Video 'Trans-Canada Fryway': Where are the best roadside fries?

by Marina von Stackelberg

Four friends from Toronto have taken the Canadian experience one step further: They're driving across the country, taste-testing every roadside french fry along the way.

'These youth are struggling, they do exist and they have survived:' Julie Gorman on suicidal street teens

Julie Gorman, youth program coordinator at the Sudbury Action Centre for Youth, says one in five teens has seriously contemplated suicide in the past year.

Average age of Sudburian: is 42.2: Census

by Erik White

The latest figures show that the population of northeastern Ontario and Canada as a whole continue to get older.

LCBO recalls gin over high alcohol content

Ontario's Liquor control board is recalling Bombay Sapphire gin after it found that the alcohol content was much higher than the label said.

Ministry engineer says miners didn't make errors before fatal 2014 accident underground in Sudbury

Mike Kat, a Ministry of Labour engineer, took the stand today in Sudbury in the trial against First Nickel and Taurus Drilling Services, two companies charged with 13 offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Audio Sudbury's Tree Top body products going to MTV Movie Awards

Jennifer Stiller’s Tree Top products are going to be featured in gift bags at the MTV Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Ontario's labour board to hear Sudbury laundry workers' case

In March, the workers lost their jobs when the hospital opted to send its dirty laundry to Mohawk Shared Services in Hamilton, Ont.

Woman found dead in Belize originally from Sault Ste. Marie

The body of Francesca Matus, an Ontario woman missing in Belize, has reportedly been found along with that of her American boyfriend, Drew De Voursney.

Liberal budget ignores Ring of Fire, says MPP Mantha

With no mention of the Ring of Fire in this year's provincial or federal budgets, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha says the government needs to re-reassess its priorities.

Hackers demand $54K in Cambrian College ransomware attack

by Olivia Stefanovich

Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ont. is recovering from a ransomware computer attack, in which hackers held files hostage in exchange for approximately $54,000 in electronic currency or 30 bitcoins.

New mobile unit to launch next month from Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health

by Angela Gemmill

Next month the Centre for Research and Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) at Laurentian University in Sudbury will launch a mobile unit meant to travel across the province. The large vehicle will act as a portable lab for any of the 40 multidisciplinary researchers. They'll gather information from workplaces outside of Sudbury.

Downtown Place des Arts gets $3.5 M boost from province

Sudbury’s arts community is welcoming the province’s announcement of $3.5 million towards the construction of a Place des Arts in downtown Sudbury.

Daycare relief? Not for everyone, says Sudbury educator

In last week’s budget, the Ontario government announced it would create 24,000 new childcare spaces in the next year, two thirds of them subsidized.

Parent banned from daughter's field trip calls on Ministry to investigate

The Gibsons have been banned from entering the board office or any high schools in the board system since 2012.

No injuries reported in Sudbury south end log house fire

A log home in Sudbury’ south end was consumed by a fire Saturday.

James Bay Coast still waiting for new hospital a decade after agreement

by Olivia Stefanovich

An agreement to build a new hospital for people living on the James Bay Coast in northern Ontario has seen little progress since it was signed a decade ago. But the Ontario government recently re-committed itself to the project in the 2017 budget.

3 new Ontario songs you need to hear this week

by Adam Carter

Check out brand new tracks from Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs, Scott Orr and Talk Show Host.

Video Move over therapy dogs, this chill capybara will soothe away your stress

by Marina von Stackelberg

What if you replaced that therapy dog with a 100-pound giant rodent? The results may surprise you.

Sudburians observe National Day of Mourning for workers

Hundreds of people gathered at Laurentian University Friday morning to mark Canada's national day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job.

Toronto students have 'beautiful' experience in remote far north Ontario community

A week-long trip for a group of grade 8 students from a Toronto public school to Ontario's remote far north this week has allowed kids from very different backgrounds to meet and learn from each other.

Analysis The budget that just might save Kathleen Wynne: Robert Fisher

by Conrad Collaco

One thing's for sure about Thursday's Ontario budget from the Liberal government. You shouldn't expect Premier Kathleen Wynne to go away any time soon. CBC's Ontario political analyst Robert Fisher says her latest budget might turn public opinion back in her favour.

Updated Thursday thunderstorm keeps the lights off Friday in the Sudbury area

Thousands of people were still without power Friday morning in Greater Sudbury after a thunderstorm rolled through the area Thursday.

Veteran journalist Carol Mulligan seeking Sudbury provincial NDP nomination

Another candidate has stepped forward to seek the nomination for the provincial NDP in the Sudbury riding for the 2018 election.

3% hospital funding increase 'unacceptable,' Ontario NDP health critic says

The Ontario government is raising funding for hospitals by three per cent in the 2017 budget. But France Gelinas, Nickel Belt MPP and NDP health critic, said a five per cent hike is needed just to maintain services.

How much house do you get for your money? We take the temperature of the northern Ontario market

by Erik White

While not as scorching hot as Toronto, the housing market in Sudbury and the rest of northeastern Ontario is warming up this spring.

Ontario budget 2017: Don't expect to find money for more ER beds, but surgery wait times should get shorter

by Laura Fraser

The Liberal health budget promises $890 million to reduce waitlists for diagnostics and certain surgeries – but there’s no specific funding to boost the number of beds in clogged emergency rooms.

Ontario budget 2017: The facts, figures and changes you need to know

by Andrea Janus

The Ontario government unveiled its latest budget Thursday, and in addition to balancing the books, it unveiled some new spending, particularly in health care.

Audio 'In complete distress': deaf man dies without help in hospital as Canadian Hearing Society strike drags on

86-year-old Ernest Guillemette died alone in hospital without any way to communicate with doctors or nurses. His interpreter was on the picket lines.

Morning North 'Think Dragons' Den': Sudbury event to see startups pitch business cases for cash

Entrepreneurs behind local technology startups will be looking for a financial boost as they pitch to investors at a community event in Sudbury, Ont. Thursday.

SUDBURY CITY HALL Sudbury city council rejects plan to overhaul fire and paramedic services

Sudbury city council unanimously shelved a proposal on Wednesday to optimize fire and paramedic services, citing the high cost and little time councillors were given to review the plan.

Audio Dominic Giroux graduates from Laurentian University to become new CEO of Sudbury hospital

The new president and CEO of Health Sciences North is Laurentian University president Dominic Giroux.

Sudbury Daystarter: News, weather and roads info for Thursday

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

Photos Happy 112th birthday, Dolly! Meet Canada's oldest person

by Marina von Stackelberg

North Bay, Ont. great-great-grandmother attributes her longevity to genetics, eating well, and eating plenty of cream and butter.

Kevin O'Leary drops out of Conservative leadership race, endorses Maxime Bernier

by John Paul Tasker

Businessman and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary is ending his campaign for the Conservative leadership just hours before the last debate in Toronto and will endorse Maxime Bernier.

Audio 'They're bullies and can get away with it,' says Ontario forestry magnate on latest softwood brawl with U.S.

Hundreds of forest workers in northern Ontario are bracing for a new softwood lumber trade war with the United States.

Analysis It's Trudeau's move after Trump goes from tough talk to action with lumber duties: Chris Hall

by Chris Hall

The Liberal government's unofficial policy is not to react to everything Trump says, only what he does. Like, say, imposing punishing new duties on Canadian softwood lumber.

SUDBURY CITY HALL Lights, cameras, and bylaws? Councillor calling for film crew controls on private property

City council passed a motion Tuesday to look at options for protecting people from prolonged filming activity in residential areas.

SUDBURY CITY HALL Property taxes expected to jump 3 per cent each year until 2027

The city unveiled its long-term financial plan to council last night, which projects a three per cent annual increase to property taxes until 2027.

'We don't want anybody to go missing' says Indigenous coordinator about new police strategy

by Angela Gemmill

The Greater Sudbury Police Service wants to help educate Indigenous women and girls, as well as keep them safe. Resources were compiled over the past two years to create a strategy in response to the national inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women. Part of the initiative provides prevention outreach materials for at-risk Indigenous women and girls.

North Bay farmer crying fowl over backyard chicken bylaw

Johnson, who “re-homed” his four chickens to a place in Sturgeon Falls, has started an online petition to convince North Bay’s council to revisit their bylaws regarding backyard chickens, a set of rules Johnson says are “ambiguous” and “outdated.”

Labour Council president Jamie West enters Sudbury NDP race

Jamie West, a long-time Vale employee and president of the Sudbury and District Labour Council, announced he will be vying for the nomination.

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tribe Called Red to highlight Northern Lights festival

Max Merrifield, artistic director with the Northern Lights summer festival, said at a press conference today that the headliners are set: Buffy Sainte-Marie, A Tribe Called Red, Yukon Blonde and Whitehorse.

Candidates ready for Sault Ste. Marie byelection

Ontario's three major political parties have each selected a candidate to represent them in the upcoming Sault Ste. Marie byelection, which will be called by Premier Kathleen Wynne before June.

North Bay woman claims family connection to Louis Riel

A North Bay woman claims family lineage to a well-known Canadian political figure but an expert in Manitoba has doubts.

Chelmsford teacher winner of CBC's #WeAreTheChange award

The public has spoken. See which change-maker came out on top.

Why did this Laurentian student hack into the university computer system and then report himself?

by Erik White

Laurentian University says that a web security breach exposed the personal information of some 2,000 staff and students. The Laurentian student who says he's behind it, says he was only trying to help the university improve its systems.

'It's unreal,' Sudbury homeowners say about eroding backyards

by Olivia Stefanovich

Melbourne Street residents in Sudbury, Ont., want the city to help them regain some of their backyard property because it is caving into the woods near Junction Creek.

Emergency supplies of dog food sent to Kashechewan after urgent request

by Marina von Stackelberg

More than 750 lbs of dog food have been flown in to Kashechewan First Nation to feed local dogs, after hundreds of community members were evacuated last week due to flooding concerns.