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Sudbury More young people flocking to birding as their hobby of choiceYoung people are flocking to birding. In Sudbury, Ont., a popular Facebook group is providing a platform for birders of all ages and backgrounds to share sightings, plan meetups and get new information about all things ornithological. A growingContinue Reading

Sudbury Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is being posthumously honoured with a U.S. postage stamp. Stamp release coincides with what would’ve been quiz show host’s 84th birthday David Friend · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 24, 2024 6:32 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 24 The U.S. Postal Service released aContinue Reading

Sudbury A group of researchers from across Canada are working to restore peatland in Sudbury, Ont., that was killed from decades of mining in the region. Peatlands store twice as much carbon as all of the world’s forests combined Scientists work to bring back peatland in Sudbury, Ont. Colin McCarter,Continue Reading

Sudbury Charlie Angus, MP for Timmins-James Bay in northern Ontario, says he wants police to take complaints of harassment and threatening behaviour seriously after charges against a man accused of uttering death threats against him and his staff were tossed. CBC obtained a court recording in which the Crown told the judgeContinue Reading

Sudbury An undergraduate biology student at Laurentian University in Sudbury is doing some research that has caught the attention of local food foragers. MacKenzie Hobbs has started collecting fiddleheads, mushrooms and eventually blueberries for her thesis into the metal and nutrient content of these wild, urban foods. MacKenzie Hobbs doingContinue Reading

Sudbury Over 50 SNOLAB employees in Sudbury on strike after turning down latest offerPicket lines went up Wednesday morning outside the world-class dark matter research facility SNOLAB, located within Sudbury’s Creighton Mine in northern Ontario, after employees voted against a tentative contract. Spokesperson for facility where past research earned NobelContinue Reading

Sudbury A quarter century after elk were brought back to northern Ontario, there are concerns they could once again vanish from the landscape. Ontario government says it continues to monitor and manage the elk population Erik White · CBC News · Posted: May 01, 2024 5:00 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Sudbury High baby formula costs for this Sudbury, Ont., family mean other bills go unpaidThe rising cost of baby formula is hitting the budgets of Canadian families, with one Sudbury, Ont., mom saying other bills go unpaid in order to feed her five-month-old son. Statistics Canada says cost of babyContinue Reading

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