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• 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.

  

• 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.

  

• Driver caught travelling 200km/hr on major Ontario highway

  A 20-year-old has been charged with careless driving after travelling double the speed limit on a major Ontario highway.

  

• 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.

  

• 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.

• Federal government capping excise tax on alcohol after outcry

  The increase in excise duties on all alcoholic products is being temporarily capped at two per cent starting next month instead of a planned 6.3 per cent increase.

• Nashville police release chilling security camera footage of suspected school shooter

  Nashville police have released security camera footage of a suspected shooter entering the private Christian elementary school. The shooting claimed the lives of three children, all aged nine, and three adults.

• 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.

• Man accused of killing 'adventurous' teen in Toronto subway station wanted in Newfoundland

  The man who allegedly killed a 16-year-old boy remembered as an avid adventurer has been wanted on an arrest warrant issued in a Newfoundland courtroom for nearly two years.

• Family sues Hamilton, Ont. school board after 5-year-old girl loses part of finger in alleged bullying incident

  The mother of a five-year-old girl said her daughter was allegedly bullied so badly she was left with a partially amputated finger from an incident in the washroom.

• 5 planets align across the night sky. Here's how to see them in Ontario

  Five planets formed a line across the evening sky on Tuesday. Here are some tips for viewing the alignment and where best to see them in Ontario:

  

• 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.