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1 week ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
The Liberals' record over nearly a decade in power was at the centre of local debate on Monday night in the riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming. Conservative candidate Garry Keller frequently referred to the "lost Liberal decade" as the three candidates discussed the economy, housing and bail reform in a debate at the YourTV community television station in North Bay.
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1 week ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
Sudbury·NewAs a developer, Dario Zulich said he was more interested in landing the contract to build, and later manage, a new arena in Sudbury than running the day-to-day operations of an Ontario Hockey League team.
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1 week ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Jonathan Migneault |Aya Dufour |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey
ESPANOLA, Ontario — A property redevelopment company has bought the shuttered pulp and paper mill in Espanola, a year and a half after Domtar indefinitely idled the plant and cut 450 jobs. Tillsonburg-based BMI Group announced the acquisition on Thursday, while Domtar says the closing of the sale is still “subject to customary regulatory approvals.” …The Espanola mill still has 32 employees who have continued to manage and maintain the site.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
Sudbury·NewFor northern Ontario blues singer Crystal Shawanda, music is a family business as she gets set to release her new album, Sing Pretty Blues, on April 11. Shawanda releases her latest record, Sing Pretty Blues, on April 11Crystal Shawanda says she's done a lot of living since she released her last album three years ago. The blues artist, originally from Wiikwemkoong on Manitoulin Island, releases her latest record, Sing Pretty Blues, on April 11.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
Sudbury·BreakingTillsonburg-based BMI Group announces it has an agreement to buy the shuttered Domtar pulp and paper plant in Espanola, making it its eighth forest products mill acquisition. BMI Group previously redeveloped the St. Mary's paper mill in Sault Ste. MarieA property redevelopment company has bought the shuttered pulp and paper mill in Espanola, a year and a half after Domtar indefinitely idled the plant and cut 450 jobs.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
An Indigenous leader who lives in TImmins, Ont., says she was never consulted about a proposal for an encampment relocation project at the edge of town near a landfill site. In March, Timmins city council voted in favour of a plan to put up to 40 temporary emergency shelters at a site on Pine Street South that does not currently have access to public transit, hydro and water service from the city.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
Sudbury·NewNext to Canada’s relationship with the United States, the cost of living promises to be a significant issue for voters in this federal election. All major parties are promising to lower the cost of living, including tax cuts and cheaper housingJonathan Migneault · CBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2025 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoMary Ann Beaulieu says she doesn't have much left at the end of the month after paying her basic expenses.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
Sudbury·NewDespite current political tensions between Canada and the United States, Rob Brewer says he didn’t think twice when he was asked to send a hydro crew south of the border to assist after a winter storm hammered parts of northern Michigan. Utility CEO says he didn’t think twice despite current political tensions between Canada and the U.S.Jonathan Migneault · CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2025 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes agoPUC Services in Sault Ste.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
Sudbury·NewSudbury police say they are investigating a homicide after a man with a gunshot wound was found dead in a pickup truck parked in a home’s garage. Police say the man had a gunshot wound Jonathan Migneault · CBC News · Posted: Apr 07, 2025 11:18 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoPolice officers were stationed near a home on Lansdowne Street in Sudbury, where a man was found dead in a pickup truck parked in a garage.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbc.ca | Jonathan Migneault
Sudbury·NewClimate activist Sophia Mathur says it will be a “pinnacle point” in her life when she gets to cast her vote for the first time in Canada’s upcoming federal election. Mathur says she’s disappointed the major parties have all rejected the consumer carbon taxJonathan Migneault · CBC News · Posted: Apr 04, 2025 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoSophia Mathur has been an active climate activist since she was 12. She'll be able to vote for the first time on April 28.
