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None of the 250 passengers were hurt Saturday afternoon when a CN train was almost derailed by a piece of steel laid across the tracks. The accident occured in Porlock, south of Burwash. The passengers were taken to Capreol to await a rescue train.

BY TRACEY DUGUAY [email protected] A Sudbury woman is afraid to go home but red tape in the social housing system is preventing her from moving.

A 20-year-old Sudbury man faces a slew of criminal charges following his arrest at an apartment on Lasalle Boulevard on July 20.

BY CRAIG GILBERT [email protected] Jaimie McDonald, 22, is fed up with property crime. The city employee was exercising at Curves on Lasalle Boulevard Wednesday when her car was broken into.

The investigation is continuing into the cause of an explosion that gutted a Minnow Lake home early Sunday morning. The explosion and subsequent fire occurred at a residence at 2019 Bancroft Dr.

There were few details regarding a fatal vehicle accident on Highway 69 S.

Greater Sudbury Police continue to look for a suspect who robbed the Pinto convenience store at 59 Eyre St. Sunday evening. Police say a lone male entered the store, brandished a knife and demanded money.

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] A mentally challenged man was spared a jail sentence Tuesday for sexually abusing two children.

BY TRACEY DUGUAY [email protected] When an inmate dies in jail, an ?eerie, weird feeling? can be felt throughout the prison, even before the news of the death is announced, says John Moore, who spent about 10 years of his life behind bars.

This past weekend the North East Region Provincial Police made several arrests following reports from the public about erratic and impaired drivers. About suppertime last Friday, OPP arrested a Sudbury senior driving near Estaire.