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.
Hundreds of families across the Sudbury area were left scrambling for alternate transportation Monday morning after more than a dozen bus drivers decided not to head out on their routes.
A suspect who failed to remain at the scene of an accident near Chelmsford late last month is now facing numerous weapons and drug charges.
Sudbury resident Angela Vitiello says a staff member at Health Sciences North told her that her brother, Allan St. Martin, was released from the hospital late last month when, in fact, he had passed away.
A man charged with a 2022 murder on Manitoulin Island will be tried in Sudbury, after a judge rejected arguments from the defence that Toronto or North Bay would be more convenient for his client.
A getaway went wrong for an ATV driver in Spanish, Ont., recently when they were caught by police on foot
North Bay police arrested a federal offender accused of breaching his statutory release nearly two weeks ago.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts has issued a boil water advisory effective immediately for all residents of the Town of Killarney.
A new eco-friendly café in Greater Sudbury, Perk and Pine, is committed to reducing single-use waste by encouraging customers to bring their own travel mugs and containers.