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BACK ROADS BILL: All about the longest canoe trip

BACK ROADS BILL: All about the longest canoe trip

This week Bill tells us the inspiring story about the Guinness Book of World Records longest canoe trip, Paddle to the Amazon
Sudbury training firm partners with university in Manitoba

Sudbury training firm partners with university in Manitoba

The education partnership is aimed at fortifying the development of mining exploration and projects in Manitoba
Reaction mixed as Ontario pledges $5M to retain forest fire workers

Reaction mixed as Ontario pledges $5M to retain forest fire workers

‘This government is choosing PR stunts’: Union representing wildland fire employees calls one-time incentive payment of $5,000 or $1,000 a ‘drop in the bucket’
Good morning, Nickel City! Here are stories to start your day

Good morning, Nickel City! Here are stories to start your day

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
INSIDE THE VILLAGE: Should Ontario allow your dead body to be composted?

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: Should Ontario allow your dead body to be composted?

This week on the podcast: Though still not legal anywhere in Canada, human composting is permitted in a handful of U.S. states. Is it time to give people the option of ending up in their gardens?
Program that helps northern hospitals avoid ER closures extended

Program that helps northern hospitals avoid ER closures extended

Ontario grants a six-month extension to the Temporary Locum Program
Spring forest fire concern in the province and the north

Spring forest fire concern in the province and the north

'While in the short term, we are planning for early spring fires, each fire season is highly variable and is based on actual weather trends that develop throughout the fire season'
Shut off the lights for Earth Hour on Saturday evening

Shut off the lights for Earth Hour on Saturday evening

Champlain high school students took part in their own version of the event on Friday
Letter: Shocked at ‘egging’ of vulnerable people downtown

Letter: Shocked at ‘egging’ of vulnerable people downtown

Reader say they had feelings of ‘shock and disgust’ after reading a report by Sudbury.com that some people are driving through downtown Sudbury at night and throwing eggs at people who are homeless or vulnerable
Arson triple homicide: Coroner takes the stand

Arson triple homicide: Coroner takes the stand

Dr. Martin Queen, the coroner who performed autopsies on both Guy Henri and Jasmine Somers testified to their cause of death