Morning North

Our Morning North Mystery Game contestant this week was Natalie from the community of Thornloe. One of the five questions stumped her but she still managed to pick up four prizes from the CBC prize vault. Have a listen to find out how well you would have done.

This week, we hear some of the words spoken at OPP officer Mark Hovingh's funeral, a woman from Powassan camps on top of a hardware store to raise money for the food bank, a new project aims to help the homeless in Sudbury, we examine why COVID cases in the north are so low, we meet two COVID "long haulers," and a 102-year-old woman breaks the record for being the world's oldest curler.

It was a clean sweep for John from North Bay on the Morning North Mystery Game. He picked up all five available prizes in the CBC prize vault. Could you have done the same? Have a listen and find out.

This week, we meet a grieving mother in Sudbury, we hear about plans for a safe place for drug users, a ride on the Yo Mobile in Timmins, remember a man shot and killed on Manitoulin Island, the founder of the Northern Ontario Heritage Party dies, and Mike Ranta of Killarney talks about why he wants to build the world's largest canoe paddle.

John from Sudbury was our contestant for the Morning North Mystery Game this week. He really wanted a CBC toque... but he needed a little help to win it. Have a listen and find out how many questions you would have answered correctly.

This week, a police officer and civilian are killed on Manitoulin Island, COVID-19 takes a toll on northern health care, get a pandemic update from our neighbours in Michigan, we dig into the Green Bible, and sample award-winning maple syrup from Lavigne.

We aired another edition of the Morning North Mystery Game as we do every Friday. Our contestant was David from Sault Ste. Marie. Though he didn't get a perfect score, he did manage to get the ball cap he wanted from our prize vault. Have a listen and find out how well you would have done.

This week, we hear about big changes for elementary teachers in the Algoma District, plans to help the homeless in Sudbury, Sudbury police officers ask for rubber bullet guns, commemorating student soldiers from North Bay, an eight-year-old who can spell rhombicosidodecahedron, and we remember the late Alex Trebek.

Every week, we invite you to call in to play the Morning North Mystery Game. If you pay attention to the programming, there's a good chance you can pick up some prizes. This week, contestant Eric from Sudbury did his best to clean us out, but he fell short on one question. Would you have come up with the right answer? Have a listen and found out.

This week, we hear what some Sudburians are doing to help homeless people, we look at how ski hills will operate during the pandemic and how people are purchasing a lot of winter sports gear, a community group lobbies to preserve an old school building, and a true crime story about a former police officer who killed two nurses decades ago.