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.
After a lengthy series of instructions from Justice Dan Cornell, a Sudbury jury is deliberating whether to find a suspect guilty of three counts of manslaughter or three counts of murder.
A drug bust on Pine Street in Sudbury resulted in the seizure of more than $40,000 in crack cocaine and pills and the arrest of two suspected drug dealers from the Greater Toronto Area, police say.
Magna Mining, based in Sudbury, recently marked two major milestones in its efforts to reopen the former Crean Hill mine.
Greater Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre delivered his 'State of the City' address at the Caruso Club on Thursday.
An intoxicated man wearing only his underwear and a lifejacket had to be pulled from the Thessalon River early Wednesday evening.
Sharon Jones of Capreol won $100,000 in the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.’s Instant Jazzy Riches.
A video captured by a Sudbury man shows a black bear appearing to steer her cub away from the traffic on a busy street and into the bush.
The City of Greater Sudbury is well on its way to protecting 30 percent of its lands and waters by 2030 as part of a national initiative to reverse the decline in biodiversity and fight climate change.