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.
A dozen tickets were handed out to a handful of drivers on Highway 69 south of Sudbury during a speed enforcement operation, police say.
A member of the public saw a company truck swerving all over the road on Sunday afternoon and alerted police.
The Sudbury Action Centre for Youth (SACY) officially closed Monday after the board of directors announced last week the agency was insolvent.
The Canadian Olympic Committee’s official talent search, RBC Training Ground, was in Sudbury on Sunday.
The trial for the third murder suspect in the deadly Bruce Avenue townhouse fire that killed three people in 2021 is set to begin Monday.
Greater Sudbury Police officers conducting spot checks Sunday night caught a suspended driver who was behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle.
A 33-year-old man from Greater Sudbury has been charged following an attack on a 71-year-old victim in Toronto last week.
A 27-year-old Thunder Bay man is facing new charges after allegedly reaching for a police officer's gun in a courtroom during an outburst about the verdict.