Nova Scotia braces for another wild winter storm
CBC
Some universities and libraries have closed Saturday ahead of a wild winter storm that is expected to cause power outages and poor road conditions in Nova Scotia.
The storm is expected to bring a messy mix of heavy snow, ice pellets, freezing rain and rain through Saturday and into Sunday.
Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings for most of province, excluding Richmond and Cape Breton counties where there are rain and wind warnings in effect.
Rainfall warnings have also been issued for eastern Halifax County and Guysborough County.
CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said snow started falling across the province early Saturday and winds have started to pick up.
For mainland Nova Scotia, Simpkin said residents can expect 10-25 centimetres of snow with 10-20 millimetres of rain along the coast. Higher terrain could see higher amounts, with 20-35 centimetres of snow falling, along with some freezing rain and ice pellets Saturday afternoon.
For Cape Breton, Simpkin said residents can expect 10-15 centimetres of snow Saturday morning before changing over to rain, which could bring 30-40 millimetres to Cape Breton and Richmond counties.
The Cape Breton Highlands could see 20-30 centimetres of snow.
Simpkin said winds will be easterly at 60 km/h, possibly gusting to 100 km/h, across the province, but parts of Inverness County could see Les Suêtes winds gusting up to 150 km/h.
She said there is also a risk of freezing rain, ice pellets and thunderstorms in the region later today, which will likely make cleanup a challenge in the coming days.
Many organizations have made the decision to shut down for the day.
Dalhousie University, including its Halifax and Truro campuses, have closed for the day. Mount Saint Vincent University and NSCAD have also closed.
All branches of the Halifax Public Libraries, the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Libraries and the Western Counties Regional Libraries are closed for the day.
Bay Ferries Ltd. has cancelled its ferry crossings between Digby and Saint John Saturday due to the storm.
Montreal officials will hold a ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre today.
The City of Regina's proposal to build a roadway through the McKell Wascana Conservation Park should be discarded, local conservationists say.
A holiday event that began in 2020 during the pandemic with three floats on pickup trucks has now become one of Kelowna’s big winter events, drawing thousands to the city’s downtown core.
WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse.
It’s been hard to keep track of how many legal challenges and active court proceedings the United Conservative government has tried to quash or pre-emptively block in the last six weeks, but let’s try to tally:
Margaret Walker, the emcee of a Waterloo vigil commemorating the victims of the Montreal massacre, doesn't feel enough is being done to reflect on the killings and address gender-based violence.
The P.E.I. Humane Society says it is doing far more fundraising than it used to, and rising expenses — including the cost of animal medications — are a big reason why.
Ottawa is staring down a court-ordered deadline to submit a new plan to reform the on-reserve child welfare system, as a group of First Nations leaders and children’s advocates prepare a competing proposal.
An underpass revitalization project that was meant to pay tribute to the people of Parkdale has instead deteriorated into “a garbage dump,” according to nearby residents.
A young man has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm after a fire at a frat party near Western University that injured five sorority sisters, including two seriously, late Tuesday night.
The massive deal to combine one of Hollywood's oldest studios with a streaming giant hasn't even been approved yet, but it's already riling multiple related industries and politicians concerned about monopolies and media concentration.
Mi'kmaq chiefs and a former Nova Scotia justice minister are criticizing the provincial government for directing police to crack down on illegal cannabis, saying the order undermines relations with Indigenous Peoples.
For years, there has been “glaring inequity” in the way the province has allocated the millions of dollars in its county roads budget, according to Department of Transportation Minister Chuck Chiasson.