Sudbury researchers working on national efforts to help Indigenous people with dementia

Two researchers working in Sudbury, Ont. have received a million dollar investment from the Canadian Institute of Health Research to help try and address the needs of Indigenous peoples living with dementia.

Sudbury Radar Road crash kills 28 year-old man says police service

Police in Sudbury, Ont. say a 28 year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle collision Monday evening.

This man has kept CBC on the airwaves for almost 40 years

If you’ve ever listened to CBC radio in northeastern Ontario, you’ve likely heard Ken Kontturi’s work.

'It's full of holes': Ontario PCs blast NDP plan to reduce hydro costs

Ontario's NDP says its recently-announced plan will cut people's hydro bills by up to 30 per cent, but the PCs say the plan isn't sound.

Sudbury Canada Summer Games bid committee hopes 'incredible' people, community strike gold

Officials with the committee trying to bring the 2021 Canada Summer Games to northeastern Ontario have made their pitch to national organizers responsible for choosing who will host the multi-sport competition.

Classes resume at Elliot Lake high school Tuesday despite 2nd bomb threat

A second bomb threat was directed at the Elliot Lake Secondary School according to education officials in northeastern Ontario, but the school will be open Tuesday with extra restrictions.

'If you take a fire hall, people aren't going to feel as safe'

by Samantha Samson

The City of Greater Sudbury held its first community meeting about the fire services optimization proposal on Monday night. Members of the crowd asked heated questions about the cost of volunteer firefighters and just how response times would decrease.

Sudbury Daystarter: News, weather and roads info for Tuesday

Everything you need to kick off your morning in northeastern Ontario.

Report suggesting mercury still leaking near Grassy Narrows 'deeply concerning,' chief says

A new report from a group of scientists suggests an old chemical plant in Dryden, Ont., is still leaking mercury and contaminating the Wabigoon-English River system upstream from the Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario.

No bomb found at Elliot Lake Secondary School

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police responded to a threatening phone call that was received Monday morning at the Elliot Lake Secondary School.

Long-time Sault city councillor Frank Manzo dead at 87

Flags at municipal buildings in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. will be flying at half-mast to remember long-time former city councillor, Frank Manzo, who died Sunday at the age of 87.

67 year-old man from Mattice, Ont. dead after snowmobile crash

Ontario Provincial Police say a 67 year-old man has died in hospital after a snowmobile crash east of Hearst, Ont.

The rules about work life in Ontario could be in for big changes

by Mike Crawley

Premier Kathleen Wynne's government is about to get advice that could lead to a significant shakeup of the laws governing work in Ontario.

Audio Dog kennel may close after bylaw mix-up

by Samantha Samson

The owner of a dog kennel in Greater Sudbury says the city mistakenly issued her a business licence in 2013. Now, she's at risk of losing everything.

Audio 'That's how we'll win this': Sudbury gets set to show off to Canada Games judges

by Erik White

The team of Sudburians hoping to bring the Canada Summer Games to the city in 2021 have their game faces (or is it games faces?) on today, as the bid review committee makes its final visit before picking a host city next month.

Go Public Landlord pays high price for renter's medical marijuana grow-op

by Rosa Marchitelli

Longtime landlord Darryl Spencer was left scrambling for insurance after discovering a tenant was growing dozens of medical marijuana plants inside and outside his rental house.

NDP leadership candidates ready to 'fight like hell,' as MP Charlie Angus enters race

by John Paul Tasker

There will be plenty of time for "violent agreement" at the NDP's first leadership debate early next month because only two men have so far registered with Elections Canada as candidates to lead the social democratic party.

Updated Timmins-area crash claims four members of Brunswick House First Nation man's family

The community of Brunswick House First Nation is reeling in the wake of losing four members in a fatal car crash. Four people in Jeff Nakogee's family perished in Thursday's crash on Highway 101 west of Timmins.

3 new Ontario songs you need to hear this week

by Adam Carter

Check out new music from Public Animal, Morgan Cameron Ross and Mad Ones.

Up North Cochrane-born guitarist Dylan Lauzon talks meeting CeeLo Green, playing Victoria's Secret parties

Dylan Lauzon is part of the three-piece alternative rock band Nikki's Wives. He and his bandmates are starting to turn heads in Canada and south of the border.

Attawapiskat's elementary school set to re-open next week

by Michelle McQuigge

A brand new elementary school shuttered by flooding in a troubled indigenous community in Ontario will reopen next week.

Audio Sudbury's poet laureate aims to make poetry more visible with new project

Poet laureate Kim Fahner is asking for submissions for the Sudbury Street Poetry project.

OPP sounding the alarm over snowmobile deaths

by Heather Kitching

Eighteen people have died so far this year, most of them by falling through ice

Trans-Canada Highway between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie closed: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police are reporting that Highway 17 between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. is closed.

Is he in or out? Charlie Angus registers for NDP race, but still not sure he wants to be leader

The name Charlie Angus is listed on the Elections Canada website as a registered candidate to the be the next federal NDP leader, but the Timmins-James Bay MP says he has yet to decide to throw his hat into the ring.

Wacky winter weather wreaks havoc on Sudbury, Ont. road maintenance

After about a week of spring-like weather, winter has returned to northern Ontario.

9 fire halls in Greater Sudbury to close, some tax hikes proposed under new city plan

by Erik White

City staff say a plan to overhaul the fire department will make Greater Sudbury safer. But it will also see taxes go up in outlying areas, as many volunteer firefighters are replaced by full-timers.

SUDBURY CITY HALL Sudbury to lose $6.5M with hospital laundry workers layoffs: report

by Samantha Samson

A report from a city business development officer shows Greater Sudbury could lose $6.5 million annually when Health Sciences North ends a local contract to go with a new laundry service in southern Ontario.

Security cameras, GPS, alarms, training: a tool kit that aims to keep Sudbury bus drivers and riders safe

by Angela Gemmiill

The recent death of a bus driver in Winnipeg — allegedly killed by a passenger — is raising awareness about safety on public transit buses.

Four dead in Hwy 101 crash west of Timmins

Two adults and two children are dead following a crash involving two vehicles on Highway 101, about 70 kilometres west of Timmins.

1 year after CBC Searchlight award, Sudbury's Blackwood Sinners reflect on life, love and music

One year after winning the the CBC Searchlight award for northern Ontario, the Blackwood Sinners have had some time to reflect on winning the award, and how the recognition has affected their careers.

Audio Yoga with polar bears, and other adventures along Cochrane, Ont.'s ice bridge

There is only one ice bridge on Ontario's provincial highway network, and for the past 50 winters it has stretched 210 metres across the Abitibi River, northwest of Cochrane, Ont.

Audio Body slam! Sudbury wrestler wants to revive scene in the north

Sudbury pro-wrestler Mark 'Tornado' Bartolucci says northern Ontario was once a hotbed for talent in the 1980s.

Timmins golfer loses $5k clubs on Air Canada flight, dad finds them for sale on Kijiji

by Laura DaSilva

Sydney Lia had planned to work on her golf swing with her coach after taking a flight home to Timmins, Ont., for the holidays, but her $5,000 custom clubs never made it to baggage claim, and then the police got involved.

Terve! Finnish ambassador tours Sudbury

The Finnish Institute welcomed Vesa Lehtonen, the new head of the Embassy of Finland on his first visit to Sudbury.

Audio Speed up the justice system? Not so fast, says Sudbury lawyer

by Erik White

The Ontario government is looking for ways to get cases through the justice system faster. But some work in the courts in Sudbury every day warn that a fast trial doesn't mean it was fair.