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.
As police on the James Bay coast of northern Ontario continue to search for suspects in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 21-year-old woman in Moose Factory, the reward for information has doubled to $100,000.
A southern Ontario-based in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic will soon offer services in the northern community of Sudbury.
Nov. 10-16 is National Nurse Practitioners’ week in Canada and officials say now is a key time to recognize the many contributions NPs make to the health-care system and their potential to fill the gaps in access to primary care.
A travelling exhibit is teaching students in North Bay more about the Holodomor famine, which took place in Eastern Europe more than 90 years ago.
A new safety feature along a busy street in downtown Sudbury is catching the attention of drivers and pedestrians.
With the United States presidential election officially decided, and Donald Trump returning to the Oval Office, officials in northern Ontario are weighing in on what could come of the next four years.
UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police are conducting a ground search Wednesday for a woman missing since last month.
Traffic on the Lasalle extension in Sudbury came to a halt Wednesday afternoon after the roof of a silver BMW was sheared off in a crash.