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• Victims identified as police reveal Nashville school shooter had drawn maps, done surveillance

  The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults in the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country growing increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.

  

• Noelville house fire under investigation

  A Noelville home has suffered major damage after an overnight fire as crews investigate the cause, officials say.

  

• Evidence against Sudbury murder suspect ‘overwhelming,’ Crown tells jury

  The Crown prosecutor in Sudbury made his pitch to the jury Monday afternoon in the Robert Steven Wright murder trial, arguing evidence against him is “overwhelming.”

  

• Seven new physicians make Timmins home

  The physician recruiter employed by the Timmins and District Hospital shared an progress update with CTV News. Corey Krupa said seven physicians have been recruited to work in the city.

  

• Quebec police officer stabbed and killed during arrest, second wounded

  A Quebec provincial police officer was fatally stabbed Monday night while performing an arrest in Louiseville, west of Trois-Rivieres, Que. The Surete du Quebec (SQ) has confirmed the identity of the officer, Sgt. Maureen Breau, who had been on the force for over 20 years. She was assigned to the post of the MRC de Maskinonge. Another officer was injured during the incident, but their life is not in danger.

• Liberals to go after predatory lending in today's budget, invest in dental care plan

  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to table a federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, which a federal source says will include plans to go after predatory lending and more details on dental care as part of a pitch to make life more affordable.

• Sudbury makes Top 10 list for best Canadian cities to survive a zombie apocalypse

  The City of Greater Sudbury made the Top 10 list in a recent survey outlining the best cities in Canada to survive a zombie apocalypse.

• Here is why the defence says Wright should be found not guilty of 1998 Sudbury murder

  Closing arguments are being heard at the Sudbury courthouse Monday in the trial for the man accused of killing Renee Sweeney in 1998 with the defence saying there is plenty of reasonable doubt to support an acquittal.

• North Bay organizations have mixed feelings on new federal grocery rebate

  Local groups and organizations in North Bay that work with low-income Canadians told CTV News they have mixed opinions on the grocery rebate set to come out of the 2023 federal budget.

• B.C. to announce plan for access to diabetes drug Ozempic, hyped for weight loss

  British Columbia's health minister plans to announce how the government will ensure patients in the province will have secure access to the diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic.

• Ryan Reynolds to build 'massive' production studio in Ontario, government says

  Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is set to build a new production studio in Markham, Ont., the government said.

  

• Sudbury wildlife centre helping lynx with two broken legs

  An animal rescue group in Greater Sudbury has its hands full with a wild cat that found itself caught in serious trouble with two broken legs.