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Sudbury The fifth instalment of the TVO series TRIPPING will take viewers 110 kilometres down the French River, from the point of view of a cedar strip canoe paddler.  TRIPPING The French River is a three-hour production with minimal cutsCBC News · Posted: Apr 21, 2024 7:00 AM EDT |Continue Reading

Sudbury The province has hired about 600 forest firefighters this year, which is similar to last year. The Ford government rolled out incentive programs earlier this month to attract and retain more fire staff. The province has some 200 vacancies but is satisfied with the results of its recruitment effortsContinue Reading

Sudbury Shankey Dahiya is one of the Greater Sudbury Police Service’s newest officers and the first Sikh to wear the uniform. Shankey Dahiya says his father and uncle were police officers in IndiaCBC News · Posted: Apr 12, 2024 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago Shankey Dahiya,Continue Reading

Sudbury The two northern Ontario cities recently received $1.52 million and $600,000 respectively from the province for exceeding their housing start targets in 2023, but only because long-term care beds were included in the final count. In North Bay, about 80 per cent of the new homes created in 2023Continue Reading

Sudbury The City of Elliot Lake was announced as the winner of Hockeyville 2024 on Saturday. It beat out three other Canadian communities, after collecting the most online votes in a two-day poll last week. The community will receive $250,000, and will use that money to help fix up itsContinue Reading

Sudbury A manager with Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources says work is underway to develop a formal program that addresses a joint health and safety committee’s concerns over forest firefighters’ exposure to smoke, but a union head is doubtful anything will happen before the next fire season. CBC obtained MNR manager’s response to healthContinue Reading

Sudbury·CBC Investigates Greater Sudbury police asked child exploitation suspects for passwords to their computers or other devices before they had a chance to consult with lawyers, contrary to their constitutional rights, a CBC investigation reveals. This and other details about police errors in 13 child pornography cases were obtained through a freedom-of-informationContinue Reading

Sudbury A joint health and safety committee with the Ministry of Natural Resources has recommended that the Ontario government do more to inform, educate and protect forest firefighters against exposure to cancerous toxins.  A request filed last week says employees not fully informed about occupational hazards Aya Dufour · CBCContinue Reading

Sudbury Starting with the Paris 2024 Games, Paralympians will receive $20,000 for winning gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. Paralympic athletes and coaches in northern Ontario are welcoming this change. Athletes who reach the podium in the Paralympics will now receive the same amount of money as OlympicContinue Reading