The Sudbury Star
LEARNING TO RIDE
Close to a dozen students from Confederation Secondary School hit the trials in Greater Sudbury, Ont. on Monday June 8, 2026 as part of an all-terrain vehicle safety awareness program. A group of Confederation staff and officers from the Greater...
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Leduc to retry motion for detailed update on $200M arena build
Ward 11 councillor and mayoral candidate Bill Leduc is not giving up on his quest for more transparency of Greater Sudbury's $200-million events centre. During next week's council meeting, Leduc will attempt to introduce a motion seeking an update on...
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UP AND OVER
John Peltier works on his skateboarding skills at the Minnow Lake Outdoor Skate Park in Sudbury, Ont. on Tuesday June 2, 2026.
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Driven to help the living: How Tamara Roitman found her calling
Even though she is the first woman in Greater Sudbury to hold a leadership position within the fire service, Tamara Roitman does not consider herself a pioneer. She says she is simply following in the footsteps of other strong and capable...
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Critical minerals race: Canada, Sudbury must act fast, expert cautions
The stakes in the critical minerals race have never been higher. As countries compete for the materials needed for batteries, clean energy and advanced manufacturing, Canada – including Sudbury – has a rare strategic advantage. However, industry...
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QUITE THE ARM
Alayna Sheppard of Churchill Public School takes part in the baseball throw at the All Star Athletic Meet at the track at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. More than 500 students with special needs from the Rainbow...
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GOOD WAY TO RETIRE
Mike Gauthier tries his luck at fishing on McCharles Lake in Greater Sudbury, Ont. on Monday May 25, 2026. Gauthier spends most of his retirement fishing on area lakes.
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SHARING CULTURE
Madeline Paul, 9, dances in her regalia at the Levack Public School pow wow on Friday May 22, 2026. More than 300 elementary school students from Levack, Larchwood Public School, Lansdowne Public School and Chelmsford Valley District Composite School...
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Little girl's death in Minnow Lake shocks, saddens Greater Sudburians
It was a simple but poignant message scrawled on a stuffy left at a makeshift memorial near where a six-year-old girl was killed in Minnow Lake, no doubt left by a classmate or friend: “Thanks for being you.” The collection of flowers and stuffed...
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READY TO ROLL
Kristin takes her son Dylan, 3, for a bicycle ride in Sudbury on Friday. Today is expected to be cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of showers and a low of 7 C.
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SUDDEN DEATH PROBE
Greater Sudbury Police attended the scene of an incident at The Towers at 1920 Paris St. in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday May 15, 2026. Despite the number of police officers assembled at a large apartment complex on Paris Street on Friday afternoon, there is...
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WET WEDNESDAY
Celine Lepage and Maxime Cayouette of Theatre du Nouvel-Ontario, attempt to keep dry while waiting for school buses to arrive for students who were visiting the theatre in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday May 13, 2026. Thursday calls for sunny skies and a...
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WORTH THE WAIT
Vehicles line up at the Kingsway landfill and waste diversion site in Sudbury, Ont. on Monday May 11, 2026. The spring residential tipping fee holiday is in effect at local landfill and waste transfer sites from May 11 to May 16. All sites are 7 a.m....
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Boil water advisory affecting more than half of Greater Sudbury residents
If you are heading to Health Sciences North, be sure to take your own cuppa Joe. Tim Hortons is not currently serving coffee, due to the boil water advisory announced Wednesday. “Due to the boil water advisory, cafeteria operations are impacted and...
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When Snowmageddon 2026 hit, Sudbury firefighters had to adapt
As the days lengthen and the sun begins to warm the air, thoughts of Snowmageddon 2026 are fading. Much like the snow that vexed us two months ago, that once-in-alifetime storm seems like a distant memory. But for the firefighters who worked through...
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MUCH-NEEDED UPGRADE
The stairs leading to the Ben Avery building at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. are being demolished and will be replaced. The Ben Avery building is a comprehensive physical education and athletic complex that first opened in 1965. It serves as...
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PAUSE IN HIGHWAY 69 WORK DECRIED DURING EMOTIONAL TOWN HALL
The need to complete Highway 69 four-laning was personified Wednesday by a young Sudbury man who recently lost both his parents on a two-lane stretch near Britt. “The tragedy was sudden and unexpected,” said Arsh Patel, the 22-year-old son of Vinod...
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Council approves summer funding for Energy Court drop-in, washrooms
The unhoused community will have access to 24/7 washrooms this summer, along with daily support from The Go-Give Project. During Tuesday's council meeting, staff recommended drop-in services at Energy Court be provided for 12 hours per day, with no...
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KEEPING THE WATER AT BAY
Sandbags have been placed in front of the entrance to a convenience store at Panache Bay Marina on Monday April 27, 2026. Conservation Sudbury says a flood warning for the middle and lower Vermilion River watersheds, and lower Junction Creek watershed...
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Manitoulin activist involved in controversial Antarctica incident
It's been an eventful early spring for Dennis Alvey of Manitoulin Island. In the space of a month he experienced icebergs in Antarctica, palm trees in Brazil, and nearly got arrested by the Chilean navy. Not your typical holiday, but then again, it...
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Sudbury declares state of emergency as waters continue to rise
The city has declared a state of emergency around its spring flooding situation, which officials described Tuesday as unprecedented in severity. “Over the weekend we saw the Whitson River come up in Chelmsford, specifically in the Belanger Street...
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WATER TO CONTINUE TO RISE THIS WEEK, CONSERVATION SUDBURY WARNS
It appears that the flooding affecting many parts of Greater Sudbury won't be easing anytime soon. In an update issued Monday afternoon, Conservation Sudbury said the water continues to rise in many parts of the city, especially for those who live in...
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MORE RAIN THREATENS FLOOD-STRICKEN REGION
The last thing a region already dealing with flooding needs is more rain — but that's exactly what's forecast for the Sudbury area. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning, advising residents to prepare for significant precipitation as a cold...
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Residents in Coniston, across Greater Sudbury grapple with flooding
Colton Charbonneau's big grin, as the the three-year-old splashed around in a flooded driveway on Allan Street in Coniston on Tuesday morning, might make an onlooker think it was all fun and games as the snow finally melted away. Some residents of the...
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EARLY MORNING FOG
A blanket of fog hovers over Bell Park in Sudbury, Ont. on Monday April 13, 2026. For Tuesday, expect a few showers ending in the afternoon, then cloudy. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late in the morning. High 6 degrees C. UV index 2 or low. Cloudy on...
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RAISING THEIR VOICES
PSW Marcia Blake takes part in a rally at Extendicare Countryside on Thursday. The SEIU Healthcare Union, which represents 281 workers at the long-term care home, said the facility is moving ahead with 21 layoffs.
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RUGGED RIDE
The Greater Sudbury Police Service has acquired its first tactical rescue vehicle (TRV), a tank-like vehicle designed to protect officers and the community during critical incidents such as armed barricades, active threats and complex rescue...
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ROLLING WITH THE WEATHER
Craig MacPhee rides his electric bike on the snow-crusted surface of Ramsey Lake. For Tuesday, it will be mainly cloudy in Sudbury and chilly, with a high of -2 C. It should begin to clear tonight.
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Mining sector drives call for new funding model: Mayor
Mayor Paul Lefebvre wants the province and the feds to recognize the economic importance of Greater Sudbury in today's fractured world. During this week's council meeting, Lefebvre won a motion asking the provincial government to designate the...
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Greater Sudbury to study how it can improve response to major storms
Before the clean-up is even complete, Tom Davies Square says it is going to take a thorough look at its response to the snowmageddon event that buried Greater Sudbury in mid-March. During Tuesday's council meeting, Mayor Paul Lefebvre introduced a...
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DELICATE WORK
Workers clear snow from the area of the Lancer Dome on Monday March 30, 2026. The dome has been inflated, but the facility continues to be assessed to determine next steps to bring the structure back into operation, said a release issued by the Rainbow...
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SOUP'S ON
The annual Sensational Soup-Off was held in Sudbury on March 27, 2026. All proceeds from the event supports the Elgin Street Mission. A total of 14 local hospitality locations donated and served their soup of choice to the less fortunate and the...
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Greater Sudbury may add services to its Energy Court encampment
The city is considering spending more than $800,000 to expand services for homeless and at-risk individuals at Energy Court. At next week's council meeting, councillors will vote on a resolution to “approve a drop-in program at Energy Court, operated...
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Greater Sudbury prioritizes access for school kids in post-storm clean-up
The City of Greater Sudbury said Monday that all “available resources remain fully deployed to complete critical work as quickly as possible,” following last week's snowpocalyptic snowstorm. The municipality remains under a significant weather...
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PEOPLE `ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE': NORTHERNERS PLEAD FOR SAFER HIGHWAYS
Another weekend, another tragedy on a Northern Ontario highway. On March 7, a collision near Smooth Rock Falls on Highway 11 involving four tractor-trailers and a passenger vehicle killed a Kapuskasing resident, marking the 10th highway fatality this...
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Sudbury returning to normal even as it continues to clean up after storm
Day 2 of the digout was at least sunny, which may have helped some folks in Sudbury — or perhaps we should say Sudburied — feel a bit better about their situation. Many were still struggling to excavate their vehicles from the drifts, however, and...
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GREATER SUDBURY BEGINS TO DIG OUT AFTER SNOWMAGEDDON
It was the kind of winter storm that had everything - lots of snow, strong winds, freezing rain, ice pellets, a snow squall warning - even thunder and lightning. It was also the kind of storm that Sudburians had not seen for a while. “We got clobbered...
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MARCH BREAK FUN
Blake Mcgregor, 10, tries her luck at fishing at the Sudbury Game and Fish Protective Association annual John Hazen Memorial Fish Pond at the hall of fame room at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday March 13, 2026....
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ONE MORE STORM
Pat Digby uses a snowblower to clear snow from his driveway in Copper Cliff on Wednesday March 11, 2026. Sudbury is under a winter storm warning, with freezing rain, snow and ice pellets hitting the region. More snow is expected Thursday, but also some...
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TAKING THE PLUNGE
Chief Sara Cunningham of the Greater Sudbury Police Service takes part in the Sudbury Polar Plunge in Sudbury, Ont. on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Participants hit the icy waters of Ramsey Lake near the Northern Water Sports Centre to support Special...
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Action on land claim key to Highway 69 completion: First Nation
One of three First Nations whose co-operation is necessary for the completion of Highway 69 four-laning says progress on a land claim issue is critical to finalizing a deal on the highway expansion. Magnetawan First Nation said Ontario needs 150 acres...
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BUSY PLACE
There was plenty of activity at the site of the event centre located next to the Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday March 4, 2026. If all goes to plan, the centre will open in 2028 and cost $200 million.
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Skijoring makes its debut at Windy Lake Nordic trails
It's not yet an Olympic event — although a canine who crashed a Nordic race in Italy seemed to be making a pretty good case for future inclusion — while in Sudbury it has been a largely invisible niche activity practised by a few dog-obsessed...
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Police search for hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian
A 46-year-old woman has died after being struck by a vehicle on Paris Street early Friday morning. Just before 7 a.m., the Greater Sudbury Police Service responded to a call in the area of 1720 Paris St. regarding a hit-and-run collision involving a...
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ROBOTIC CHALLENGE
Jeremy Chevrier, left, Kira MacDonald, Nico Varpio, Brynn McColeman and Ally Chretien, of Ecole St-Dominique, take part in Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon's Robotics Challenge at College Boreal in Sudbury, Ont. on Tuesday February 24, 2026. About...
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BELL PARK STROLL
Jackie Thornton holds her dog, Lizzy, after going for a walk at Bell Park in Sudbury, Ont. It will be mainly sunny on Tuesday, but with increasing cloudiness near noon, then a 60 per cent chance of flurries late in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h....
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EXACTING WORK
David Langley, of Laurentian University, receives instructions from Wade Going, of TNT Work and Rescue, and Danny Taillefer, right, of Ontario Mine Rescue, before rappelling down a rock face at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury, Ont. during competition at the...
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ARCTIC TRAINING
Daryl Adams, founder of RufDiamond Ltd., walks near a Fat Truck during vehicle training at RufDiamond Ltd. in Coniston on Tuesday February 17, 2026. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces took part in classroom training and hands-on practical instruction...
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Gun violence spikes as gangs move north
Across the Greater Sudbury area and Manitoulin Island, the drug trade is no longer an abstract southern problem carried north by headlines. It is present, persistent and increasingly violent — fuelled by opioid demand, thin services and a cold economic...
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Partnerships divert 405,000 pounds of food out of Sudbury's dumps
In Canada, the average adult meal weighs about 1.2 pounds. That means in Greater Sudbury last year, local grocers helped cook up about 337,500 meals for hungry residents — all while diverting food waste from local landfill sites. Natalie Labbee,...
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Sudbury could lose 135 frontline staff, 35 hospital beds: CUPE
Ontario's largest health-care union is predicting job losses and bed reductions at hospitals across Ontario, including at Health Sciences North. At a press release Tuesday in Sudbury, representatives of CUPE and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions...
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WATCHFUL PUPS
A couple of dogs keep a watchful eye on a Sudbury Star photographer. As for Tuesday's weather, snow at times heavy, changing to light snow in the afternoon, is predicted. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. The high will be -6 degrees C. The wind...
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Group has new use for former nursing school downtown
It began life as a residence for nursing students and nuns, and now a soaring and solid building on Ste. Anne Road will become a new kind of healing centre. At next week's city council meeting, Ward 4 Coun. Pauline Fortin and Ward 5 Coun. Mike Parent...
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TRYING TO STAY WARM
A person wrapped in a sleeping bag panhandles on Regent Street at Paris Street in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday February 4, 2026. As it has all week, The Homelessness Network of Sudbury issued an Extreme Cold Weather Alert on Wednesday for the next 24...
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STUDENTS RALLY FOR PROFS
A group of Laurentian University students held a rally and march in support of striking Laurentian University Faculty Association members in Sudbury, Ont. on Monday February 2, 2026. The strike began Jan. 19. Pensions, wages, and workloads are major...
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Laurentian needs $25 million to open shuttered Olympic pool, MPPs told
The province's Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs got an earful during a 2026 pre-budget consultation stop in Sudbury on Thursday - including a request for $25 million to fix Laurentian University's Olympic pool. Sudbury businessman...
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Greater Sudbury's muchhyped Python 5000 faces an uncertain future
As it turns out, the Python 5000 has not been the dream pothole-patching machine city councillors believed it would be when they made the decision to buy into the all-in-one idea. The pothole-patcher has some pretty serious problems and an uncertain...
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Kathleen Street melee sends three men to hospital
Three men face weapons charges in relation to an assault in the Donovan that sent several people to the hospital, police said in an update Monday afternoon. Greater Sudbury Police said officers responded around 11:40 a.m. to the incident on Kathleen...
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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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