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• ZIVNY, Viola

  17-08-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  In loving memory of Viola Zivny (nee Papin). Peacefully on Saturday August 15th, 2026, at the Health Sciences North Amberwood Site at the age of 87
  
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• TKMS floats working with European shipyards to deliver Canada's subs faster

  17-08-2026 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The head of the German company chosen as the preferred bidder for Canada's next fleet of submarines says he could speed up the proposed delivery schedule by partnering with other European shipyards.
  
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• Man to Sudbury nurses: ‘I'm going to slit all your throats’

  17-08-2026 19:15 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury man who threatened to slit the throats of Health Sciences North nurses has been issued a suspended sentence and a one-year probation order.“Our health-care professionals: they have a very challenging job, a very stressful job,” Ontario Court Justice Graham Jenner told Nelson DeConti in Sudbury court. “They come across many members of the public in the course of their duties. When they are subject to language like that, they don’t have the luxury of ignoring thr
  
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• MASON, Paula

  17-08-2026 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Paula Marie Mason, on August 14th, 2026, at Health Sciences North in Sudbury
  
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• Sudbury’s maternity ward was a busy place on July 9-10

  17-08-2026 19:02 via thesudburystar.com
  
  This installment of New Arrivals includes 11 baby boys and 10 baby girls. April 9 A boy, Miles, 8 pounds 5 oz, born to Marley MacPhee and James Carpino of Sudbury. July 1 A girl, Violet, 8 lbs 5 oz, born to Jessica Royer and Owen Labbee of Blind River July 2 A girl, Amora, 9 lbs 1 oz, born to Matthew and Allisha Boggetto of Sudbury July 5 A boy, Liam, born to Nathan Bennett and Jessica Hardisty of Sagamok July 6 A girl, Jessie, 7 lbs 7 oz, born to Nicholas and Shannon Micelotta of Sudbury July
  
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• Unfortunate incidents led Sudbury man to cheque-cashing scheme

  17-08-2026 18:54 via thesudburystar.com
  
  David Rousseau has had nothing but bad luck since the COVID-19 pandemic happened several years ago.Not only did he get laid off and hasn’t found new work since, but he also lost his assisted housing following the departure of his father into nursing care.Rousseau’s father did not live for long after, and Rousseau and his mentally ill brother, who had become homeless due to being “overhoused,” had to fend for themselves.Rousseau’s brother died “on the streets,
  
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• BERTHELOT, Pauline

  17-08-2026 18:48 via sudbury.com
  
  Pauline passed away peacefully on August 14, 2026, at the age of 64
  
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• Work continues on Scotia Tower in Sudbury

  17-08-2026 18:34 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Work continues on the Scotia Tower in downtown Sudbury.Panoramic Properties is redeveloping the building into an 83-unit apartment complex.The almost $20-million project converts most of the former office space into housing while keeping Scotiabank on the main and second floors.
  
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• Lifeguard supervision in Greater Sudbury ends on Aug. 23

  17-08-2026 18:30 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Lifeguard supervision ends at seven municipal beaches on Aug. 23, the City of Greater Sudbury says. Use of the beaches after this date is at your own risk, the city cautioned.The city operates seven public beaches: Bell Park Main Beach on Ramsey Lake; Capreol Public Beach on Marshy Lake; Kalmo Beach on Whitson Lake in Val Caron; Centennial Park Beach at 400 Graham Rd., Whitefish; Moonlight Beach on Ramsey Lake; Nepahwin Beach on Nepahwin Lake; and Whitewater Lake Park on Whitewater Lake in Azil
  
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• Two people forcibly confined and beat up on Wiikwemkoong

  17-08-2026 18:24 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service is investigating an incident in which two people were forcibly confined and assaulted.On Aug. 14, police were called to a home on Daawema Road where officers found a man and a woman with injuries. Both were transported to hospital and later released.“Violence of this nature has no place in our Territory,” Police Chief Ron Gignac said in a release. “The Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service will not tolerate acts that threaten the safety and we
  
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• ALLARD, Lisa

  17-08-2026 18:23 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lisa Allard (MacKenzie) on August 12th, 2026
  
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• LeBlanc to meet Greer, Lutnick as clock ticks toward new U.S. tariffs

  17-08-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's top trade negotiators are set to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday, less than two days before the latest round of tariffs is set to take effect.Canada-U.S.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: LeBlanc to meet Greer, Lutnick as clock ticks toward new U.S. tariffs

  17-08-2026 18:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's top trade negotiators are set to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick today, about 36 hours before the latest round of tariffs is set to take effect.Canada-U.S.
  
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• KOZICKI, Stefania

  17-08-2026 18:16 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our Mama on August 11th, 2026, at the age of 92, with her family at her side
  
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• Three adults, two youths charged in double homicide in Brampton, Ont.

  17-08-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  BRAMPTON — Five suspects, including two youths, are facing charges in relation to a shooting that left two dead near a school in Brampton, Ont., earlier this year.
  
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• Quebec will need to make a $2 billion effort to balance budget, says auditor general

  17-08-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A new reports says the next Quebec government will need to make budget cuts totaling at least $2 billion starting next year to stay on track toward a balanced budget.
  
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• Health Canada approves drug that treats hot flashes for use by breast cancer patients

  17-08-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized a drug to treat moderate to severe hot flashes and night sweats in breast cancer patients.
  
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• Canada's social media ban for under-16s likely to face Charter challenge, experts say

  17-08-2026 17:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Experts say the federal government is likely to face a constitutional challenge to its proposed ban on social media for kids under 16.
  
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• Prosecution rests in Lindsay Clancy murder trial. Defense now gets its turn calling witnesses

  17-08-2026 17:35 via sudbury.com
  
  PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors have finished presenting their case in the emotionally chargedtrial of Lindsay Clancy,the Massachusetts mom who has admitted killing her three young children but blamed her actions on herfailing mental health.
  
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• Lindsay Clancy's sister, former coworker take the stand for the defense in her murder trial

  17-08-2026 17:35 via sudbury.com
  
  PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The defense began calling witnesses Monday in the emotionally chargedtrial of Lindsay Clancy,the Massachusetts mom who has admitted killing her three young children but blamed her actions on herfailing mental health.
  
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• Toronto Public Health investigating legionnaires' disease outbreak near downtown core

  17-08-2026 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Public health officials in Toronto say they are investigating another outbreak of legionnaires' disease.They say the outbreak of six confirmed cases spans about a one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst and Dupont streets.
  
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• Mike Layton seeks return to Toronto city council after 4-year hiatus

  17-08-2026 17:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Mike Layton is looking to reclaim his seat on Toronto city council after stepping away from municipal politics four years ago.
  Layton is running in the Oct.
  
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• Let’s eat! Chelmsford farm serves up lavender-infused drinks and desserts

  17-08-2026 16:25 via sudbury.com
  
  Lavender Rose Lane farm opened three years ago
  
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• Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump’s push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

  17-08-2026 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) —The Supreme Courton Monday again rebuffed President Donald Trump’s push tothrow outa jury’s $5 million finding that he sexually abused the writerE.
  
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• Art Gallery of Sudbury celebrates 30 years of Myths & Mirrors

  17-08-2026 15:43 via sudbury.com
  
  Exhibit on until Sept. 11 provides a snapshot of ‘community-engaged artmaking’ in the Nickel City
  
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• Ontario ends social assistance for those living here ‘illegally’

  17-08-2026 15:23 via sudbury.com
  
  New Ontario rules change eligibility for Ontario Works and ODSP, citing taxpayer protection.
  
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• Lifeguard supervision ends at Sudbury municipal beaches Aug. 23

  17-08-2026 14:38 via sudbury.com
  
  The city's approved service level is for 10 weeks of lifeguard supervision at seven municipal beaches during the summer months
  
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• ‘Reconciliation is losing the battle to a budget’: Ontario cuts residential school search fund, researcher says

  17-08-2026 14:12 via sudbury.com
  
  Program cut from $32M to $20M, forcing ‘difficult decisions’: Survivors’ Secretariat
  
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• Celebration of Life: HEARD, Timothy Cecil "Tim"

  17-08-2026 13:21 via sudbury.com
  
  June 2, 1961 – August 9, 2026 On August 9, 2026, we lost a devoted husband, loving father and the most enthusiastic Grampy. He was a steady source of warmth in our lives. We are devastated by his passing.
  
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• Celebration of Life: MATCHIM, Edward

  17-08-2026 13:13 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Edward S. Matchim
  
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