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 Sudbury man, 32, is in custody facing eight intimate partner violence charges after his significant other showed up at a neighbour's door asking to call police.
A Syrian family living in Sudbury, Ont., is celebrating a significant political shift in their home country after rebels took over the government.
As Sudbury police continue to investigate Tuesday's assault on Elm Street, a search of the apartment where some of the suspects were found uncovered $135,000 in drugs.
Two young girls, from Sudbury and Kingston, Ont., were rescued from sex trafficking in the GTA and their suspected abuser has been charged, but police fear there may be more victims.
Northern Ontario doctors are calling on the province to immediately address an acute doctor shortage in northern Ontario.
On Sudbury’s McNaughton Street near Bell Park, more than a dozen large, inflatable Santas have popped up.
To combat the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in transit fare revenue, Greater Sudbury is hiring two part-time municipal law enforcement officers to ride city buses.
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