Jenny Lamothe

Jessie Brave was arrested Nov. 22, 2024 after stabbing a woman, but the conditions of the jail and the effects of Brave’s already precarious mental health means she’ll serve only 894 more days

Gathering for their first meeting of 2026, the board of health for Public Health Sudbury heard details of a northern-specific fungal infection, blastomycosis, which killed five people in Constance Lake First Nation in 2021 and could become an issue here on Sudbury

Amanda Nahwegahbow, a 38-year-old member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory died in a tent fire in the encampment off Lorne Street on Jan. 12. Just a few days later, Jan. 15, her friends and family gathered at the site of her death to mourn and remember her

Compiled by organizations representing municipal services across the province, a new report states that while Northern Ontario has just 5% of Ontario’s population, the region accounts for a full 10% of the total number of people who are homeless in the province

Greater Sudbury Police, coroner's office and Ontario Fire Marshal are still working to determine the cause of the fire and cause of death, but they have identified the victim as a 38-year-old woman. Her body was found in a burning tent in the Energy Court homeless encampment on Jan. 12

North Bay city councillor Lana Mitchell’s granddaughter, Alexis Leduc-Mitchell, died of a brain aneurysm after participating in a professional wrestling training school. Now, Mitchell is suing Canadore College, the wrestling school and the instructors for $3 million, alleging their negligence caused her granddaughter’s death

Known by his ring name Magnum McLaren, David Knapman Jr. is facing multiple criminal charges, and will learn Jan. 21 whether the Crown will proceed with prosecution

The community organization will fund three years of a program called the Village Square, supporting Black caregivers, parents and guardians in Northern Ontario

In an error, Sudbury.com wrote that Monica Shawanda's charges had been upgraded to second-degree murder. Though confirmed at the court office, the information is incorrect and Shawanda is only facing accessory after the fact in relation to the death of a 21-year-old man found in a garage on Lansdowne Street in 2025.

Every night in Sudbury, at least 111 people are left out in the cold: as of the city’s last tracking, there are 275 people who are homeless in Nickel City, but the warming centres and shelters only have room for 164