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Morning North - More delays in the Ring of Fire mining projectJun 13, 2013 | 9:25Morning North More delays in the Ring of Fire mining project Audio
Morning North More delays in the Ring of Fire mining project Jun 13, 2013 | 9:25Cliffs Natural Resources has put the brakes on environmental assessments around it chromite project in the Ring of Fire mineral deposit. We have reaction from the Minister of Northern Development and Mines and an industry analyst.
Morning North - Wawa teen competing in Miss Teen CanadaJun 12, 2013 | 8:44Morning North Wawa teen competing in Miss Teen Canada Audio
Morning North Wawa teen competing in Miss Teen Canada Jun 12, 2013 | 8:44Hannah Simard has had quite the year. The grade 11 student left her home town of Wawa to get an arts based education in Sudbury. She's also been chosen to represent the Algoma District in the Miss Teen Canada competition. She joined us in studio.
Morning North - Premier Kathleen WynneJun 14, 2013 | 8:35Morning North Premier Kathleen Wynne Audio
Morning North Premier Kathleen Wynne Jun 14, 2013 | 8:35We spoke to the Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne about the ONTC, Agent Orange, the provincial budget, Dalton McGuinty and Cliffs Natural Resources' delay in the development of the Ring of Fire mineral deposit.
Morning North - The Elliot Lake public inquiry into the mall collapse... so farJun 17, 2013 | 10:23Morning North The Elliot Lake public inquiry into the mall collapse... so far Audio
Morning North The Elliot Lake public inquiry into the mall collapse... so far Jun 17, 2013 | 10:23CBC reporter Megan Thomas has been following the public inquiry into the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake. She looks back at what we've learned so far as the inquiry takes a break for a few weeks.
Morning North - Volcanic fertilizer from ancient volcano north of SudburyJun 10, 2013 | 8:11Morning North Volcanic fertilizer from ancient volcano north of Sudbury Audio
Morning North Volcanic fertilizer from ancient volcano north of Sudbury Jun 10, 2013 | 8:11John Slack is the CEO of a company known as Boreal Agrominerals Incorporated. It sells a volcanic fertilizer taken from an ancient volcano located north of Sudbury near the Spanish River. We spoke to John about the product.
Morning North - Provincial report on 2,4,5T chemical exposure releasedJun 14, 2013 | 7:17Morning North Provincial report on 2,4,5T chemical exposure released Audio
Morning North Provincial report on 2,4,5T chemical exposure released Jun 14, 2013 | 7:17Anticipation... and disappointment surrounding a provincial report that looked at the impact of the chemical 2,4,5T, one of the main components in the herbicide Agent Orange. The CBC's Hilary Duff looked at the report and how it's being received.
Morning North - Commemorative plaque will honour mining in Kirkland LakeJun 13, 2013 | 7:20Morning North Commemorative plaque will honour mining in Kirkland Lake Audio
Morning North Commemorative plaque will honour mining in Kirkland Lake Jun 13, 2013 | 7:20A commemorative plaque will be unveiled in Kirkland Lake on Jun 29th. The plaque will honour the community's mining tradition. Thomas O. Wright chaired the committee that saw the creation of this plaque. He told us more about it.
Morning North - A look back at deadly helicopter crash near Kapuskasing in 2011Jun 7, 2013 | 6:21Morning North A look back at deadly helicopter crash near Kapuskasing in 2011 Audio
Morning North A look back at deadly helicopter crash near Kapuskasing in 2011 Jun 7, 2013 | 6:21A Bell 206 long-ranger helicopter owned by Sunrise Helicopters in North Bay crashed into the bush near near Kapuskasing in November 2011. The CBC's Erik White spoke with the president of Sunrise Helicopters, Chris Selk.
Morning North - 26 new physicians recruited by Health Sciences NorthJun 12, 2013 | 5:23Morning North 26 new physicians recruited by Health Sciences North Audio
Morning North 26 new physicians recruited by Health Sciences North Jun 12, 2013 | 5:23New doctors coming to the north is always good news. Health Sciences North in Sudbury announced 26 new physicians would be added to staff this year. The CBC's Hilary Duff spoke about recruitment with the hospital chief of staff Chris Bourdon.
Morning North - Blinding vehicle headlightsJun 11, 2013 | 7:03Morning North Blinding vehicle headlights Audio
Morning North Blinding vehicle headlights Jun 11, 2013 | 7:03Constable Richard Bilcik is a traffic enforcement officer with the city of Greater Sudbury. He spoke with the CBC's Hilary Duff about high intensity discharge bulbs, or HID lights. These very bright headlight bulbs are illegal for most vehicles.
Morning North - The story of Trapper - Emmett ChartrandJun 11, 2013 | 8:01Morning North The story of Trapper - Emmett Chartrand Audio
Morning North The story of Trapper - Emmett Chartrand Jun 11, 2013 | 8:01He was known as Trapper. Emmett Chartrand was also known as the King of Algonquin Park. He hunted deer and beaver there, illegally, for years. Trapper's wife, Paton Lodge Lindsey has written a book about him. She told us more about him.
Morning North - Sudbury"s African food marketJun 13, 2013 | 7:56Morning North Sudbury"s African food market Audio
Morning North Sudbury"s African food market Jun 13, 2013 | 7:56Cassava, smoked catfish, honey beans... They're all foods availble in Sudbury now thanks to the Sudbury African Food Market. The CBC's Kate Rutherford took a tour of the market with proprietor Folashade Onajobi.
Morning North - Climate change film festival in SudburyJun 12, 2013 | 7:12Morning North Climate change film festival in Sudbury Audio
Morning North Climate change film festival in Sudbury Jun 12, 2013 | 7:12Movies with a message about the environment will be screened in Sudbury as a launching pad for a discussion on climate change. Kathy Orlando is with the Citizen's Climate Lobby, one of the groups organizing the event. She told us more about it.
Morning North - Cochrane man survives bear attackMay 13, 2013 | 8:19Morning North Cochrane man survives bear attack Audio
Morning North Cochrane man survives bear attack May 13, 2013 | 8:19Joe Azougar of Cochrane has quite the tale to tell. He survived what was sure to be a fatal bear attack. We reached Joe Azougar at the hospital in Cochrane where he told us the story his harrowing encounter with a black bear.
Morning North - Visiting Sudbury in the UKJun 10, 2013 | 6:38Morning North Visiting Sudbury in the UK Audio
Morning North Visiting Sudbury in the UK Jun 10, 2013 | 6:38The CBC's Hilary Duff was vacationing in the United Kingdom recently. While she was there, she couldn't help but pay a visit to the place the nickel city was named after.

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