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Sudbury·IN DEPTH Last week, mining giant DeBeers announced the closure of its lab-grown diamond business and its renewed commitment to natural diamonds. But northern Ontario’s mining industry isn’t expecting an exploration rush anytime soon. DeBeers renews focus on natural diamonds after closing lab-grown business Aya Dufour · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Sudbury Canada’s top court has turned down Ontario’s request to weigh in on a major challenge to its climate plan brought by a group of young activists. The Canadian Press · CBC News · Posted: May 01, 2025 10:15 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago The Supreme CourtContinue Reading

Sudbury A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire environmental consequences, according to a northern Ontario mining expert. The U.S. president signed an executive order to fast-track deep sea mining for critical minerals A mining machine is lowered intoContinue Reading

Sudbury·CANADA VOTES 2025 In parts of northeastern Ontario, including areas in and around Sudbury and Timmins, First Nations voters could help decide who wins the election. Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin says relationship with federal government could changeAya Dufour · CBC News · Posted: Apr 25, 2025 6:29 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Sudbury For the first time ever, a Canadian team from northern Ontario has qualified for both the FIRST Robotics Competition and the FIRST Tech Challenge in the same year. About 30 students from Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School are now in Houston, Texas, to competeCBC News · Posted: Apr 15, 2025 3:53Continue Reading

Sudbury First Nations in northeastern Ontario are preparing for the spring goose hunt, but while the deeply significant cultural tradition is eagerly anticipated, it’s tinged with anxiety this year as well thanks to reports of avian influenza in southern Ontario. Last positive case detected in northeastern Ontario was in aContinue Reading

Sudbury The leader of the federal Conservative Party is in Sudbury today making promises, if elected, to unlock access to critical minerals in the Ring of Fire and build a new road into the remote mining camp in northwestern Ontario. Pierre Poilievre vowed to approve all federal permits in Ring ofContinue Reading

Sudbury North Bay has confirmed its first case of measles since 1995 amid rising numbers in Ontario. More than 100 cases have been confirmed in Ontario so far this year Martha Dillman · CBC News · Posted: Mar 06, 2025 11:50 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago PublicContinue Reading

Sudbury·In Depth Karla Ghartey, a community health nurse who helped pioneer many of Sudbury’s supervised consumption initiatives, says the opioid crisis will be top of mind when she heads to the polls this week. Yet, the crisis was only touched on for 10 minutes during the recent 90-minute debate northern issuesContinue Reading