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 water main break on Hillside Drive North in Elliot Lake has put the entire community under a boil water advisory.
We all need a little kindness in our lives every day and a North Bay elementary school is really taking this idea to heart with different activities this week.
Sudbury police say they have identified the skeletal remains found last week in a wood area of Chelmsford and that no foul play was involved.
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities annual conference wrapped up in Sudbury on Wednesday.
After talks broke down earlier this week, 52 unionized staff at SNOLAB are on the picket line outside Creighton Mine in Lively.
Saying ‘yes’ to Encore paid off for a group of 10 people from northern Ontario who matched all seven numbers in exact order in the March 16 Lotto 6/49 draw to win $1 million.
After dealing with the stomach flu and the associated bumps and bruises that accompany a run to a championship, the Greater Sudbury Cubs junior 'A' hockey team is intent on succeeding at the Centennial Cup.
A province-wide child sexual abuse investigation by Ontario Provincial Police dubbed Project Aquatic has resulted in hundreds of charges, including seven male suspects from northern Ontario.