Rajpreet Sahota

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Rajpreet Sahota is a CBC reporter based in Sudbury. She covers a wide range of stories about northern Ontario. News tips can be sent to [email protected]

Latest from Rajpreet Sahota

How LittaTraps are keeping litter in Thunder Bay, Ont. out of Lake Superior

EcoSuperior introduced LittaTraps a year ago to help remove litter from Thunder Bay's waterways.

This Thunder Bay, Ont. figure skater is making her mark at the provincials

Mary Furlong-Kelly will be one of three northern Ontario skaters to compete at the Skate Ontario provincials in the Women's gold artistic category.

'No choice:' northwestern Ontario community moves to protect natural resources

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg says it is mobilizing to protect White Lake from illegal commercial fishing.

Poilievre criticized for pledging to fast-track Ring of Fire without Indigenous consultation

Pierre Poilievre's pledge on Wednesday that a Conservative government would fast-track the development of the mineral-rich Ring of Fire has been criticized by Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a northwestern Ontario MPP and the federal minister of Indigenous services. The party leader's "proposed shortcuts ignore our rights and our connection to the land," Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler wrote on X.

Thunder Bay, Ont., business left in limbo after Hudson's Bay creditor protection filing

Jason Thompson, owner of Superior Strategies Inc., says he is facing a significant financial hit after Hudson’s Bay Company entered creditor protection last week.

'Deep disappointment': Thunder Bay French school board cancels expansion project

A major expansion project at École secondaire catholique de La Vérendrye in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been cancelled. While the school board chair calls the situation a 'deep disappointment,' here's what was shared about the future of programming at the space.

University of Windsor students speak out against job cuts amid $30M budget shortfall

A large protest took place at the University of Windsor, where over 150 students, faculty and staff gathered to oppose recent job cuts and service changes.

City of Windsor launches week-long nuclear emergency preparedness drill

The City of Windsor and regional partners will conduct a week-long emergency preparedness exercise simulating a nuclear event to test response protocols.

Second World War soldier identified as man from Kenora after nearly 80 years

The grave of Private Arthur Vanance, a Canadian soldier who went missing in the Netherlands during the Second World War, has been identified at Holten Canadian War Cemetery after decades of uncertainty.

Ontario cancels $100M Starlink deal, leaving northern communities in digital limbo

Ontario's cancellation of its $100-million Starlink contract in response to U.S. trade tariffs has sparked concerns among Indigenous communities about broadband access.