These were CBC Sudbury's most read stories of 2025
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The past year included a Canadian election, an Ontario election and countless stories about Canada’s relationship with the U.S. in the wake of the Trump administration.
The trial of five former Hockey Canada players — who were eventually found not guilty of sexual assault — also dominated headlines.
In northeastern Ontario, some of the year’s most read stories included an account of a small town’s financial crisis, a man’s story of how he survived a road rage incident, and how the MPP for Sault Ste. Marie was kicked out of the Progressive Conservative caucus after he was charged with assault.
Below are the five most read stories in our region for 2025.
In September, Sault Ste. Marie MPP Chris Scott was removed from Doug Ford’s caucus after he was charged with assault and assault with a weapon.
CBC News later reported Scott was charged for alleged spousal assault.
He has not stepped down as the MPP for Sault Ste. Marie and continues to sit as an independent while his case progresses through the court system.
In June, we published an unusual story about how an archaeologist based in New Liskeard discovered a mysterious carving with runic symbols in the northern Ontario wilderness.
The archeologist learned the runic writing spelled out the words of The Lord's Prayer in Swedish and traced it back to a 1611 runic version of the prayer, which was republished in the 19th century.
The Hudson's Bay Company hired Swedes in the 1800s to work at trading posts in the Canadian wilderness, including the Michipicoten post, not too far from where the carving was found. The theory is that one of those workers carved the symbols.
The small northern Ontario municipality of Fauquier-Strickland told residents over the summer that if it didn’t raise property taxes by around 200 per cent, most municipal services would have to shut down by Aug. 1.
CBC Sudbury published several stories about the municipality’s including this one, about new resident Coleen Thompson, who purchased a home in Fauquier before news of its financial crisis broke.
James Turner of New Liskeard posted dashcam footage of a near death experience following a road rage incident in late December 2024.
A 37-year-old driver was later charged with several counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and assaulting a police officer following the incident.
From the World Series to floods, photojournalist Ben Nelms’s coverage of daily life has offered a window into current events in British Columbia.
According to Cole DeLargie-Campbell, being diagnosed with a terminal disease has been both deeply sad and a “blessing in disguise.”
The coming year will see some changes to existing tax measures, the abandonment of others and some help for personal support workers. But overall changes to the taxes individuals pay will be minor in 2026.
WARNING: This story contains references to missing and murdered Indigenous people. Resources can be found at the bottom of this story.
New year changes from federal, provincial and municipal governments are hitting Toronto this year, ranging from more Vitamin D in dairy products to new 407 ETR rates and recycling changes.
Out with the old, in with the new.
It's been a wild week of winter weather in the London region, with freezing rain, snow, high winds and temperature swings.
From Sydney to Paris to New York City and Toronto, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows, while others took a more subdued approach.
Four-time Olympian Ellie Black and Mi’kmaw ethnologist Roger Lewis are among the latest Nova Scotian appointees to the Order of Canada.
Christmas is often a time of gathering and community for church communities, but one church on the outskirts of Fredericton found itself a victim of theft this holiday season.
A beloved Winnipeg comedian who was killed in a house fire was a "gentle giant" who had wanted to be a showman since he was a boy, his aunt says.
As the Town of Outlook continues to add up the cost of a recent incident that prompted fears about the safety of its water supply, the chief administrative officer suggests enhanced security measures are needed.
The motto for members of the Order of Canada stood out to Michelle Good when she got a letter in September, informing her she had been selected for the highest civilian honour.