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Jenny Lamothe

Jenny Lamothe

Jenny Lamothe is a reporter with Sudbury.com. She covers the diverse communities of Sudbury, especially the vulnerable or marginalized, including the Black, Indigenous, newcomer and Francophone communities, as well as 2SLGBTQ+ and the downtown core.

Recent Work by Jenny

Indigenous Remembrance Day honours a sacred promise

Indigenous Remembrance Day honours a sacred promise

Atikameksheng elder Art Petahtegoose spoke at an Indigenous Remembrance Day ceremony, telling the group that when his father enlisted, it was to fulfill a sacred covenant ‘to build a new nation called Canada’
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Jury finds Felicity Altiman guilty of second-degree murder

Jury finds Felicity Altiman guilty of second-degree murder

After 13 Crown witnesses, but no evidence or testimony from the defence, the six-man and six-woman jury deliberated for more than 12 hours over two days before they reached a verdict
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OPP violate rights of man arrested for drunk driving, court rules

OPP violate rights of man arrested for drunk driving, court rules

A man arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police in 2023 has been acquitted of his charges after a judge found his Canadian Charter rights were violated 
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Sudbury jury hears murder victim stabbed more than 100 times

Sudbury jury hears murder victim stabbed more than 100 times

Content warning: This story contains graphic details of the murder
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Five months later, still no sign of Wendy Lafortune

Five months later, still no sign of Wendy Lafortune

The Sudbury woman has been missing for five months, last seen in New Sudbury on May 1. Police say there are still following up on tips, and her family holds out hope for her safe return
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Charges stayed against Ministry of Labour for 2006 mining death

Charges stayed against Ministry of Labour for 2006 mining death

Charges against the ministry and others have been paused to allow for further investigation, and is ‘not a decision to permanently stay the proceedings that are before the court,’ lawyer Michael Lacy said
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Prejudice, politics hampering drug crisis efforts, Sudbury advocate says

Prejudice, politics hampering drug crisis efforts, Sudbury advocate says

In light of the recent Ministry of Health announcement shuttering The Spot in Sudbury, Sherry Price of the Community Drug Strategy said the data is clear about safer supply and supervised consumption sites, but prejudice and politics are getting in the way of evidence
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MPP Mantha sexually harassed staffer, told her to send explicit photos, investigator concluded

MPP Mantha sexually harassed staffer, told her to send explicit photos, investigator concluded

An arbitration decision on the alleged victim’s employment at Michael Mantha's Elliot Lake office provides more details about the independent investigation that led to the longtime MPP being removed from Ontario NDP Caucus
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Convicted murderer Robert Steven Wright on trial again in March 2025

Convicted murderer Robert Steven Wright on trial again in March 2025

Facing charges including sexual assault, Wright will be back in court in North Bay two years after he was convicted of Sudbury woman Renée Sweeney’s 1998 murder
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PM ‘an extremist,’ according to Pierre Poilievre

PM ‘an extremist,’ according to Pierre Poilievre

Sudbury.com was granted a short one-on-one with the federal Conservative leader, and he addressed extremism, affordability, and what he sees as a common-sense government. Most of all, he spoke of the prime minister
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