These were CBC Sudbury's most read stories of 2024
Story detailing plans for a reality television show about renovating Canada’s biggest abandoned home
Stories about the U.S. Presidential Election, wildfires in western Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political fortunes, or misfortunes, have dominated headlines this year.
However, in terms of local news, at CBC Sudbury, our most popular stories have covered everything from the unusual, to the untimely death of a city councillor.
Below are the five most read stories in our region.
After he had gone missing for more than two weeks, Sudbury city Coun. Michael Vagnini was found dead at a seasonal residence in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, around a 25-minute drive west of Sudbury.
Before his body was discovered, his home community of Lively held a public vigil where friends and community members expressed their hope he would be found alive.
The search for Vagnini, and the eventual news that he was found dead, garnered widespread media attention in Sudbury.
4. New parents from northern Ontario win $70M Lotto Max draw with 1st-ever lottery ticket purchase
On a happier note, the year's fourth most read story was about a new parents from Iroquois Falls who won the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot.
Kyle Murray told Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation he bought his first-ever lottery ticket after picking up his mom at the Timmins airport so she could meet her new grandchild.
His partner, Jennifer Stuart-Flynn, got emotional thinking about their children's futures.
"I realize that my kids are going to have a way different life than I had growing up," she said.
3. Northern Ontario man solves local legend, finds long-lost vintage liquor at bottom of a lake
Unique and unusual stories are often popular with readers, and Erik White, the producer for CBC Radio's Morning North had a story that covered all of those bases with his profile of Jason Ploeger.
Ploeger achieved a long-standing goal when he finally found a taxi cab that sank to the bottom of Larder Lake. The taxi had been at the bottom of the lake since 1937, and contained some bottles of whisky that were still intact.
CBC reporter Rajpreet Sahota spoke with a Laurentian University economics professor who was commenting on news that a No Frills store in Vancouver had locked up some cheese wedges to deter would-be thieves.
The professor argued the store's actions also spoke to people's desperation due to rising grocery prices.
1. No buyer yet for series documenting the revamp of Canada's largest abandoned house
CBC Sudbury's most read story of 2024 was reporter Aya Dufour's account of a potential reality television show documenting the renovation of Canada's largest abandoned house, located in Haileybury, Ont..
Mansion Impossible was still looking for a buyer to purchase a series order.