m.
  
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• Sudbury photo: Celebrities, A&W support the food bank

  14-12-2025 19:04 via thesudburystar.com
  A&W staff member Mandeep Singh joined Greg Fontaine, chair of the Sudbury Food Bank, for the Root-Beer Cheer day at the Long Lake Road location in Sudbury on Friday. A&W restaurants across Greater Sudbury supported the Sudbury Food Bank by donating $2 from every Teen Burger and Double Teen Burger sold to the food bank.
  
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• University women’s group invests 31K in Sudbury students

  14-12-2025 19:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Thanks to successful fundraising, members of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW Sudbury)will spend $31,000 over the next four years helping local women pursue higher education
  
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• Both Sudbury colleges named among top 50 in Canada for research

  14-12-2025 18:55 via thesudburystar.com
  Cambrian College and College Boreal have been named amongst the top 50 research colleges in Canada.Every year, Re$earch Infosource Inc. compiles its list of Canada’s top 50 research colleges, according to research income. In 2024, Cambrian was ranked 32nd nationally, up six places from the previous year, with more than $4.55 million in applied research funding. It is the 14
  thyear in a row that Cambrian College has made the list. “This recognition reinforces that Cambrian is one of C
  
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• Programs to help parents of CSC Nouvelon students with their French

  14-12-2025 18:40 via thesudburystar.com
  Parents and guardians of students attending a Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon school can enroll in two free French as a second language programs. The Beginner 1 and Beginner 2 courses will be delivered online by Collège Boréal overa 15-week period
  , beginning Jan. 14 and 15. These programs are designed to support Anglophone and Allophone parents in developing French-language skillsto better assist their child’s educational journey
  .Registration fees a
  
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• JANKE, Marcienne (née Lamarche)

  14-12-2025 18:37 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with heavy hearts that the family announces Marcienne’s passing in Sudbury on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at the age of 87. Daughter of the late Marcien and the late Romelda (née Prevost) Lamarche.
  
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• Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski tells AP of Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release

  14-12-2025 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureateAles Bialiatskiarrived for an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, direct from a dentist appointment.
  
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• Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski describes Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release

  14-12-2025 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureateAles Bialiatskiarrived for an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, direct from a dentist appointment.
  
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• Texas man charged after driver winds up in Elliot Lake snowbank

  14-12-2025 18:31 via thesudburystar.com
  A Texas man is facing drunk driving charges after a driver wound up in a snowbank in Elliot Lake. On Dec. 13, at around 7:15 a.m., the East Algoma OPP said officers were called to Poplar Road at Lakeview Road. There, they arrested the driver of a grey pickup truck who had crashed into a snowbank. The truck was consequently towed and impounded. Police charged Austin Elsemore, 29, from Alvin, TX., with impaired driving, blowing over 80 and dangerous driving. The accused is scheduled to appear
  
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• Toronto synagogue says Hanukkah celebration to continue

  14-12-2025 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The rabbi of a Toronto synagogue says Hanukkah celebrations will continue as planned tonight in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia on Sunday.
  
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• 'Scared but resilient:' Hanukkah celebrations go ahead despite deadly attack abroad

  14-12-2025 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Members of Canada's Jewish community expressed anger and resolve on Sunday ahead of planned holiday events in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
  
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• 'Choose light over darkness:' Hanukkah celebrations to go ahead despite attack abroad

  14-12-2025 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The rabbi of a Toronto synagogue says Hanukkah celebrations will continue as planned tonight in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia on Sunday.
  
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• Cubs extend lead in standings with win over Espanola

  14-12-2025 17:00 via sudbury.com
  
  With two goals and an assist, Nolan Newton powered the Greater Sudbury Cubs to a key NOJHL win against division rivals, the Espanola Paper Kings.
  
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• Snow squalls expected in parts of southwestern Ontario

  14-12-2025 16:20 via sudbury.com
  
  LONDON — Part of southwestern Ontario are under snow squall warnings Sunday as a winter storm continues to pummel the area with snowfall.
  
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• BODROGHY, Otto Julius

  14-12-2025 15:33 via sudbury.com
  
  Aug. 13, 1949 – Dec. 10, 2025 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Otto Julius Bodroghy on Dec. 10, 2025, at the age of 76.
  
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• Oxford and SNOLAB scientists detect rare solar neutrino interaction

  14-12-2025 15:00 via sudbury.com
  
  'This is an extraordinary achievement,' says the University of Oxford lead after his team successfully recorded one of the most elusive interactions in physics: a high-energy solar neutrino striking carbon-13 and producing radioactive nitrogen
  
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• Rain warnings as wet weather hits B.C.'s flood-soaked Fraser Valley

  14-12-2025 13:50 via sudbury.com
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Rainfall warnings have gone up across British Columbia's flood-drenched Fraser Valley as another wave of soaking weather hits the region.
  
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