Greater Sudbury news

• Wintry system to bring snow, rain and flash-freeze risk

  08-01-2026 00:38 via sudbury.com
  
  A low-pressure system moving into northern Ontario is expected to bring significant rainfall followed by snowfall from Thursday night into Friday, prompting a special weather advisory
  
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• Lula suggests Carney visiting Brazil in April, condemns U.S. actions in Venezuela

  09-01-2026 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday afternoon and the Canadian leader accepted an invitation to visit Brazil in April.
  
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• BOLTON, David

  09-01-2026 17:18 via sudbury.com
  
  David "Dave" Stanley Bolton He was the beloved son of the late Alice (Murphy) Bolton and Henry (Bud) Bolton. David was the loving husband of Lynn (Rogerson) Bolton, of Port Loring and Sudbury.
  
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• Ignoring red light gave drinking Sudbury driver away to police 

  09-01-2026 17:06 via thesudburystar.com
  Failing to stop at a red light in the downtown core and then being charged with impaired driving last April could have ended badly in court for a Chilean man currently working in the Nickel Capital.
    Instead, David Vidella-Cordero, 39, pleaded guilty to careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act.
    “I learned my lesson,” Vidella-Cordero told Ontario Court Justice Pierre Bradley, just after being fined $1,000.
    He was also put on a 15-month probation order th
  
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• Swiss prosecutors request male bar manager to be placed in pre-trial detention over fatal fire

  09-01-2026 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss prosecutors requested on Friday that the male bar manager of Le Constellation, in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, be placed in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire in which 40 people died.
  
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• PEPIN, Noël

  09-01-2026 16:52 via sudbury.com
  
  Noël Pepin was born on December 21 st , 1953 in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, and passed away peacefully at the age of 72 in Sudbury, Ontario, in the early morning hours of December 30 th , 2025.
  
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• BENTLEY, Brent

  09-01-2026 16:39 via sudbury.com
  
  Bentley, Brent Gary (also known as Toolcrab / Fogerty)Brent Gary Bentley passed away on Wednesday, January 7 th , 2026, surrounded by the love of his family and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
  
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• RUNNING, Michael

  09-01-2026 16:33 via sudbury.com
  
  Michael John Running Michael John Running, age 64, passed away on December 31, 2025, at Health Sciences North in Sudbury, Ontario, following complications from the flu. Michael was born on November 5, 1961, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
  
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• SPYRKA, Henry

  09-01-2026 16:30 via sudbury.com
  
  Henry (Heindrich) Spyrka Henry Spyrka , the beloved husband of Louise, passed away peacefully January 4, 2026, in Sudbury . Henry was born January 10 , 1944 in Poland.
  
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• MacINNIS, Norma

  09-01-2026 16:27 via sudbury.com
  
  September 4, 1923 - January 7, 2026 Norma MacInnis passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026, at Pioneer Manor, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 4, 1923, in Miminegash, Prince Edward Island, to John and Etta Costain.
  
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• Wolves host IceDogs and 67’s in weekend home stand

  09-01-2026 16:09 via sudbury.com
  
  Wolves cowboy hats and a chance to win an iPad among the perks this weekend
  
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• US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

  09-01-2026 15:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration continues totarget sanctioned tankerstraveling to and from Venezuela.
  
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• US forces intercept fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says

  09-01-2026 15:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, according to the U.S. military on Friday, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.
  
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• Greater Sudbury Cubs overpower Powassan Voodoos

  09-01-2026 15:34 via sudbury.com
  
  Greater Sudbury takes on French River Friday evening
  
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• Ontario sues Skills Development Fund-linked company over alleged fraud

  09-01-2026 15:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The Ontario government has filed a lawsuit against a company it contracted to run a student mental health program, alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and seeking to recoup more than $25 million in public money.
  
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• Repairs move hockey tournament from Azilda to Copper Cliff Friday

  09-01-2026 15:14 via sudbury.com
  
  Urgent repairs are underway for the Dr. Edgar Leclair Community Centre and Arena
  
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• Doug Ford says only compromise with China is opening an EV factory in Ontario

  09-01-2026 14:11 via sudbury.com
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Beijing next week
  
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• Unsafe road conditions cancel school buses in Sudbury, Espanola, Massey and Manitoulin

  09-01-2026 13:17 via sudbury.com
  
  All schools remain open, but no transportation will be provided
  
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• GRINGEL, Annette

  09-01-2026 13:07 via sudbury.com
  
  GRINGEL, Annette (Robitaille) - In loving memory of Annette Gringel, 99 years old, who passed away peacefully at Laurel Place Hospice, Surrey, BC, on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
  
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• Rain continues this morning, expected to change to snow midday

  09-01-2026 12:29 via sudbury.com
  
  Temperatures will fall to below the freezing mark late this afternoon into this evening. Any water on roadways and walkways will freeze, creating icy and slippery conditions, Environment Canada says
  
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• Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council to dismantle, a day after its leader fled to the UAE

  09-01-2026 12:05 via sudbury.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled effective today, the group's secretary general said Friday, after weeks of unrest in southern areas and only a day afterits leader fled to the United Arab Em
  
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• Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council announces dissolution after its leader flees to the UAE

  09-01-2026 12:05 via sudbury.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled effective Friday, the group's secretary-general said after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day afterits leader fled to the United Arab Emirates .
  
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• Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in December despite job gain

  09-01-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says a boost in the number of people looking for work in December drove the unemployment rate higher at the end of the year.The agency said the economy added 8,200 jobs last month, topping economists’ expectations.
  
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• Statistics Canada set to release December jobs data

  09-01-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release labour force figures for December this morning.A Reuters survey of economists expects Canada lost 5,000 jobs last month, driving the unemployment rate up a tenth of a point to 6.
  
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• Minnesotans continue to grapple with fatal ICE shooting

  09-01-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Demonstrations and vigils are expected to continue in Minneapolis today as the community grapples with the fallout from the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
  
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• Longtime Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland's resignation takes effect today

  09-01-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation as a member of Parliament takes effect today as she takes up a new voluntary role advising the Ukrainian government.
  
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• Knock, knock, who's there? B.C. biologists identify unique sounds of 8 fish species

  09-01-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  There are grunts and growls, knocks and croaks — but the wild sounds detected by a team of British Columbia researchers don't belong to any of the province's famous forest creatures.The noises are made by fish off coastal B.C.
  
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• In the news today: Minneapolis shooting, Freeland's resignation, December jobs data

  09-01-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  
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• Water safety statement issued for Greater Sudbury watersheds

  09-01-2026 08:44 via thesudburystar.com
  Conservation Sudbury has issued a water safety statement for all Greater Sudbury watersheds thatwill remainin place until 12 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12. The Sudbury region is expected to receive 20 to 40 millimetres of rain starting Thursday night and continuing into Friday, with daytime and overnight temperatures remaining above freezing.While some precipitation will be absorbed by the existing snowpack, frozen ground conditions will lead to increased surface water runoff, Conservation Sudburysaidin
  
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• Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile in major attack on Ukraine

  09-01-2026 08:05 via sudbury.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people.
  
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