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• One person killed in Highway 11 crash near Matheson

  One person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 north of Matheson on Wednesday night, police say.

  

• As trail options shrink, Sudbury may allow snow machines to cross city streets

  Greater Sudbury is considering updating its snowmobile bylaw to allow the vehicles to cross sections of Bancroft Drive and Moonlight Beach Road.

  

• Family sues OPP, others, for more than $2M after woman dies in Sudbury, Ont., jail

  The family of a woman who died by suicide in November 2020 while incarcerated at the Sudbury Jail is suing police and other officials for more than $2 million.

  

• Cemetery running out of room, Sudbury OKs $4M expansion

  With a waitlist in place for some burial services, Greater Sudbury has approved a $4 million expansion of the Civic Memorial Mausoleum.

  

• Northern Ont. police find driver unconscious at the wheel, motor running

  Ontario Provincial Police responding to a different call March 17 discovered a driver slumped over the wheel in a running parked car on Main Street in the Town of Thessalon.

• Largest recorded Alberta earthquake not natural, from oilsands wastewater: study

  The largest recorded earthquake in Alberta's history was not a natural event, but most likely caused by disposal of oilsands wastewater, new research has concluded.

• Hwy. 17 fully reopen between Wawa, White River

  Highway 17 has fully reopened following a collision between Wawa and White River, Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday evening.

• WeightWatchers appears set to close dozens of Canadian locations Sunday

  WW International appears set to close dozens of its roughly 118 WeightWatchers locations across Canada on March 26 in what may be part of a restructuring strategy.

• Liver disease rates soaring in Canada

  New statistics show that more and more Canadians are dealing with some form of liver disease throughout their life.

• Sudbury police charge 3 with attempted murder in downtown robbery

  Three people have been charged in a violent downtown Sudbury robbery that left a 39-year-old man with serious injuries on Tuesday night, police say.

• Canadian drummer releases uplifting 'morning song' after whisky reviews

  Canadian rocker and professional musician Chris Gormley has released a new, inspirational song called “Good Morning” that’s generating buzz with a new kind of audience.

  

• 5 planets will align in an arc across the night sky next week

  Sky-gazers will be treated to a parade of planets near the end of month when Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will appear together in the night sky.