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• Here's what you need to know about the Bridge of Nations construction in Sudbury

  A major thoroughfare in the centre of downtown Greater Sudbury is reduced to one lane for the next seven months.

  

• Meet the Ontario stats prof who claims he can’t stop beating Roll Up To Win

  A statistics professor at the University of Waterloo discusses how he continues to beat the Roll Up To Win contest at Tim Hortons.

  

• One dead, one injured in MR55 crash between pickup, tanker

  The driver of a pickup truck, a 47-year-old woman, has died after a crash with a tanker on MR55 in the Greater Sudbury community of Lively on Tuesday morning, police say.

  

• Hamilton family raising awareness about Strep A after sudden death of toddler

  A Hamilton, Ont., family is hoping to raise awareness about Strep A after the tragic death of their two-year-old.

  

• Edmonton man comes home to find snake native to U.S. in apartment

  An Edmonton man says he hasn't slept well since finding a metre-long snake that's native to the eastern and southern American states behind his couch.

• Sault Ste. Marie exploring housing shortage solutions

  The City of Sault Ste. Marie is exploring ways to increase housing supply in the city in an effort to bring down costs. Here are the details on the two ideas being considered.

• Sault Airport Development Corporation celebrates 25 years

  The Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation is celebrating 25 years of ownership of the local airport.

• Walmart and Costco in Canada not making food inflation worse, experts say

  Experts say the Canadian presence of American retail giants such as Walmart and Costco isn't likely to blame for rising grocery prices. That's despite Canadian grocery chain executives having pushed for MPs to question those retailers as part of their study on food inflation.

• Growing women's social, economic opportunity in the north

  Two organizations supporting women in the northeast are part of the Ontario government's $6.9 million expansion of the Women’s Futures Program.

• Defence accuses Crown of compromising Sudbury murder trial as deliberations begin

  As the jury began deliberating Tuesday on the fate of Robert Steven Wright, several restrictions on what can be reported about the case have been lifted. Here are a few of the items that were discussed during the trial when the jury was not present.

• These Canadian housing markets have home prices below the national average

  Home prices have fallen below the national average in 14-out-of-20 regional housing markets, according to a report by Zoocasa. Saint John, N.B., took the top place for the most affordable region, with an average home price of $268,400.

  

• Very affectionate black, male cat looking for home

  A three-year-old domestic short-haired male cat named Alex is at the Sudbury SPCA shelter searching for a new home.