Morning North

Peter from Sault Ste. Marie was our contestant for this week's edition of the Morning north Mystery Game. He picked up four of the five prizes. Find out if you could have made a clean sweep.

This week we meet some pizza deliverers in Sudbury who are worried about working during the pandemic, we learn about new symptoms related to COVID-19, research shows a connection between McIntyre Powder and Parkinson's Disease, some First Nations are blocking roads into their communities, and House of Commons Speaker, MP Anthony Rota, talks about Canada's virtual parliament.

This week an ICU doctor in Sudbury talks about COVID-19, we get some thoughts from an epidemiologist on Ontario's plan to reopen the economy, an update on the flooding evacuation in Kasechewan, life in a long term care facility during the pandemic, a conversation with Brad Hale as he leaves his job with the Elgin Street Mission in Sudbury, all while Markus' daughter tries to get her voice on the podcast.

Our contestant for this week's Morning North Mystery Game was a school teacher. After a nice chat about how the new online teaching system is working, we put Kelly to work to see how well she had been paying attention to the program this week. It wasn't a clean sweep, but still a good performance.

This week on the Morning North Mystery Game, we put Sudbury trucker Mark to the test. He told us he listens to the program while he's out hauling. Find out if he was really paying attention...

This week, we hear from a Manitoulin man who was terrified to go into the Sudbury hospital for surgery, we look at how the pandemic is adding stress to refugees in the north, a man from St. Joseph Island doesn't think internet companies are playing fair, the Sudbury Theatre Centre makes a different kind of mask, and CBC Sudbury wins two awards from the Radio, Digital, Television News Association.

Ben from Dowling took a chance at getting through to play the Morning North Mystery Game on his way home from work. While it wasn't a clean sweep, he did quite well. Have a listen and see how you would have done.

This week we check out a COVID-19 assessment centre in Sudbury, reporter Erik White walks and talks about trail use during the pandemic, we hear from a couple of long term care home administrators in the north, a lesson in home-schooling, and how a woman in Sudbury was reunited with the son she gave up for adoption more than 50 years ago.

Our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic continues with a conversation with the first person to test positive in northern Ontario, a pregnant woman worried about delivery, the anxiety around cleaning hospitals, individuals who've lost their jobs, and how some people are rallying to help health care workers.

This week we continue coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a look at preparedness in northern Ontario, the concerns of PSWs, how scientists, entrepreneurs and doctors are trying to help, plus an April 1st sportscast that imagines what might have happened if there was never a pandemic.