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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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• GoFundMe campaign started for Sudbury musician

  12-05-2025 00:28 via thesudburystar.com
  Friends, family and fans are getting behind a popular Sudbury musician who has suffered burns to much of his body, including his hands. Kim Agostinucci, in a GoFundMe post, said Paul Lakeshore was injured in an accident and now needs extensive surgery in Toronto. The money raised by the GoFundMe campaign will help cover the cost of his medical care and “support his family as they stay close through this long road to recovery. Every dollar makes a difference.” “Tragically,&rdquo
  
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• Sudbury man caught masturbating in public says he didn't mean to do it

  11-05-2025 23:45 via thesudburystar.com
  A Sudbury man found masturbating in a hallway of a downtown apartment building, who also breached two court orders, has been given the equivalent of a four-month jail sentence. “I did not mean it and I won’t repeat it,” Jordan Cole, 36, told Ontario Court Justice Pierre Bradley in Sudbury court just before being sentenced. “I was going through a lot.” Cole, who was facing numerous charges dating back to December of 2023, pleaded guilty to four of them: being unlawfu
  
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• Case of Sudbury driver accused of killing pedestrian moves ahead

  11-05-2025 23:28 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The case of a Sudbury man charged in a crash that killed a pedestrian in New Sudbury in 2022 continues to move slowly towards trial. Chad Rienguette is scheduled to return to Superior assignment court on May 20. On Jan. 15, Rienguette had a judicial pre-trial concerning his case. A judicial pre-trial is a closed-door meeting involving a judge, a member of the Crown, and a defence lawyer to discuss issues in a case. Rienguette, 35, was charged with dangerous driving causing death and dangerous dr
  
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• Greater Sudbury to waive tipping fees this week at landfill sites

  11-05-2025 22:58 via thesudburystar.com
  Residential tipping fees at all Greater Sudbury landfills and waste transfer sites will be waived from Monday, May 12, to Saturday, May 17. Greater Sudbury residents can deliver discarded household items to local landfill sites for free during this week. Hours of operation at all sites during the week are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The City of Greater Sudbury asks people to sort their loads for proper disposal and recycling prior to arriving at the
  
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• OPP officers arrest two after man stabbed in Elliot Lake

  11-05-2025 22:49 via thesudburystar.com
  Police in Elliot Lake are looking to speak to a woman who called 911 after a fight in Elliot Lake led to a man being stabbed. On May 11, the East Algoma OPP said in a release that officers arrested two people after an altercation in the community. Two days earlier, at around 7:30 p.m., police were called to assist paramedics with a man in medical distress in a wooded area between Tokyo Crescent and Paris Drive. The victim was transported to hospital with knife wounds, where he remains in stable
  
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• Cambrian College hosts Women in Tech event

  11-05-2025 18:54 via thesudburystar.com
  Encouraging more young women to pursue careers in technology was the focus of a recent event at Cambrian College. Cambrian hosted its third annual Sofvie’s Women in Tech event, sponsored by Sofvie Inc., a Sudbury-based technology company specializing in health and safety software for the workplace. “Sofvie is incredibly proud to support the Women in Tech event, as it aligns with our commitment to fostering a future in technology where everyone has the opportunity to thrive,” Gu
  
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• ‘What is Sudbury without its lakes?'

  11-05-2025 17:57 via thesudburystar.com
  At the turn of the last century, Nepahwin Lake was called Trout Lake because of its thriving lake trout population. But as Nepahwin became more urban – and saltier – the lake trout died off. However, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School environmental students and Laurentian University students are hoping to change that. Late last month, Lo-Ellen students released about 1,000 yearling Lake Trout into Nepahwin Lake. “(The) lake trout release is a symbol of our community’s commitm
  
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• Sudbury job fair attracts more than 2,100 job seekers

  11-05-2025 03:00 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Organizers say the Community-Wide Job Fair 2025 was a resounding success, drawing more than 2,150 job seekers to Sudbury Arena. “The turnout was incredible. We saw job seekers from all backgrounds making connections that could be their first step towards a bright new future,” Lorrie Turnbull, president and CEO of the YMCA of Northeastern Ontario, said in a release. “This job fair was about more than just making connections, it was about showcasing real employment opportunities
  
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• Sudbury bucks national trend, adds 2,300 jobs in April

  11-05-2025 02:46 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Canada’s labour market was showing cracks in April as the early impacts of the tariff dispute with the United States started to appear in economic data. But not in Greater Sudbury, where the total number of jobs in the city hit a record high. Statistics Canada said there were 3,100 more full-time jobs in April 2025 in Greater Sudbury compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 800 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 2,300 total jobs in April. Full-time employment has r
  
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• Sudbury’s Finlandia Village marks groundbreaking for 32-bed nursing home expansion

  10-05-2025 23:24 via thesudburystar.com
  
  One of the most sought-after long-term care facilities in Greater Sudbury, Finlandia Village will be better prepared to meet that demand following the construction of 32 new beds at the picturesque complex off Fourth Avenue in Minnow Lake. Construction is already underway to add modern long-term care beds at Hoivakoti Finlandia Nursing Home, where a sod-turning ceremony was held on a chilly Saturday morning. The seventh expansion in the facility’s history, it will complement the existing
  
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• Part of Brady Street to close on Sunday: Greater Sudbury Hydro

  10-05-2025 19:09 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Part of Brady Street will be temporarily closed on Sunday, May 11, for transformer work at Greater Sudbury Hydro’s DASH substation. The substation is located at 179 Brady St. beside the Sudbury Theatre Centre. Two eastbound lanes of Brady Street and the adjacent sidewalk will be closed from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. A crane and other heavy equipment will be on-site, and for everyone’s safety, Greater Sudbury Hydro asks that you keep a safe distance from the active work area. Traffic control m
  
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• Fire safety message for Greater Sudbury

  10-05-2025 19:06 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Jesse Oshell, deputy fire chief, wants to remind residents to exercise caution as conditions are dry in the bush. There have already been wildland and bush fires in the areas surrounding Greater Sudbury, including a 3.9-hectare blaze on Sunday, in the Vermilion River area between Highway 17 and MR 55. “It appears it was ATV drivers who started the fire, or it could have been careless smoking,” Oshell said. Despite the raging rivers and the spring melt, “we’re in a dry sta
  
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• Two drivers, two cases of driving while impaired by pot: OPP

  10-05-2025 19:01 via thesudburystar.com
  
  As soon as police officers opened the doors, they knew the drivers inside were likely impaired by marijuana. In the first case, the Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop on May 5 around 11:30 p.m. on Highway 17 in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. The next day, officers received a report of a suspicious vehicle near Albert Street in Espanola around 7 p.m. In both cases, “police noticed an odour of cannabis emanating from the vehicle, and further investigation on scene
  
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• Sudbury man just couldn't stay out of trouble for long

  10-05-2025 18:11 via thesudburystar.com
  
  On April 1, Trevor Rice was convicted of break and enter, and assault, and issued a six-month conditional sentence. The conditional sentence was to consist of three months of house arrest followed by three months with a curfew. Just 24 days later, Rice found himself facing new charges that include drug possession and possession of property obtained by crime. In the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury, Rice, 53, and in custody, was found to have breached the terms of his conditional sentence orde
  
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• Case against Sudbury woman facing attempted murder charges delayed

  10-05-2025 18:06 via thesudburystar.com
  
  A Sudbury woman facing two counts of attempted murder following a stabbing in Chelmsford last year did not resolve her charges as expected this week. Jessie Brave, 33, and in custody, heard that the Sudbury Crown attorney’s office is still waiting for a medical report about the prognosis for the victim in the case. As a result, Brave’s next court date will be in video remand court on May 22. Brave has also been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for a dangerous p
  
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• Pope Leo will be 'an agent of peace,' Bishop Dowd says

  09-05-2025 22:38 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Bishop Thomas Dowd, the spiritual leader of Catholics in Sudbury and across northeastern Ontario, was struck by the first words of the church’s new pope. “His first words were ‘Peace be with you’, the words of Jesus after his resurrection from the dead, and if this Pope will be an agent of peace in our world, Lord knows we need that today,” Dowd, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, said in a statement. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, on Wednesday bec
  
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• Manitoulin OPP investigate death of infant in Burpee Township last fall

  09-05-2025 21:23 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Manitoulin OPP Crime Unit is now investigating the death of an infant in Burpee Township on Manitoulin Island last fall, the local detachment said in a media release on Friday. Manitoulin OPP officers and Sudbury-Manitoulin Paramedic Services responded on Oct. 1 shortly before 9 a.m. to a report of an unresponsive infant at a residence in Burpee Township, the provincial police said in their release. The baby was transported to a local hospital by paramedics and later pronounced deceased. Fol
  
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• Organ donor drive fine tribute to Sudbury woman

  09-05-2025 20:52 via thesudburystar.com
  
  One year after a Greater Sudbury family lost a daughter, sister and granddaughter to complications from cerebral palsy, but her heart lived on through a new organ donation process, an organ donor registration drive is being held in her honour. Family members of Angele Labelle are holding the drive 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday at the Valley East Lions Club building, 4611 St. Joseph St. in Hanmer. The goal of the drive is to register people as organ donors by getting them to sign donor consent
  
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• Greater Sudbury Police stop car with a lot of cocaine inside

  09-05-2025 19:46 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The driver of a vehicle that police stopped, leading to the discovery of a significant amount of cocaine, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. “You are here today taking responsibility for the possession of 0.2 grams of cocaine (last summer) while operating a motor vehicle,” Ontario Court Justice Graham Jenner told Jamal Cooper-Batiste, appearing via Zoom link. “Clearly, it’s a very serious drug. It can be very dangerous.” Jenner called the proposed suspended sent
  
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• Sudbury expert tackles how to create a better, happier workplace

  09-05-2025 18:18 via thesudburystar.com
  
  How do you help a worker constantly frustrated with their colleagues’ lack of motivation? Or the veteran employee who is going through stages of menopause and needs some accommodations? And what about the young leader who is feeling overwhelmed but is nervous to tell their boss? These are some of the real-world examples Carrie-Lynn Hotson of Sudbury tackles in her new book, VISH. Hotson said she has credibility in the world of human resources, organizational growth and business generally.
  
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• Sudbury and Manitoulin districts experiencing rise in drug overdoses

  09-05-2025 05:26 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Public Health Sudbury and Districts is warning of a rise in drug overdoses and unexpected reactions to substances in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts. “The cause of the increase is unknown,” Public Health said in a release. “This serves as an important reminder that street drugs may be cut or mixed with substances such as benzos (benzodiazepines), xylazine, medetomidine, fentanyl, or carfentanil. “Be cautious if using drugs and please share this information widely to
  
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• Sudbury's Bellies, Babies & Beyond Expo goes May 10

  09-05-2025 03:38 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The North’s biggest Parenting event – the third-annual Bellies, Babies & Beyond Expo – goes 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 10 in the Carmichael Arena. Advance tickets are $7 on Eventbrite. At the door, tickets are $10 plus tax. The event is for people who are expecting, navigating toddlerhood, parenting older kids, or simply supporting someone you love. There will be numerous speakers, a free massage zone featuring Cambrian College students, on-site food, giveaways, and more than 50 loc
  
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• Search party for missing Manitoulin Island woman set for May 19

  09-05-2025 03:34 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Search party for missing Manitoulin Island woman set for May 19 A ground search party for Juanita Migwans – who has been missing for seven months – will meet May 19 at 10 a.m. at M’Chigeeng Fire Hall on Bebonang Street. Organizers are advising participants to dress for the weather and to wear rubber boots, if possible, or waterproof hiking boots. Drinks will be provided at all search locations. There will be a barbecue at the fire hall after the search. Migwans, 30, was last se
  
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• Chelmsford trail rechristened in honour of late councillor

  09-05-2025 01:34 via thesudburystar.com
  
  While he loved classic cars and motorsports, the fastest thing you will find on a route named in his honour would be a bicycle or scooter. The Whitson River Trail in Chelmsford is now officially dedicated to the late councillor Gerry Montpellier, who represented Ward 3 prior to his unfortunate passing in February of 2024. This peaceful path amid greenery may be a far cry from an auto shop or a racetrack, but as Mayor Paul Lefebvre noted, the outdoors and active transportation were also things Mo
  
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• Hanmer man wins $250,000 lottery prize

  08-05-2025 22:24 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Peter Lafreniere of Hanmer is $250,000 richer after winning a top prize playing Instant Big Time Cash. Instant Big Time Cash is available for $10 a play and the top prize is $250,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.60. Visit the Instant page on olg.ca for more information. The winning ticket was purchased at Speedy Lotto on Old Highway 69 in Hanmer.
  
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• Espanola drug bust leads to charges against two men

  08-05-2025 21:56 via thesudburystar.com
  
  The Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP have charged two people following a drug bust in Espanola. Officers executed a search warrant at a home in the community on May 6 as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. During the search, police said officers seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $3,500, suspected fentanyl with an estimated street value of $21,800, suspected oxycodone pills with an estimated street value of $150, and $2,550 in Canadian currency. Shawn Bowle
  
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• Police in Sudbury charge Chicago man with impaired driving

  08-05-2025 21:41 via thesudburystar.com
  The OPP have charged an American after receiving complaints about a drunk driver on Highway 69, south of Sudbury. In a release, police said officers got a call around 9:50 p.m. about a possible impaired driver travelling north on Highway 69. Police stopped the vehicle was located and arrested the driver for impaired driving and transported him to an OPP detachment for further testing. As a result of the investigation, Luke Sellars, 43, of Chicago, IL, was charged with impaired driving and blowin
  
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• Webbwood senior accused of driving while impaired by drugs

  08-05-2025 21:29 via thesudburystar.com
  A Webbwood senior is facing a drug-impaired driving charge after police officers found a driver passed out in a vehicle on May 5. The Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP said officers got a call around 5 p.m. about a driver unconscious at the wheel on First Street in Webbwood. Officers arrested the driver after investigating. Charged is Deborah Benoit, 69. She is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on Monday, June 2.
  
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• Greater Sudbury Police officer's career over after altercation with motorcyclist

  08-05-2025 21:16 via thesudburystar.com
  
  What started as an attempt to stop a speeding motorcyclist on Highway 35 a year ago led to a brawl that has likely ended the career of a Greater Sudbury Police officer. During the altercation, Danny Mathieu put the officer in a headlock and used a conductive energy device on him. Mathieu also licked and bit the officer on the face. In Sudbury court, Mathieu admitted what he did by pleading guilty to five of the 19 charges he was facing. “I do want to apologize to officer (Mark) Bennett for
  
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