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• Young driver from Lively facing stunt driving charge

  22-07-2026 22:12 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A novice driver from Lively is facing charges following a traffic stop in the Township of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI).On July 5, at approximately 7:30 a.m., an officer with the Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP was conducting patrols on Highway 6 in NEMI Township when they saw a vehicle travelling 148 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone.The officer stopped the driver and discovered they were a novice driver. Police issued a roadside breath demand with the Approved Screening Device.
  
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• Cottage country traffic stop leads to Sudbury man’s arrest

  24-07-2026 00:02 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury man is facing several firearms charges after he was pulled over by OPP officers in Georgian Bay Township.Bracebridge OPP said an officer with the Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team was conducting patrols on July 20 at 12:45 p.m. on Highway 400 when they stopped a vehicle to investigate a Highway Traffic Act offence.Police said the driver was arrested, and a firearm was found in the vehicle after it was searched.Michael Phillips, 42, is facing variou
  
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• Former Laurentian student coerced newcomer into sex through threats

  23-07-2026 23:54 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the sexual assault and assault convictions of a former Laurentian University student found guilty of coercing a vulnerable newcomer to Canada into sex through threats and intimidation.However, the court also ruled that the 20-month conditional sentence imposed by the trial judge was too lenient. In a July 10 decision, the appellate court substituted a three-year penitentiary sentence but stayed its execution because Yasser Ghoreishi had already completed h
  
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• Sudbury doctor helps create app that assists patients with medical visits

  23-07-2026 23:40 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A medical app created by doctors from Sudbury and London uses artificial intelligence to help patients better understand and act on information delivered during visits with their physician.VisitRecap is a “patient-facing” app that uses AI to transcribe conversations during doctor visits and “really helps as a communication tool” by generating plain-language summaries for patients to take with them, said co-founder Pavel Antiperovitch, a London Health Sciences Centre card
  
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• Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs

  23-07-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with tariffs citing forced labour in supply chains.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs

  23-07-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with tariffs citing forced labour in supply chains.
  
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• Fatal police shooting of man with knife roils Madison, Wisconsin

  23-07-2026 22:35 via sudbury.com
  
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• TRICK, Leland George

  23-07-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Son of the late Charlie and Lena Trick of Silver Water. Leland passed away peacefully at Mindemoya Hospital surrounded by family. He is survived by his high school sweetheart Patricia
  
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• Carney says he could have been more clear about Gordie Howe bridge deal with U.S.

  23-07-2026 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he could have done a better job of explaining the details of a deal that will see the Gordie Howe International Bridge open to traffic between Ontario and Michigan next week.
  
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• B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs

  23-07-2026 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce street disorder and crimes targeting businesses.
  
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• Mobile app helps Nipissing West OPP locate stolen vehicle

  23-07-2026 21:12 via thesudburystar.com
  
  One person faces multiple charges after the OPP recovered a stolen vehicle and seized a prohibited weapon and suspected cannabis in West Nipissing.Members of the Nipissing West detachment responded to a report of a stolen motor vehicle on Front Street in West Nipissing on Wednesday around 5:50 p.m.The vehicle had been reported stolen from Barrie.The vehicle owner was able to track its location using a mobile application, assisting officers in locating the vehicle. Police located the stolen vehi
  
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• Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana line in second landfall

  23-07-2026 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  Tropical Storm Berthamade a second landfall Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana state line after grazing southern Louisiana in a slow crawl that triggered heavy surf and some flooding along the Gulf Coast but kept the heaviest rains offshore.
  
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• Celebration of Life: MORIN, Frank

  23-07-2026 21:04 via sudbury.com
  
  Visitation at the Jackson and Barnard Funeral Home 233 Larch St after 10am on August 8th 2026. A memorial Service will be held at the R.J Barnard chapel, August 8th 2026 at 11am
  
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• HOLLY, Kevin

  23-07-2026 20:53 via sudbury.com
  
  In loving memory of Kevin Holly (86 years) who passed away on Tuesday July 21st, 2026. Beloved husband of Gaetane “Kay” Holly (nee Ethier)
  
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• First Nations had a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it. Then came the flames

  23-07-2026 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  In the summer of 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation personally presented Ontario Premier Doug Ford with an 82-page plan to support northern Ontario during emergencies, like wildfires.
  
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• RUSSO, Liviana

  23-07-2026 20:24 via sudbury.com
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of her family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Wednesday July 21, 2026, at the age of 85 years
  
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• MPPs launch ‘Four Lanes, Zero Excuses’ campaign to finish Hwy. 69

  23-07-2026 20:21 via sudbury.com
  
  Billboards, lawn signs, buttons, vehicle window stickers, a website and petition will round out the MPPs ongoing advocacy to urge the province to four-lane the final 68 kms of Highway 69
  
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• MUNCASTER, Barbara

  23-07-2026 20:06 via sudbury.com
  
  In loving memory, the family announces the passing of Barbara Muncaster (nee Smith), on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at the age of 96 years
  
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• FIORINI, Roxy

  23-07-2026 20:04 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Roxanna "Roxy" Fiorini (née Shirreffs), who left this world peacefully on July 16, 2026
  
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• SEVIGNY, Paul

  23-07-2026 20:00 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with great sorrow that the family announces his passing in Sudbury on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the age of 74 years
  
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• Ecolife’s David Murray acquitted of Consumer Protection Act charges

  23-07-2026 19:59 via sudbury.com
  
  Sudbury contractor David Murray was cleared of all Consumer Protection Act charges against him July 23, after a judge ruled the prosecution failed to prove any wrongdoing on his part
  
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• Toronto bar loses licence after buying stolen liquor to 'keep peace' with thieves

  23-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A Toronto bar has lost its liquor licence after an Ontario tribunal found its owner and manager knowingly bought alcohol stolen by people connected to a nearby homeless encampment.
  
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• Fuel costs on the rise as latest geopolitical turmoil drives up crude oil prices

  23-07-2026 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  CALGARY — Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month.
  Gasbuddy.com, which crowdsources pump price data from across Canada and the U.
  
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• Sudbury lawyer’s license suspended after failing to respond to audit

  23-07-2026 19:39 via sudbury.com
  
  Mira Lee Ross, called to the bar in 2011, was charged with professional misconduct after repeatedly failing to provide complete responses to the Law Society’s auditors, which is a requirement to maintain her license
  
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• Bank of Canada ordered for second time not to use replacement workers during strike

  23-07-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has been ordered for the second time this month to stop using the services of contract workers while its security officers are on strike.
  
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• Minnesota man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker and her husband

  23-07-2026 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty tokilling a top Democratic lawmakerand her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political attacks.
  
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• Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss

  23-07-2026 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her spirit and her legacy, but caused endur
  
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• SWARBRICK, Linda

  23-07-2026 18:51 via sudbury.com
  
  On July 8th, 2026 I lost my wife Linda, the love of my life for 55 years, married 52 years. She is survived by her husband Ellis Swarbrick, and their three children
  
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• Supreme Court to examine timeliness of tribunal's decisions on RCMP labour issues

  23-07-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a tribunal's decisions on RCMP labour issues should be issued within strict timelines.
  
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• Falling crime numbers raise questions about Ottawa’s tough-on-crime bills

  23-07-2026 18:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — One advocate says new statistics indicating crime has dropped almost everywhere in Canada show the Liberal government’s three tough-on-crime bills were not based on facts.
  
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