Morning North

This week... students return to virtual learning in Ontario, we look at the COVID vaccination rates among children, Laurentian University appeals the Speaker's Warrant to release sensitive information, Dr. David Pearson talks about climate change in northern Ontario, and we meet the lonesome yodeler in Sudbury.

This week... a Sudbury teacher shares her story of battling COVID-19, a herd of bison escapes from a farm near Sturgeon Falls, a Sudbury woman talks about why she needs help from the food bank, and a Catholic church in Callander opens its doors to Anglican worshippers.

This week... we meet a woman on the verge of becoming a food bank user... again. We also talk about plans to deal with the latest variant of COVID-19, we look at the staffing shortages at the Ontario Provincial Police, we give away a CBC toque, and we hear how northerners are celebrating Christmas differently because of the pandemic.

This week... some huge developments in the insolvency at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Elliot Lake city council holds a meeting on transitional housing, a movement to stop the sale of provincial land in Burwash, we meet a long time food bank volunteer in Massey, and the story of a northern couple who won the lottery....twice.

This week... a doctor in Latchford plans to quit over online harassment, a North Bay mom says she and her son faced verbal harassment from anti-vaccine demonstrators, we also visit a vaccine clinic for kids in Sudbury, the Kingsway Entertainment District is put on pause, and we get the latest on satellite internet service.

Every Friday, we play the Morning North Mystery Game, a quiz where one listener can win up to five prizes from the CBC prize vault. This week's contestant was Gordon from Sudbury. Play along and see how many prizes you could have won.

This week, we mark the death of Sudbury senator Josee Forest Niesing, MP Anthony Rota remains speaker of the House of Commons, the Constance Lake First Nation deals with an outbreak of blastomycosis, a former Sudbury develops a biodegradable shoe, and the film "Resident Evil" shot in Sudbury opens in theatres.

Dan from Sudbury took a shot at the Morning North Mystery Game this week. Have a listen and find out how well that turned out for him.

This week... the story of a Sudbury family hit by COVID-19, the pandemic's effect on an encampment of homeless people in downtown Sudbury, a clean-up program in the city, concerns about transitional housing, and a northerner returns to China in preparation for the Beijing Olympics.

Play along with contestant Lisé from Bonfield as she tries to win up to five prizes from the CBC prize vault in the Morning North Mystery Game.