Morning North

This week the story of an 8-year-old autistic girl in Sault Ste. Marie who after not being picked up for school, spent a day alone in her home with her deceased father, wildfire fighters in Ontario fight for more compensation, northeastern Ontario loses a riding in the next federal election, a young couple in Cobalt open a tea room in a mining headframe.

James from Sudbury struggled a bit to get through this week's Morning North Mystery Game. He still managed to pick up a few prizes. Have a listen. See if you could have done better.

Our Moring North Mystery Game contestant, Deborah from North Bay, was optimistic about her chances of winning all 5 prizes in the CBC Prize vault. She came close. Have a listen and see how well you would have done.

This week a look at the impact climate change will have on northern Ontario, a discussion about plastic versus paper bags, musicians in Sudbury feel they are underpaid, the Sudbury Food Bank sees unprecedented demand, and Northeastern Ontario rebrands the north as "The Seven."

It was almost a clean sweep on the Morning North Mystery Game for listener Kip from Callander. It was clear that he had been listening to the program. Find out if you could have answered all 5 questions correctly to win some CBC swag.

This week Domtar announces it is shutting down its pulp and paper mill in Espanola, the municipal strike in Cochrane drags on, Markus shares stories about his bear encounters, and we check in with the independent MPP for Algoma Manitoulin Mike Mantha.

This week some highlights from our remote broadcast in Moose Factory, the CEO of Argonaut Gold talks about northern Ontario's newest gold mine near Wawa, an update on the vineyards growing on Manitoulin Island, and a story from our archives about a man who was impaled on a tree.

This week we look into the police investigations around opiod deaths, the concerns surrounding a new plastics factory in North Bay, the relatives of Group of Seven member Franklin Carmichael talk about the need for a new Sudbury art gallery, and we hear about fakes and frauds in the mineral world.

This week a six-year-old from French River talks about living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, the Crosses for Change memorial in Sudbury is vandalized, we look at at the new plan for a library and art gallery in Sudbury, the mayor of Gore Bay has an update on local issues, domestic rabbits are running wild in Sudbury, and we meet an insect collector at Sudbury city hall.