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.
It’s not every day that students get an opportunity to chat with police about their profession and how they can prepare for a future career in the force.
Sudbury's downtown mall says it has seen some positive momentum and growth heading out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Repairing the scales at Sudbury’s main landfill site on The Kingsway is causing delays and long lineups for residents and businesses using the site to dispose of waste and trimmings.
With no active wildland fires burning in northern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry sent 10 crews to Manitoba to help battle the blazes there.
Sudbury police who tazed and punched a suspect attempting to flee in 2022 have been cleared by the province’s Special Investigations Unit.
Drag superstar Jimbo -- a winner in the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise from London, Ont. -- is starting the Canadian leg of her world tour in Toronto on Thursday and will be making two stops in northern Ontario.
Meeting on Wednesday, the Greater Sudbury Police Services board shared its 2023 audit for its property division, which includes items processed as evidence, found property or property stored for safe-keeping.
Like most people, Shannon Corrigan says she wastes more food than she would like and it's something she's trying to change.