The brutal stabbing death of 23-year-old Renee Sweeney rocked the City of Sudbury to its core on Jan. 27, 1998.
Police searched for her killer for two decades and finally charged Robert Steven Wright, who was 18 years old at the time of the murder, in Dec. 2018.
After several delays, the trial began Feb. 21, 2023, just after the 25th anniversary of Sweeney's death. The jury delivered a guilty verdict after five weeks of testimony.
CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca has compiled all of the case coverage below, including archival news footage, the arrest, trial, verdict and now that the publication ban is lifted, we can reveal some exclusive extras.
The second Mining Transformed event was held in Greater Sudbury this week. The two-day event run by NORCAT includes more than 40 vendors in the mining industry.
Wyloo Metals has a deal with Greater Sudbury for land to build a battery materials processing facility in the city.
The annual Canadian Automobile Association’s worst roads list for 2024 is out and three of the five worst roads in the northern region are in North Bay.
There were plenty of smiles in Greater Sudbury, Ont., on Tuesday morning as local Tim Hortons franchises handed over proceeds from their recent Smile Cookie Campaign to three local charities.
After decades of being told his first language should be forgotten, Sol Mamakwa stood on the floor of the Ontario legislature about to make history.
A committee consisting of 40 Greater Sudbury-area agencies celebrated 10 years of service on Tuesday.
Four people from southern Ontario have been arrested and face 45 drug and weapon-related charges after a traffic stop on Highway 69 in Carling Township, Ont., saw an estimated $100,000 in suspected cocaine and fentanyl seized.
An 83-year-old Sudbury man finished a local 5-kilometre marathon in less than 35 minutes over the weekend.