Category: Sudbury

Tony Bitonti has a unique role with the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Commission.  It’s his job to hand out prize money– often multi-million dollar jackpots– to lottery players. “I’ve been … Read More

A Sudbury mining giant and one of its contractors have been charged after a worker was critically injured two and a half years ago. On August 7, 2019 an employee of … Read More

NDP health critic and Nickel Belt MPP Frances Gélinas  has presented a bill to improve oversight and provide protection and safety for vulnerable adults in Ontario. Bill 253, the Support … Read More

It’s been a month since Laurentian University declared insolvency and entered creditor protection. Questions from community members continue to mount, even as support swells for an institution that has shaped the … Read More

A number of schools in Sudbury have been “dismissed” by public health officials due to COVID-19 cases. Public Health Sudbury and Districts says all students and staff at both Jean Hanson … Read More

School buses are cancelled from Hearst down to Temagami due to the weather. Buses are still operating in Timmins. Schools are open, with the exception of schools in Temagami, Kerns … Read More

Mass vaccination clinics will be held later this week for Indigenous residents in Greater Sudbury who are age 55 or older. The three-day clinics are being planned by the Shkagamik-Kwe … Read More

The co-founders of Rainbow Camp in Thessalon say they are honoured to be recognized by the Governor General’s office for their work on a program that creates a safe space for … Read More

A photographer in New Liskeard has uploaded a captivating peek into what it’s like running a local business during a global pandemic. Justina Phippen recently uploaded dozens of photos she … Read More

The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says a dozen people connected to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Skyline-Lancelot Apartments are positive for the variant originating from South Africa. … Read More

Ontario reported another 1,258 cases of COVID-19 on Friday — the most on a single day in nearly two weeks — as officials hailed Health Canada’s approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a “huge … Read More

In places that only got one TV channel — English CBC — the Northern Access Network gave viewers a glimpse of something more. For them, that meant a low-power station with … Read More