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Easter egg hunts across Greater Sudbury will take place under cloudy skies, according to Environment Canada's forecast. The weather forecaster is predicting a mostly cloud day with a 30 per cent chance of showers late in the afternoon.

A Cambrian College professor is receiving a Caring Canadian Award from Governor General David Johnston next week.

A combination of snow, freezing rain and high winds left more than 100,000 people in the Toronto area without power this week.

In a news release this week, Sudbury Liberal MP Paul Lefebvre said he was “proud” of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first budget, one he said aims to grow the middle class and revitalize the Canadian economy.

The Sudbury detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police charged a few Sudbury motorists with driving and other offences in the last two weeks. In a news release Friday, the OPP said one charge resulted from a complaint from the public.

The Greater Sudbury Speakers Club invites the community to be audience members for the Toastmaster’s International Inspirational Speech and Evaluation contests, which will be held at Cambrian College’s eDome on April 2 and April 9.

A little more of the white stuff could fall this Easter weekend, but nothing on the scale of the winter storm the city was hit with this week. Environment Canada is forecasting an increasingly cloudy day Saturday, with a high of 6.

Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas said Thursday she finally has a copy of the review looking into the relocation of an OPP search and rescue helicopter from Sudbury to Orillia.

With snow returning, it's worth noting that the city's overnight street parking bylaw is still in effect. While it looked and felt like spring for a bit, the bylaw remains in effect until March 31.

Hopefully that's the last of the snow for a while. Skies clearing in the morning, and sunny throughout the day, high will get up to 3. A few clouds expected in the evening. Low -10.