Morning North

This week we meet a man from northern Ontario who took part in the protests in Ottawa, a conversation with MPP Vic Fedeli, an entrepreneur in Sudbury has developed a site called Indie Eats, the story of a mystery fish in Lake Nepahwin, and a Covid cross-border love story.

This week, a look at the population changes in northern Ontario, we hear about the staffing challenges at hospitals in the north, a former Laurentian University professor reacts to news about Laurentian being a leader in research, a city councillor in Sudbury is voted off the police services board, and some northern students have come up with a way to move moon rocks.

This week a look at how the pandemic has hit kids' sports and the dry cleaning business, an international student at Laurentian University is killed in a hit and run, Charlie Angus writes a book about Cobalt, ON, the story of a cat reunited with its owners four years later, and a group of hospital workers in Sudbury wins the hospital lottery.

Rene joined us from Wiikwemkoong to play the Morning North Mystery Game this week. He scored a near-perfect four out of five and earned some CBC swag. Play along and see if you can beat his score on the Morning North Mystery Game!

This week, we take a walk through the woods at Laurentian University, we meet the new chair of the board at LU, an update on the sale of cannabis in northern Ontario, a school is renamed after an elder from Manitoulin island and we remember long-time Sault Ste. Marie news reporter Karl Sepkowski.

Cathy in St. Charles played the Morning North Mystery Game this week and walked away with a respectable 3/5 score. Play along and see if you could have gotten a perfect five on the Morning North Mystery Game!

This week we hear how the hospital in Sudbury is handling an influx of Covid cases, how the pandemic is effecting snowmobile tourism, some fun questions for Olympic hockey player Rebecca Johnston, animal shelters get a boost in donations thanks to the late Betty White, a Sudbury bartender is a finalist in a contest about environmental sustainability, and a conversation with Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar.

Keri from Espanola tried her hand at this week's Morning North Mystery Game and walked away with four of a possible five prizes. Play along and see if you could have gotten a perfect score on the Morning North Mystery Game!

This week, the spread of COVID-19 on the James Bay Coast, a new restaurant opens in the north while thousands across the country have shut down, an anti-nuclear lobby group starts up in Sudbury, we look at the success of Sudbury's Maley Drive, and a happy ending to the story of a lost box of love letters.

It was a good morning for Mary from North Bay, our contestant on the Morning North Mystery Game. She had a clean sweep and answered every question correctly to collect all five prizes in the CBC prize vault. Have a listen and find out if you could have done the same.