Freezing rain left trees and power lines coated and roads slick this morning as Environment Canada issued weather warnings for large parts of the Atlantic region.

The weather agency put most of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and the western half of Newfoundland under freezing rain warnings.

Most schools in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island remained closed for the day because of the weather.

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Environment Canada meteorologist Jill Maepea says the storm originated from Colorado and moved eastward across Ontario and Quebec before heading to the Atlantic coast, but the worst is over.

She says the East Coast typically sees mixed precipitation events at this time of the year and could also see one or two large snowstorms in April.

In Ontario, the cities of Orillia and Peterborough and the cottage country district of Muskoka declared states of emergency as the ice storm damaged power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 31, 2025.