Father-son duo to perform in Sudbury's Opera for a Cause

It’s not often making a call to CBC Radio can get you on stage singing opera, but a Sudbury man is getting ready to perform for the fifth year in a row on stage after making the call.

Opioid use, addiction, taking its toll on northeastern Ontario: report

A new study about opioid use in Ontario shows some disturbing trends about how — and how often — the prescription painkillers are being used and abused in the northeast.

First Nations police service recommends its own disbanding at suicide inquest

by Jody Porter

Canada's largest First Nations police service says it has neither the resources nor the legal foundation to do its job.

Pedestrian, dog hit by car in North Bay, Ont., dog dies

A collision on Tuesday in North Bay, Ont. between a vehicle and a pedestrian walking his dog resulted in the animal being killed, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

From gold to wood exports: Northern Ontario keeps close tabs on Trump

Economic watchers in northern Ontario are anxiously keeping an eye on financial markets to see what effect Donald Trump's U.S. election victory could have on their industries.

Third audit ordered into questionable spending by former Sudbury children's aid boss

A new audit has found more questionable expenses racked up by the former head of the Sudbury Children's Aid Society.

Here's where opioid addiction is at its worst in Ontario

by Mike Crawley

A new study reveals that more than 20 per cent of adults on Ontario's publicly-funded drug benefit plan are taking doctor-prescribed opioids, swelling to nearly 30 per cent in certain regions of the province.

Trump victory bad news for Indigenous people, some fear

by Tim Fontaine

Indigenous people on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border are worried a Trump victory is a blow to environmental causes and could lead to an increase of militarized police responses to demonstrations.

Troubled by Trump? North Bay, Ont. mayor has a home for you

North Bay’s mayor has invited Americans who are dissatisfied with President-elect Donald Trump’s victory to move north.

What could Trump's victory mean for Canada?

by John Paul Tasker

The ascendancy of Donald J. Trump to the U.S. presidency sent huge reverberations throughout the world, but nowhere will his election be felt more than here in Canada.

UP NORTH Starting over in Canada: Sudbury's newest refugee family arrives to begin their new life here

Sudbury's newest refugee family has arrived to begin their life as Canadian citizens. The Alsaeed family was greeted at the Sudbury airport this morning by members of Northern Hope. The sponsorship group will be responsible for the family's needs over the next year. Through an Arabic translator, Mohammed Alsaeed says he feels optimistic about the future of his family and their safety in Canada.

Ontario Métis leader disappointed prominent member leaving nation

The president of the Métis Nation of Ontario says she’s disappointed prominent artist Christi Belcourt is requesting to leave the nation.

Energy Minister Thibeault calling for review of gas prices

Thibeault held a press conference in Sudbury today, and said the review of retail transportation fuels' prices would provide “transparency” in the process of price-setting.

Motion to halt Rainbow School Board accommodation review defeated

A motion that would've halted a decision to close 12 schools in Sudbury was defeated Tuesday night.

Audio Learning about Ontario's treaties: teacher's guide aims to correct 'untruths'

Author Kelly Crawford hopes teacher's guide can be one step towards changing Ontario’s curriculum to improve indigenous education.

Audio A house divided: Shame and celebration over President Trump in northern Michigan

While many are waking up today shocked that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States, not so for Republicans in the border city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Kathleen Wynne on Trump's win: 'I was shocked'

by Andrew Lupton

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said this morning that Donald Trump's victory in last night's U.S. presidential election came as a surprise.

'How could we be so wrong?': Clinton's stunning election loss floors supporters

by Matt Kwong

The polls were wrong - nearly all of them. The victory party never materialized. But the repudiation was there. Just not the repudiation that Hillary Clinton had expected.

'I would do it again': former fire chief defends starring role in Energy East pipeline video

by Marina von Stackelberg

North Bay's former fire chief says he doesn't regret starring in a video that was used by TransCanada to promote its Energy East pipeline project.

'The dream is funded': Cancer Foundation

Two anonymous donors contributed $500,000 each to cap off the fundraising drive that will see a PET scanner finally built in Sudbury.

Warm Line partners with Tel-Aide for bilingual mental health support

Warm Line, the bilingual peer support helpline operated by the Northern Initiative for Social Action in Sudbury, is teaming up with Tel-Aide in the Ottawa-Gatineau Region.

The case for community schools: Landsdowne adds vibrancy, diversity to neighbourhood

Keeping Lansdowne Public School open has the support of the founding director of the McEwen School of Architecture at Laurentian University, Terrance Galvin. He is also the parent of two students at the school in the Donovan, which is proposed for closure by the Rainbow District School Board. Galvin voiced his concerns during the final accommodation review meeting on Monday.

Audio Universities need to take different approach to end hazing, expert says

As Laurentian University in Sudbury continues hearings to determine the fate of five basketball players accused of violating the Athlete Code of Conduct, a researcher who studies hazing in varsity sports says having a code of conduct to address the issue isn’t enough.

Q&A; Political bots spread misinformation during U.S. campaign — and they're expected in Canada

by Dan Misener

Many Americans (and Canadians) have turned to social media for analysis and commentary during this year's U.S. election. But much of the online conversation hasn't come from humans. Instead, a significant number of social media posts are generated by robots.

Audio More than a river separates Ontario from Michigan at Sault Ste. Marie

People in Sault Ste. Marie, on both the Ontario and Michigan sides, like to say it's one city, split between two countries.

Fire chief promotional video raises ire of Energy East pipeline critics

by Marina von Stackelberg

TransCanada has removed a promotional video showing the former fire chief in North Bay, Ont. touting the safety of the oil company.

Royal Agricultural Fair welcomes northern Ontario businesses

Each year, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto attracts thousands of people to check out the animal barns, food vendors and businesses from northern Ontario.

French Catholic Board will close three schools, build one central after province provides boost

After receiving a $16.5 million boost from the province, Sudbury’s French Catholic School board is going to close three schools in Hanmer to make way for one central school.

GO PUBLIC Insurance company offers girl $8 for mileage to hospital instead of $50K for eye injury

by Erica Johnson

Emily Laprise has double vision and sees patches of black after a soccer ball hit her in the eye, but her family's insurance company says the injury isn't severe enough to qualify for coverage.

Audio Closed for business? Chamber polls shows half Sudbury business owners retiring by 2026

The Sudbury Chamber of Commerce says the high number of business owners set to retire could mean a crisis for the local economy.

Audio Sudbury's two-bag garbage limit: One man's trash is not another man's treasure

One month after Sudbury Ont.'s three-bag garbage limit was reduced to two bags, some people are starting to dump extra trash at their neighbour's curb.