The Sudbury Star
PANHANDLING A TOUGH WAY TO MAKE A GO OF IT IN SUDBURY
The winds are blowing strongly, and on some streets in downtown Sudbury, wind tunnels whip up funnels of snow that dance down the street, pirouetting as they go. My canine friend and I walk for more than two hours through the city core on a cold...
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More needs to be done to support mining in Ontario, report says
A lot more work needs to be done to get new mines up and running sooner in Ontario, an Ontario Chamber of Commerce-commissioned report says. The report, Mining 2030: Unearthing Ontario's Potential, was released in Sudbury on Wednesday. It said the...
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LAURENTIAN SUSPENDS CLASSES AS FACULTY, LIBRARIANS GO ON STRIKE
A strike by Laurentian faculty began Monday morning, meaning classes for students were cancelled. The Laurentian University Faculty Association had earlier indicated its members would walk out as of Jan. 19 if contract issues were not addressed in the...
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STUDENTS RALLY FOR PROFS
Rally organizer Kiandra Holmes, left, Janelle Brunette and Julien Brunette take part in a student-led rally for LUFA/APPUL members at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday January 16, 2026. Faculty, counsellors, librarians and archivists are...
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Tent city tragedy should be a wakeup call: homeless advocates
The recent death of a woman in a city-approved encampment is not a surprise to anyone who has worked with Sudbury's homeless population, caught earlier headlines about fires and explosions among the tents, or even just observed the tarp-strewn...
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WORTH THE EFFORT
Volunteers Joe Caridade, right, and Bing Patterson were busy clearing snow off two ice pads at Robinson Playground in Sudbury on Monday, January 12, 2026.
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MESSY WEATHER
A vehicle splashes through a large puddle on Centennial Drive in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday January 9, 2026. The Sudbury area had been under a rainfall advisory on Thursday and Friday, and there were predictions that water would pool or pond on some city...
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ICE-COVERED CITY
A walker passes by ice-covered trees near Ramsey Lake in Sudbury, Ont. on Tuesday January 6, 2026.
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A WALK IN THE SNOW
Lori takes Ben and Fionn for a snowy walk in Sudbury, Ont. on Monday January 5, 2026. Tuesday's weather calls for more cloud with a 60 per cent chance of light snow and a risk of freezing drizzle.
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FIRST SUDBURY WINTER
Yoyo Guo and her family, including her five-year-old and 14-yearold sons, were having the time of their lives sliding at Bell Park on Tuesday. The family arrived from China a year ago. This will be their first full winter in Greater Sudbury. Guo, an...
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IT WAS AN UP AND (TEAR) DOWN YEAR
There are just a few hours left in 2025 and a review of the past 12 months shows that it's been quite the year in Greater Sudbury. For example, consider two landmarks that have come to symbolize Sudbury in the minds of many Canadians for the past 50...
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Sudbury soldier spends Christmas far from home
Scott Barbe is one of 2,000 Canadian Armed Forces members who are spending Christmas far from friends and family. “It is a mixed bag," Sgt. Barbe said in an interview with The Star from Latvia, about his family's reaction to his overseas deployment. A...
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Lottery has become key source of hospital funding
The halls of Health Sciences North's acute and reactivation care centre hum with life. Here, elderly patients practise walking, stretching and moving with therapists, all in an effort to regain independence. The 52-bed unit opened in 2023 and was made...
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BAD WEATHER, TOUGH DRIVING
Drivers make their way through snow on MR 55 in Greater Sudbury, Ont. on Friday December 19, 2025. Sudbury has been under a rainfall and flash freezing warning, which we lifted Friday afternoon.
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Robber hit store employee in head with bottle: Sudbury police
An employee was struck in the head with a bottle during the robbery at a Kwik-Way convenience store on Tuesday, Greater Sudbury Police said Wednesday. The employee, 63, was also assaulted and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries...
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LIGHTING UP CHRISTMAS
Molly Kostiw, 7, right, and her brother, Maverick, 4, check out a giant teddy bear at the opening of Winter WonderLIGHTS located at Whitewater Lake Park in Azilda on Friday December 12, 2025. The public is welcome to view the display of lights, which...
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FOOD BANK SUPPORT
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, Ont. on Friday December 12, 2025. A&W restaurants across Greater Sudbury supported the Sudbury...
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IPV survivor: `He punched me to the point I was unrecognizable'
It took seven attempts, but eventually Krystal Killah left her abuser. “I was in an abusive relationship, and I know how it feels to be in an abusive relationship,” she said. Killah endured physical, mental and financial abuse at the hands of a man...
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WON'T BE LONG NOW
City Parks staff flood the oval at Queen's Athletic Field in Sudbury, Ont. on Monday December 8, 2025. If the weather cooperates, a Zamboni will soon be used to create an ice surface for skating.
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Sudbury police officer shoots and kills axewielding break-in suspect
Ontario's police watchdog says a Greater Sudbury Police officer shot and killed a break-and-enter suspect armed with an axe early Friday. In a release, Greater Sudbury police said officers were called to Clinton Avenue at 5:24 a.m. on Friday about "a...
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IMPORTANT TRAINING
Students in Cambrian College's Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training program, take part in confined space training in the firefighter lab at the college in Sudbury, Ont. on Tuesday December 2, 2025. More than 20 students in the program crawled...
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AND SO IT BEGINS
Tony uses a snowblower to remove snow from the front of his driveway in Sudbury, Ont. on Monday December 1, 2025. Environment Canada said Greater Sudbury can expect cloudy periods with a 40 percent chance of flurries on Tuesday. The high is expected to...
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THE JOY OF SLIDING
Tyler Shannon, back, Juan Dangond and Stellan Newbury-Hodge attempt to slide down a hill at Bell Park in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday November 28, 2025.
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DRIVE SOBER
Officers from Greater Sudbury Police and OPP take part in the launch of the Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) Campaign in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday November 26, 2025.
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FOR THE KIDS
Crowds gathered in downtown Sudbury, Ont. for the Greater Sudbury Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Each year, the parade has a theme. This year's theme was the everpopular Christmas movie. Float participants were asked to adopt a movie...
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PARK TO INCLUDE CASINO
Work is underway at the KED Business Park off the Kingsway in Sudbury, Ont. on Thursday November 20, 2025. Plans for the site include a casino, hotels and meeting spaces, offices and restaurants, gas bars and fast food, industrial condos and businesses.
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ATIKAMEKSHENG REMEMBERS
A Remembrance Day ceremony was held at Atikameksheng Anishnawbek on Monday November 10, 2025. A number of local Remembrance Day services will be held Tuesday, including one at the Sudbury Community Arena starting at 10:30 a.m.
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TRAGIC HISTORY
Roma Dzerowicz, right, project manager of the Holodomor National Awareness Tour, speaks to Grade 7 students Jack Ashton, left, Joel Adarkwah-Sarpong, Piper Raymond, Samira Oduwole and teacher Jennifer Humphrey during a stop at St. Charles College in...
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MORNING TRAGEDIES
Greater Sudbury Police officers are investigating two separate motorist-pedestrian collisions early Wednesday that have left two people dead. In the first case, officers were called at 4:40 a.m. to Lasalle Boulevard at Attlee Avenue about what they...
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WORK BEGINS
Fencing has been erected in a section of Memorial Park in Sudbury, Ont. This work is part of the city's downtown action plan, aimed at advancing downtown revitalization efforts.
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POPPY CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Tom Hewitt, left, Zone H3 second deputy, Flora Wilson Chartrand, District H commander, and Judy Robitaille, Branch 76 poppy chair, take part in a ceremony to kick-off the 2025 poppy campaign at Branch 76 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Sudbury, Ont. on...
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SEARCH ENDS SADLY
Greater Sudbury Police search the Wanapitei River for a man who fell overboard on Monday afternoon. The man's body was recovered late Tuesday afternoon.
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CHECK IT OUT
The inaugural Howl-O-Ween Walk on Sunday drew a sizeable group of people and pooches, whose costumes sometimes sagged, or got snagged, but the main thing is that everyone seemed to have fun. The dogs got to meet other dogs, and the people got to learn...
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Did a hot shot - an intentionally deadly mix of fentanyl - kill Christopher Neville?
Whoever said that time heals all wounds has never met a grief-stricken mother seeking justice. More than three years after her son's death, Christene Neville is still searching for answers. Christopher Neville was 34 when, on March 23, 2022, he was...
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NOT TOO WET FOR A WALK
Louise Sabourin takes Walter, left, Paisley, Marley and Charlie for walk in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday October 22, 2025. Cloudy on Thursday, with a 30 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light late in the...
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SUDBURY POLICE OFFICER STRIKES CYCLIST, 75
Since a city police officer was involved in the crash, the province's police watchdog is investigating a collision Saturday that sent a cyclist to hospital. “Around 8:50 a.m. on Oct. 18, an officer in a marked police cruiser was travelling westbound...
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Falconbridge residents: `We don't want to be told everything's fine'
Emotions ran high at a public meeting on Thursday concerning the release of dust from the Glencore smelter in Falconbridge last month. Members of the packed audience frequently interrupted officials to vent their frustration over the slow response to...
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Sudbury's police board approves `lean' budgets for 2026 and 2027
The City of Greater Sudbury's finance and administration committee is going to find itself between a rock and a hard place when the proposed 2026 and 2027 Greater Sudbury Police Service budgets are proposed to councillors next month. That's because 99...
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Sudbury's Mecci merges improv and hypnosis, with help from Mochrie
More than one viewer who split their sides while watching Colin Mochrie and his colleagues on Whose Line is it Anyway? came away wishing they could blend comedy and courage to the same uproarious effect as those master improvisers. That wish has...
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City of Greater Sudbury unveils plan to fix the downtown
The community must act with compassion and empathy as it moves to solve the homelessness crisis, Greater Sudbury's CAO says. During a presentation to city council this week, Shari Lichterman introduced an action plan, driven by the the municipality's...
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GIRL'S GOT GUMPTION
Abigail Cranston, 10, unloads firewood from the back of a truck. The young Whitefish resident loves spending time outdoors — she really enjoys cleaning partridge, for example, whereas looking at a phone to her is “boring” — and she has some...
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AUTUMN COLOURS
Vibrant colours of fall have graced the landscape in Greater Sudbury, Ont. Tuesday will be mainly cloudy. Clearing late in the morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 late in the morning. High 15. UV index 4 or moderate.
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Sudbury man watches from chemotherapy chair as flowers snatched from yard
Usually you are given flowers when you are ailing. Bob Dunn had a bunch nicked from his Uptown home. The Sudbury man was undergoing cancer treatment last month at Health Sciences North when he got an alert on his phone, which is connected to a...
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HISTORIC MOMENT
The old hospital on Paris Street is finally down in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday October 1, 2025. Formerly known as St. Joseph's Hospital, it is being demolished to make way for a major residential redevelopment by Panoramic Properties. The new project...
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BOWIE READY TO SHINE
Sarah Paquette interacts with champion Bowie who will be competing at the Sudbury and District Kennel Club's Championship Dog Shows at Toe Blake Memorial Arena in Coniston this weekend. The event will feature over 200 Canadian Kennel Club registered...
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Greater Sudbury failing to make downtown safe: Business leader
Pnina Friedland is sending out an SOS. Friedland, with Campbell-vile-based Stonegate Group of Companies, wrote a letter to Mayor Paul Lefebvre and Ward 3 Coun. Michel Brabant (and copied to The Star), urging action on remediating conditions...
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Ukrainian centre guests exemplify `will to never give up'
Three brave Ukrainians paid a visit to Sudbury on Thursday to share their heartrending stories of life in the war zone and thank local organizations and individuals for their support. One of the three, a young man named Roman Maksymets, lost three...
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Elderly tenants in Sudbury demand action on bedbugs, garbage
“Luxor no bugs. Luxor you bug me.” That was just one of several spirited chants that went up outside the downtown headquarters of Luxor Management on Tuesday as close to 50 people gathered on the sidewalk to protest what they call “unacceptable living...
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Sudbury man heard gunshots night 2 were murdered
A tenant of 1960 Paris St. has described to social media what he heard and saw the night two people were gunned down in the South End housing complex on Aug. 29. “I was chilling sitting on my computer when I heard loud bangs,” Ryan Lever said on a...
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TOUGH LITTLE FIGHTER
Sylvia Chevrier holds her grandson, Gino LeClair, 3, at a ceremony proclaiming September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month at Tom Davies Square in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday September 3, 2025. The youngster has been battling cancer since January. The...
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How to get a better night's sleep explained
Summer days, summer haze … for many, there have been two months of unstructured time. Then there is the shock of Labour Day. How did it happen so soon? It is a hard landing for many. The next few weeks can be tough going for kids, parents and even...
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Dash cam footage captures Sudbury mom's delivery during race to hospital
Larissa Gislason knows it will be a few more years before her son, seven-month-old Myles, will be able to understand the extraordinary circumstances under which he came into the world. When that time comes, however, proud parents Gislason, 29, and...
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MAJESTIC MATES
A pair of sandhill cranes takes to the air over Whitefish. The two had been grazing in a field next to the public cemetery off Old 17 before getting startled. These giant birds mate for life and are known for their loud, rattling calls, which can be...
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Alberta sanctuary eager to provide new home for Wahnapitae wolf-dogs
A rescue organization in Alberta is willing to take all 16 of the wolfdogs in Wahnapitae that otherwise risk being put down. “We are a registered nonprofit, and I know we have the ability to house the animals here,” said Cory Gilson of WARM Rescue &...
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JUST CHILLING
Sabrina Larocque chills on a hump of granite near Ramsey Lake with long-eared pals Fred and Marnie on as a train rolls by. Tuesday's weather calls for a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h in the morning. High 19. UV...
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Idylwylde members agree to sell land to Sudbury's hospital
The Idylwylde Golf and Country Club could get a little bit smaller after a vote on Thursday to sell about 10 acres of land to Health Sciences North, its next-door neighbour. The club's membership voted 69.7 per cent in favour of selling the land,...
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Sudbury has more than 330 lakes. And even more perfect swimming spots
Let me paint a picture: It is hot and humid, and you feel overwhelmed by the weather. Perhaps you are a little cranky and suffering from brain fog. Now think about ways you can improve your situation. Sure, air conditioning works (if you have it), a...
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No Frills returning to Greater Sudbury's market in a big way
It's been a long time since a No Frills store operated at the corner of Elm and Beatty streets in the downtown core, before it closed with the building being converted to a Canadian Blood Services call centre. That drought ends Thursday as a new No...
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Greater Sudbury orders Twelve Elgin to deal with bed bug problem
Since moving into 12 Elgin St. in February, Bill McElree has found unwelcome critters crawling through the corridors, including cockroaches and bedbugs. He has seen his neighbours covered in bites, scratching with no relief; and others, unaware they...
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Concerns raised over future of Wahnapitae wolf-dogs
Bryton Bongard of Wahnapitae clearly loves his dogs, and the feeling seems to be mutual. At the moment, they are nuzzling his hands, pant legs, pretty much anything they can get their snouts on. Admittedly, he's come into their enclosure bearing...
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THE POUTINE GROOVE
Street team member Matt Pheaton, of Cambrian College, dances to music at the Sudbury Poutine Fest at Bell Park in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday August 1, 2025. The festival runs until Sunday and features poutine, food and drink vendors, vendor village, live...
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MESSAGE OF HOPE
A total of 144 golfers took part in Think Pink, the largest allwomen golf tournament north of Toronto, at the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury, Ont. on Tuesday July 29, 2025. The annual event supports local cancer care through the Health...
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ONE WAY TO COOL OFF
A child soars into the air at the Splash N Go Adventure Parks inflatable water park on Ramsey Lake in Sudbury, Ont. on Monday July 28, 2025. Environment Canada said Greater Sudbury can expect a 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon with a risk...
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ROMANTIC AFTERNOON
Svitlana Lapshykova and Dmytro Radilov relax while enjoying the scenery at Ramsey Lake in Sudbury, Ont. The weekend will be sunny and warm, with a high of 30 degrees C on Sunday.
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PADDLING THE NORTH UNDER BOREAL SKIES NOTHING BETTER
For some, the Boreal forest is an image on a Group of Seven painting, or an idea depicting a far-off place with wild rivers, clear lakes and impenetrable bush. For me, the Boreal forest feels like home — as Northern Ontario as long summer nights,...
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St. Charles woman still `in shock' over loss of parents, house
A St. Charles woman credits her big, blind Pyrenees dog with ensuring she and her husband would survive a fire that tragically claimed the lives of her elderly parents. “If it wasn't for Toph being so hypervigilant, we wouldn't have gotten out,” said...
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QUITE THE STORM
The Manitoulin detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police reported multiple road closures because of washouts, including Minto Street in Nairn Centre on Thursday July 17, 2025.
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WET AND COOL
Brayden Major, 4, and his sister, Tristan, 7, cool off at the splash pad at the Morel Family Foundation Park in Sudbury, Ont. on Tuesday July 15, 2025. It's going to be much cooler today with a high of just 15 degrees C and plenty of rain.
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And you are? Meet Shari Lichterman, Greater Sudbury's new CAO
Shari Lichterman joined the City of Greater Sudbury as its new CAO in March. She replaced Ed Archer, who was terminated in October 2024 after more than eight years at the helm. Lichterman spent nine years working at the City of Mississauga, first as...
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WORK PROGRESSING
The affordable housing complex in the shadow of the water tower on Fairview Avenue is going up quickly, as workers hoist panels of cross-laminated timber into place. The building will feature 38 geared-to-income units. Tenants are scheduled to move in...
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SAYING HELLO
Veronica Kitching says hello to Marley, a big, friendly Pyreneesbeagle, at a green space in the Kingsmount area on Tuesday. Marley's owner, a different woman, said she got the tricolour giant as a rescue so can only imagine how his parents might have...
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RAIN CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
Capturing the essence of Northern Lights Festival Boreal, fans are up dancing to a reggae beat on Sunday, while at the same time trying to stay dry at Bell Park. For more about the festival, go to
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Treatment of tenants described as `inhumane'
Six tenants are facing eviction after their utilities were shut off and their pleas to their landlord ignored. Melanie Lang and her husband, Allan, live at 400 Bessie St. in the Donovan. On June 10, their hydro was shut off. On June 23, they lost gas,...
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Off-duty cops investigated regarding death of teen
At the request of Greater Sudbury Police Chief Sarah Cunningham, OPP officers are now investigating the sudden death of a young Sudbury man in Lively in late May. In a release, Greater Sudbury Police said as the result of a chief's complaint filed...
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RAIN, I DON'T MIND
Jimmy Kolar goes for a walk in the rain at the Delki Dozzi track on Thursday. Today is expected to be cloudy, with a high of 21 C.
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