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Could decriminalization of drugs combat the opioid crisis?

Could decriminalization of drugs combat the opioid crisis?

As Toronto Public Health and Toronto Police Service jointly apply for the decriminalization of personal use drugs in Canada’s largest city, stakeholders were asked if it might work in Greater Sudbury
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Francophone groups ‘astounded’ gov’t won’t fund French university

Francophone groups ‘astounded’ gov’t won’t fund French university

The Université de Sudbury’s proposal to create a standalone Francophone university has been turned down. 'It's hard to believe that in 2023, Francophones in our region don't have the right to their own university, an institution dedicated to them in its own right'
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Lack of criminal record a mitigating factor in Wright sentencing

Lack of criminal record a mitigating factor in Wright sentencing

In setting parole eligibility at 12 years, Justice Robbie Gordon noted Wright had no involvement with the justice system in the years since the murder, had ‘amiable and prosocial relationships’ and that as he was 18 years old, his actions were consistent with ‘a young man in panic mode’
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Updated: Robert Steven Wright in court today for sentencing

Updated: Robert Steven Wright in court today for sentencing

Wright was convicted earlier this year of second-degree murder in the 1998 stabbing death of Renée Sweeney
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Escaped murder suspect back in police custody

Escaped murder suspect back in police custody

Greater Sudbury Police say a man suspected in three murders taken into police custody earlier this evening
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Solicitor general investigating murder suspect's escape from Sudbury Jail

Solicitor general investigating murder suspect's escape from Sudbury Jail

Suspect in three murders, Joel Roy remains at large after June 18 escape
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Robinson Huron Nations reach $10B settlement with feds, province

Robinson Huron Nations reach $10B settlement with feds, province

The proposed settlement includes $5 billion from Canada and $5 billion from Ontario to be paid to all 21 First Nations included in the Treaty
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Troubled times as Indigenous police services fight for funding

Troubled times as Indigenous police services fight for funding

Negotiations between government and police services are at an impasse, with the Indigenous services calling the process discriminatory and accusing government of  ‘unconscionable bargaining tactics’ 
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Family delivers impact statements at Wright sentencing hearing

Family delivers impact statements at Wright sentencing hearing

Sister of murder victim Renée Sweeney describes her decades of torment wondering who killed her sister, even as the convicted killer, Robert Steven Wright, continues to maintain his innocence
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Freedom Protesters harass striking CRA workers in Sudbury

Freedom Protesters harass striking CRA workers in Sudbury

Using a megaphone, one protester shouted obscenities at striking Public Service Alliance of Canada workers over the rainbow union flags some workers were waving
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