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Tonight will be clear. Low of 12. Friday there will be increasing cloudiness. Forty per cent chance of showers in the afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late in the morning. High 22.

At least five people have come forward to save a Valley East man's life with a live liver donation, says the man's wife. In late May NorthernLife.ca reported Richard Giroux needed a liver transplant to save his life .

Greater Sudbury can add three bronze medals to its collection from the Canada Wide Science Fair.

Loblaw Companies Limited is recalling No Name Chicken Burgers with the UPC 60383116958 and best before date 2016 JA 22 (see attached image) in Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Quebec, since they may be unsafe to consume due to possible Salmonella contami

You can head to the Sixth Avenue Playground, 215 Sixth Ave., Lively, for 10:15 a.m. on July 6. Desjardins will be on hand with the cup to answer questions from the media, with remarks from Mayor Brian Bigger, Ward 2 Coun.

Greater Sudbury is one of six communities in Ontario testing a provincial strategy to help protect new home buyers from being caught up in the potential pitfalls of an illegal home build.

Sudbury Credit Union recently donated $10,000 to March of Dimes Canada's Wade Hampton House. The facility supports those who have an acquired brain injury. Learn more about March of Dimes' programs at www.marchofdimes.ca .

Three schools can lay claim to the title ugliest schoolyard in Sudbury. Cyril Varney Public School, Churchill Public School, and Ecole Publique Jean-Éthier-Blais were announced as the winners of the Ugliest Schoolyard Contest 2015.

The weather will clear this evening. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light later on. Low 12. Thursday will be mainly sunny. High of 21. UV index 7 or high. Thursday night will be clear. Low of 12.

Parking spaces were in short supply near Science North by the early afternoon for its outdoor Canada Day festivities. Large crowds gathered to see outdoor performances, enjoy Ramsey Lake and sample a number of tasty treats from local vendors.