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• Legion in Sudbury to mark the Battle of Vimy Ridge

  02-04-2025 18:28 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Most historians will tell you that Canada came of age on those harsh April days of 1917
  
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• Judge clears Greater Sudbury Police officer of threatening peewee hockey player

  22-04-2025 22:11 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Greater Sudbury Police officer has been acquitted of threatening to cause bodily harm concerning an alleged incident following a kids’ hockey game at the Espanola Recreation Centre in 2024. “I am not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt (Melissa) Rancourt uttered a threat to cause bodily harm to (the hockey player),” Ontario Court Justice Dana Peterson ruled in her brief decision Tuesday at the Espanola Courthouse. Justice Peterson had reserved her decision in the case follow
  
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• New facility in Sudbury to help 'unleash' mining's economic potential

  22-04-2025 21:55 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Mining and resource companies will be able to design, test and repair innovative technologies at a new facility in Sudbury. Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) underground mining centre will receive more than $1 million from the Ontario government to build a new facility with a service shop and training rooms, and to purchase new equipment and tools to expand its underground centre. The space will provide companies a place to design, test and repair innovative technologies that are
  
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• Mine rescue teams in Sudbury, across north, prepare to test skills

  22-04-2025 17:45 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Ontario’s mine rescue teams are preparing to face off again in the 2025 Ontario Mine Rescue District Competition, which runs May 7 to 9. In five different arenas across the province, these specialized volunteers have a new chance to demonstrate their emergency response capabilities. Headed by industry professionals at Ontario Mine Rescue (OMR), teams of mine rescue volunteers end their rigorous training cycle by participating in the competition season spanning May to June. They
  
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• Spiritual leader of Sudbury's Catholics remembers Pope Francis

  21-04-2025 23:06 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Pope Francis was a visible beacon of compassion who ‘challenged us to remember our neighbour,’ says the man who leads Catholics in Sudbury and across northeastern Ontario. Bishop Thomas Dowd of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie said Francis was a compassionate man who stood in solidarity with the poor and marginalized. “Pope Francis made that a priority from the beginning of his time as pope, and he encouraged all the bishops and priests, and church workers of the world, to do t
  
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• Greater Sudbury councillors to consider another hike to water bills - Take our poll

  21-04-2025 22:40 via thesudburystar.com
  
  City council is considering increasing user fees for its water and wastewater services by more than one per cent, starting next year, which could add about $100 per year to the average homeowner’s bill. At Tuesday’s meeting of the finance committee, staff and BMA Consulting Inc. will present a report on the long-term plan for water and wastewater services. Since 2020, rate payers have been paying an annual increase of 4.8 per cent for the service. Now, following the consultation pro
  
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• Greater Sudbury councillors to consider another hike to water bills

  21-04-2025 22:40 via thesudburystar.com
  
  City council is considering increasing user fees for its water and wastewater services by more than one per cent, starting next year, which could add about $100 per year to the average homeowner’s bill. At Tuesday’s meeting of the finance committee, staff and BMA Consulting Inc. will present a report on the long-term plan for water and wastewater services. Since 2020, rate payers have been paying an annual increase of 4.8 per cent for the service. Now, following the consultation pro
  
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• NDP calls for investigation into Sudbury's Countryside Extendicare

  21-04-2025 21:58 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Enter the building on Algonquin Road. The lobby fireplace and soft furniture appear friendly and warm. The sign says “Welcome to Extendicare Helping People Live Better.” However, the state of affairs indicates not all is well at Countryside Extendicare, Sudbury’s newest long-term care home with 256 beds. It opened last year after Extendicare closed its facility on Falconbridge Road. “The place looks absolutely beautiful from the outside, but what goes on, on the inside,
  
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• Pickard a pioneer for women’s sports at Laurentian

  21-04-2025 20:43 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Hired in 1967 to develop Laurentian University’s women’s athletics programming, Patricia Pickard has devoted more than five decades to teaching, coaching and inspiring students.  The professor emerita’s career at Laurentian is “more than just a testament to longevity — it is a powerful reminder of the profound impact one individual can have on generations of learners,” the university said in a release. “When I first came to work at Laurentian, I di
  
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• Federal election 2025: We need smaller, smarter government - Leroux

  21-04-2025 20:36 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Note: The Star has invited candidates in the Sudbury and Sudbury East-Manitoulin-Nickel Belt ridings to submit op-eds on why they are running in this federal election and what their priorities are. This submission is from Justin D. Leroux, the Libertarian Party of Canada candidate for Sudbury East-Manitoulin-Nickel Belt. I’m not a career politician. I’m a father, a husband, and someone who has lived through the same frustrations many of you have — long hospital waits, rising g
  
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• Copper Street residence burnt in Sunday blaze

  21-04-2025 19:02 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A home in the Gatchell area sustained significant damage from a fire Sunday afternoon. Fortunately no-one was home at the time, and no injuries were sustained in the effort to suppress the blaze. Greater Sudbury firefighters said they were summoned around 3 p.m. after flames were reported at a residence on Copper Street. Crews from the Long Lake, Downtown and Minnow Lake responded. “Engine 4 from Long Lake quickly arrived and confirmed a working fire,” according to a post from Sudbu
  
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• Sudbury firefighters say no one hurt in Copper Street fire

  21-04-2025 18:52 via thesudburystar.com
  
  No one was injured in a fire at a South End home on Sunday. Posting to its Facebook page, the Sudbury Professional Fire Fighters said crews were called around 3 p.m. Crews from Long Lake, Downtown and Minnow Lake stations and the Platoon Chief “responded to reports of flames being seen from a residence on Copper St. Engine 4 from Long Lake quickly arrived and confirmed a working fire.” Crews from New Sudbury station were dispatched once the fire was confirmed. The Engine 4 crew
  
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• Injured former Canadian soldier heading to special rehab program

  21-04-2025 18:38 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Barinder Grewal was seriously hurt twice while a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. In the first incident, a rock struck him in the face while he was stationed in Greece, leaving him with a serious concussion. He needed multiple surgeries. The second was more serious: A piece of metal became stuck in Grewal’s head while working in aviation. The traumatic brain injury ultimately forced Grewal to leave the military. As a result of the brain injury, Grewal began suffering post-traumatic st
  
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• Meet the youngest additions to Sudbury's family

  21-04-2025 17:10 via thesudburystar.com
  
  This installment of New Arrivals includes two baby boys and two baby girls – a quiet week in Sudbury’s maternity ward. April 13 – A boy, Dominic Fernand, 3 lbs 14 oz, born to Tina and Jerry Deschamps of Sudbury. April 14 – A girl, Harper Jean, 6 lbs 13 oz, born to Jean and Dominik Benoit of Sudbury. April 17 – A boy, Carter, 5 lbs 3 oz, born to Erika Pilon and Denis Lemelin of Cartier. – A girl, Lux, 7 lbs 6 oz, born to Melissa and Rio Riviere of Chelmsford.
  
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• Sudbury students enjoy ‘un-bee-lieveable’ learning experience

  21-04-2025 08:35 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Laurentian will be abuzz with excitement Tuesday as local high school students help get an Air Bee and Bee project off the ground. The unique environmental initiative is aimed at “protecting native pollinators and enhancing biodiversity on campus,” the university said in a release, and its launch has been timed to coincide with Earth Day. Students from the Science and Technology Education program at Lockerby Composite will install custom-built ‘bee hotels’ — nestin
  
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• Northern dogs available for adoption at SPCA in Sudbury

  21-04-2025 07:30 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The SPCA in Sudbury recently welcomed four Northern dogs in need of loving homes. The quartet was part of a larger group of 14 canines transferred from Northwestern Ontario that came into the care of SPCA animal centres across the province.  The SPCA said it worked with Northern Reach Network and the Thunder Bay and District Humane Society to bring these dogs to areas where there are families waiting to adopt.  “We are thrilled to welcome these wonderful dogs from the North,&rdq
  
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• Permanent resident pleads to lesser charge in drunk driving case

  20-04-2025 19:38 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A permanent resident to Canada facing drinking and driving charges after putting his vehicle into a ditch in Val Caron has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Palwinder Singh, 28, was also facing charges of refusing to provide a breath sample. Instead, with the assistance of a Punjabi interpreter in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury, he pleaded to careless driving. The lesser charge will make it easier for Singh to become a Canadian citizen. Justice Andrew Buttazzoni, accepting a joint sen
  
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• Federal election 2025: Vote for Lapointe, Liberals, former Green party candidate says

  20-04-2025 18:52 via thesudburystar.com
  
  David Robinson — the prominent economist, professor emeritus at Laurentian University and former Green Party candidate — is formally endorsing Liberal candidate Viviane Lapointe in the upcoming federal election. Robinson said in a release that his decision is based on what is best for the economy and the planet. “I will be voting for Viviane in this election. I hope other Greens will, too,” he said. “Though I do not speak on behalf of the party in my decision, I ha
  
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• Junction Creek festival and trout release in Sudbury on May 10

  20-04-2025 16:25 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Junction Creek Stewardship Committee is inviting Sudburians to its Annual Junction Creek Festival & Trout Release on May 10. Calling it “a vibrant celebration of nature, restoration, and community spirit,” the event will be held, rain or shine, from 12 to 3 p.m. at Twin Forks Park “for an afternoon of outdoor fun and environmental discovery. “This free, family-friendly event features something for everyone — with an optional pay-what-you-can donation to sup
  
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• Susan Manitowabi forged a new path at Laurentian University 

  20-04-2025 15:43 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Susan Manitowabi is a distinguished alumna, educator, and administrator whose journey embodies the resilience and growth of Indigenous education at Laurentian.  Manitowabi’s connection to Laurentian began in 1977, when she enrolled as a first-generation university student, pursuing a sociology degree with a minor in Native Studies. At a time when Indigenous representation in post-secondary education was limited, she found inspiration in the newly established Native Studies program, l
  
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• What should Canada do with the critical minerals Donald Trump wants?

  19-04-2025 19:54 via thesudburystar.com
  
  An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada’s rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects. Interest in the country’s critical minerals surged after Trump started musing about annexing Canada, experts say, and grew as the president’s global trade war intensified. “This is now a domestic conversation about how we treat na
  
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• Greater Sudbury won't 'stand still' in face of toxic drug crisis: Mayor - Sudbury Star

  19-04-2025 19:40 via news.google.com
  Greater Sudbury won't 'stand still' in face of toxic drug crisis: Mayor  Sudbury Star
  
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• Chelmsford woman arrested after driver 'all over the road': OPP

  19-04-2025 19:09 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Chelmsford woman has been charged after witnesses reported a driver without headlights on who was ‘all over the road’ on Highway 17. The East Algoma Ontario OPP said officers started receiving complaints on April 17 around 8:30 p.m. from people in the Espanola area. They told police about “a westbound small white car all over the road and operating with no lights on. The vehicle was stopped in Blind River a short time later and the driver was spoken to.” Officers
  
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• Greater Sudbury gets $568,774 for hosting Gateway Casinos - Sudbury News

  19-04-2025 19:03 via news.google.com
  Greater Sudbury gets $568,774 for hosting Gateway Casinos  Sudbury News
  
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• Federal election 2025: Ring of Fire as Canada's front line vs Trump

  19-04-2025 18:56 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Between the trade war being waged by the U.S. and a federal election coming fast on the heels of a provincial one, a mineral-rich region located some 800 kilometres northwest of Sudbury, is suddenly getting a lot of attention, and not because it shares a name with a Johnny Cash song. It’s because of the cash it could inject into the Canadian economy, while also acting as a bulwark or bargaining chip in protecting our national autonomy.“It’s amazing that before (Donald) Trump t
  
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• Greater Sudbury Cubs battle back for split in NOJHL final - Sudbury Star

  19-04-2025 18:35 via news.google.com
  Greater Sudbury Cubs battle back for split in NOJHL final  Sudbury Star
  
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• Greater Sudbury Cubs even NOJHL final series with overtime thriller - CTV News

  19-04-2025 18:20 via news.google.com
  Greater Sudbury Cubs even NOJHL final series with overtime thriller  CTV News
  
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• Greater Sudbury Cubs take overtime win to tie series with Hearst - Sudbury News

  19-04-2025 17:01 via news.google.com
  Greater Sudbury Cubs take overtime win to tie series with Hearst  Sudbury News
  
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• Sudbury man drove drunk in McCharles Lake campground

  19-04-2025 13:23 via thesudburystar.com
  
  For driving impaired at a Sudbury campground last August, Jason Scerri has been fined $2,000. He also lost his driver’s licence for one year. Scerri, 50, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury to blowing over 80 in a breathalyzer test. The Crown and defence lawyer Charles Bourgeois suggested the fine for Scerri, who did not have a prior criminal record. The court heard that on the night of Aug. 23, 2024, Greater Sudbury Police were called about a man causing a disturban
  
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• Sudbury letter: Plan addresses Canada’s housing crisis

  19-04-2025 13:08 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home. But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged against us all. Rents are skyrocketing. Mortgage rates are unpredictable. Buying a home is beyond reach. In our own community, there just isn’t enough housing for it to be affordable for all. And our community isn’t alone — Canada has a housing crisis. Now, in the face of Trump’s trade war, it’s more important than ever that we work
  
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