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.
Greater Sudbury, which has kept its integrity commissioner busy since he took office in 2019, is set to hire a new person for the job effective next month.
The number of active wildfires in northern Ontario has grown, but more of them are under control as the fight continues. Here is what you need to know.
A speakeasy is gaining popularity in Sudbury. It's called the Night Owl and it’s owned by the same people behind the coffee shop Books and Beans.
A drop in water pressure because of a broken watermain prompted Public Health Sudbury & Districts to issue a drinking water advisory Thursday afternoon.
One person is in hospital with serious injuries following a collision Thursday morning in Sudbury.
On Thursday, Laurentian University gave an update on a plan to sell $53.5 million of its real estate to the province, money that is being used to pay off creditors.
There was a scary incident Wednesday morning at Lasalle Secondary School in Sudbury. Two people wearing masks attacked students with bear spray and at least one was shot by a pellet gun.
A fifth person in northern Ontario has been charged in less than a week for having a campfire during the fire ban.