Points North
with Jason Turnbull
Friday March 8, 2013
Searchlight: the hunt for Canada's best new artist

We're onto the next round of voting when it comes to finding Canada's next big musician in CBC Music's Searchlight contest. This is your chance to help a musician from north-eastern Ontario win $20,000 dollars in gear and a chance to launch their musical career with the help of CBC.
You can discover some great local talent and while you're there, vote for your favourite new discovery.
You can vote every day, once per day.
Check out :the entries to listen and vote
Friday March 1, 2013
Sudbury trombonists play together for 20 years
The Sudbury Symphony Orchestra has a good reason to be tooting its own horn -- the trombone section is celebrating 20 years of playing together.
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(runs 5:52)
Categories: Past Episodes
Thursday February 28, 2013
Many Sudbury seniors dependent on vehicles
Getting around without a car when you're a senior can be difficult.
Seniors enter a Handi-Transit vehicle in Sudbury. (Jenifer Norwell/CBC)
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(runs 6:18)
Categories: Past Episodes
Thursday February 28, 2013
Nipissing University hockey player is under investigation
The Nipissing University Lakers hockey team ended their season on a sad note.
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(runs 6:01)
Categories: Past Episodes
Thursday February 28, 2013
New exhibit coming to Science North
A new exhibit is set to open at Science North at the beginning of March looking at the Science behind Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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(runs 6:04)
Categories: Past Episodes
Wednesday February 27, 2013
Time for change
Over Represented in the jails and under represented on juries. A scathing report into how Aboriginals are represented in the justice system has been released.
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(runs 6:54)
Categories: Past Episodes
Wednesday February 27, 2013
"I find it really disturbing"
Jason talks to Jacques Barbeau about hate mail he's received over city council's controversial decision to get rid of the Ombudsman.
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(runs 6:15)
Categories: Past Episodes
Wednesday February 27, 2013
New website features colourful Sudburians
The guys from the very popular photograph book We Live Up Here are back with another project. It's a website called Sudburians.com and it aims to feature some colourful characters around the city.
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(runs 6:03)
Categories: Past Episodes
Tuesday February 26, 2013
When is it time to hang up the keys?
A Sudbury psychologist talks about the best way to have a conversation about driving with your elderly loved ones.
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(runs 5:49)






