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This is the second in CBC Sudbury’s three-part series on what’s being done to meet electricity demands in northern Ontario. Ontario’s plans to fast-track a major new transmission line between Barrie and Sudbury is raising eyebrows about the possible impact on the environment. Advocates including Brennain Lloyd are questioning how …
Read More »Podcast of 2 friends in Sudbury, Ont., shares their story of addiction and forgiveness
Warning: This story includes details of intimate partner violence. Two friends from Sudbury, Ont., hope their new video podcast can show people that it’s possible to come full circle from the lows of active addiction. In the podcast aptly titled Full Circle, Jamie-Lee Thibert and Melissa MacMillan talk about their …
Read More »Federal Conservative leader stops in Sudbury with promises of ‘unlocking’ Ring of Fire
The federal Conservative leader is in Sudbury today making promises, if elected, to unlock access to critical minerals in the Ring of Fire and build a new road into the remote mining camp in northwestern Ontario. “[The Ring of Fire] could make Canada very rich. It would be life changing for northern Ontario …
Read More »Production company for TIFF film 40 Acres pays outstanding amounts to Sudbury crew, union says
The union representing film crew workers in Sudbury says a settlement has been reached to finally pay some members who worked on a multimillion-dollar Canadian feature film shot in the area a year ago. The film, 40 Acres, was produced by 4T Productions, led by Jennifer Holness, and filmed primarily around the northern Ontario city in …
Read More »‘Extremely concerning’: Two northern Ontario safe consumption sites fear closure
SUDBURY, Ont. — Anxiety is mounting over the future of two supervised consumption sites in northern Ontario as funding for them is set to run out at the end of the year. The northern cities of Sudbury and Timmins — where opioid overdose rates are well above the provincial average …
Read More »Man charged with attempted murder in Sudbury, police believe attack hate motivated
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 25, 2023 6:46 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man is facing an attempted murder charge after another man was allegedly thrown into the path of an oncoming vehicle in Sudbury, Ont., earlier this week in what police believe …
Read More »‘Almost died a few times’: Northern Ontario city of Sudbury grapples with opioids
GREATER SUDBURY, Ont. — Crystal Plume sits in the shade of a tree near a busy intersection in downtown Sudbury and carefully injects fentanyl into a vein on the back of her hand before licking the speck of blood left behind. The 36-year-old who regularly panhandles in the northern Ontario …
Read More »Man accused in 3 Sudbury homicides escapes from local jail: police
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 19, 2023 7:23 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in northeastern Ontario say a man accused in three Sudbury-area homicides in the past few months has escaped from the local jail. The Greater Sudbury Police Service shared little information …
Read More »Stabbing leads to one teen dead, another youth injured in Sudbury, Ont.: police
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 14, 2023 9:52 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Sudbury, Ont., say a 17-year-old boy was killed and another young person was injured in a stabbing early Wednesday. Greater Sudbury Police say officers responded shortly before 3 a.m. …
Read More »Nearly 70 wildfires burning across Ontario, 26 not under control
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 12, 2023 3:13 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources says there are 68 wildfires burning across the north of the province. A spokesperson says 26 of those fires are not under control, 18 are under …
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