Download Flash Player to view this content.

Points North | Dec 28, 2012 | 6:10

Homeless in a boomtown

Homeless in a boomtown

Now Playing on CBC Radio Help Refresh

CBC Radio One

Listen Live Ottawa change

CBC Radio 2

Listen Live Eastern change

CBC Radio 3

Listen Live Radio 3
Points North - Hundreds of students gather for track and field competitionMay 22, 2013 | 5:50Points North Hundreds of students gather for track and field competition Audio
Points North Hundreds of students gather for track and field competition May 22, 2013 | 5:5016 schools from across Sudbury are competing at the 72nd annual track and field championships.
Points North - Sudbury grandmother graduates into a new careerMay 22, 2013 | 6:20Points North Sudbury grandmother graduates into a new career Audio
Points North Sudbury grandmother graduates into a new career May 22, 2013 | 6:20Cambrian College students will be crossing the stage this week for graduation ceremonies.
Points North - City of Sudbury pays tribute to business womanMay 22, 2013 | 6:08Points North City of Sudbury pays tribute to business woman Audio
Points North City of Sudbury pays tribute to business woman May 22, 2013 | 6:08Sudbury's Rachel Proulx was honoured at a ceremony at Tom Davies Square after her death last year.
Points North - Job cuts coming to the Rainbow District School BoardMay 22, 2013 | 5:21Points North Job cuts coming to the Rainbow District School Board Audio
Points North Job cuts coming to the Rainbow District School Board May 22, 2013 | 5:21Rainbow District School Board is expecting more than 550 less students to start the new school year in September.
Points North - Heavy rain causes flooding in WawaMay 22, 2013 | 4:49Points North Heavy rain causes flooding in Wawa Audio
Points North Heavy rain causes flooding in Wawa May 22, 2013 | 4:49Flood worries are declining in Wawa after heavy rain caused flooding.
Points North - NDP to back budgetMay 21, 2013 | 5:42Points North NDP to back budget Audio
Points North NDP to back budget May 21, 2013 | 5:42Ontario New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath tells us about her decision to support the provincial budget and the Liberal government.
Points North - North Bay dresses down for the summerMay 21, 2013 | 5:41Points North North Bay dresses down for the summer Audio
Points North North Bay dresses down for the summer May 21, 2013 | 5:41CBC reporter Erik White tells us about the declaration of "casual dress months" in North Bay, as well as summer fashion trends in workplaces across the north.
Points North - A bigger piece of the actionMay 21, 2013 | 5:00Points North A bigger piece of the action Audio
Points North A bigger piece of the action May 21, 2013 | 5:00The province is giving cities with casinos a larger share of the profits. We ask a Greater Sudbury city councillor what that could mean for the gambling debate in the Nickel City.
Points North - Angus wants to call the cops on the SenateMay 21, 2013 | 5:59Points North Angus wants to call the cops on the Senate Audio
Points North Angus wants to call the cops on the Senate May 21, 2013 | 5:59Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus has been the loudest voice in the Senate scandal and is now calling on the RCMP to investigate.
Points North - Northern students attend Out Shine SummitMay 21, 2013 | 4:10Points North Northern students attend Out Shine Summit Audio
Points North Northern students attend Out Shine Summit May 21, 2013 | 4:10We speak with a student from the Gay-Straight Alliance at Espanola High School who recently went to a summit of the groups in Toronto
Points North - Celebrating another camping season at FushimiMay 17, 2013 | 6:12Points North Celebrating another camping season at Fushimi Audio
Points North Celebrating another camping season at Fushimi May 17, 2013 | 6:12The provincial park near Hearst was slated for closure this winter, but a citizens group fought to save it and it opened for the season on May long weekend.
Points North - Timmins man safe and soundMay 17, 2013 | 5:49Points North Timmins man safe and sound Audio
Points North Timmins man safe and sound May 17, 2013 | 5:49We speak with the wife of a Timmins man who was missing for more than 2 days in an Arctic blizzard and today was found... cold and wet, but alive.
Points North - Shaking in Sudbury... and across the NorthMay 17, 2013 | 4:02Points North Shaking in Sudbury... and across the North Audio
Points North Shaking in Sudbury... and across the North May 17, 2013 | 4:02An earthquake in Quebec was felt in Sudbury and other parts of Northern Ontario. We get to the epicentre of this story with an expert from Dynamic Earth
Points North - Changing the approach to prostitutionMay 17, 2013 | 7:17Points North Changing the approach to prostitution Audio
Points North Changing the approach to prostitution May 17, 2013 | 7:17Sault Ste. Marie Police Chief Bob Davies says the force is handling prostitution in the city's downtown differently, with some thanks to their colleagues in Greater Sudbury.
Points North - "The Big Canoe" is paddling once againMay 17, 2013 | 2:31Points North "The Big Canoe" is paddling once again Audio
Points North "The Big Canoe" is paddling once again May 17, 2013 | 2:31Two weeks later than planned, the Chi-Cheemaun ferry sailed for the first time this season and got a warm reception on Manitoulin Island.

1 of 34