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.
Municipal Road 35 in the Greater Sudbury community of Azilda is closed following a four-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon.
Efforts to save The Spot have been unsuccessful – Sudbury’s supervised consumption site will close at the end of the day on Friday.
Provincial police have launched their regular long weekend safety campaign – focusing on the importance of buckling up.
Thursday morning, Greater Sudbury Police Services Chief Paul Pedersen announced his retirement after 10 years.
A single transport crash early Thursday morning on Highway 17 west of Sudbury brought traffic to a stop for several hours, reopening shortly before 10:30 a.m.
The administration at Laurentian University is hoping to start a new chapter for the beleaguered institution as it releases its plan for the next five years after months of consultation.
With many skilled trade professions experiencing worker shortages, post-secondary schools like Cambrian College, are responding with more offerings for potential trades students. A new lucrative scholarship will also help entice students into the profession.
Police and local hunters in an Ontario Far North First Nation community have 'dispatched' a polar that was showing abnormal behaviour and treating the area as a hunting ground.