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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

Sudbury cop guilty of 2007 sexual assault of 17-year-old student

Sudbury cop guilty of 2007 sexual assault of 17-year-old student

Wayne Foster, a now-retired 31-year officer with Greater Sudbury Police has been found guilty of sexual assault against a then 17-year-old summer student who was working at the GSPS headquarters
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A year of triumph, concern for Robinson Huron Treaty members

A year of triumph, concern for Robinson Huron Treaty members

It’s been a year of wins for the members of the Robinson Huron Treaty’s 21 signatory nations, but also of concern, confusion
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35 days and counting: Atikameksheng Strong reserve blockade still in place

35 days and counting: Atikameksheng Strong reserve blockade still in place

Blocking the entrance to Reserve Road near Naughton, protestors are demanding their chief and council allow them a vote on the money from the Robinson Huron Treaty annuities case
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Canada Post strike could cost Sudbury Food Bank $450k

Canada Post strike could cost Sudbury Food Bank $450k

The Canada Post strike is having unintended consequences for charities and non-profits who use mailouts for their holiday fundraisers, including the Sudbury Food Bank 
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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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