Thousands without power, schools closed as winter storm hits N.S.
Posted on: Jan 19, 2026 15:48 IST | Posted by: Cbc
thomas more than 100,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia feature missed force as a overwinter storm brings wet and heavy snow to the province.
All public schools in the province are closed.
Most of Nova Scotia is expected to receive between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow, with closer to 30 centimetres in some higher-terrain areas of the province.
In the Halifax area, police said they have closed Highway 118 outbound, just past Exit 13, due to a number of large trucks blocking the road.
RCMP urged drivers to be careful, and said there have been multiple collisions on Highway 104 in Cumberland County and Highway 102 in Colchester County.
The campuses of several universities are closed for the day, including Dalhousie, Mount Saint Vincent and Saint Mary’s. Both Saint Mary’s and Mount Saint Vincent said they faced power outages.
A number of Nova Scotia Community College campuses are also closed.
Nova Scotia Power said in a news release the heavy snow has built up on power equipment and also brought trees and branches down on power lines, leading to outages.
The utility said it has hundreds of workers in the field trying to restore power, but poor road conditions are hampering the ability of crews to get to some sites.
In the Halifax area, the municipality said most transit routes are passable, but buses are on snow plans, which means some are rerouted around trouble areas. Delays are expected.
Provincial government offices in Cape Breton and in Antigonish and Guysborough counties won’t open until 11 a.m.
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