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Nova Scotia Storm Cleanup Continues With 23,000 Still Without Power

Heavy, wet snow that snapped lines is complicating repairs.

A winter storm in Nova Scotia left thousands without power and closed schools in Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
A pedestrian crosses the road as high winds and heavy snow blanket Halifax, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Katie Giacomantonio shovels her west-end Halifax driveway Monday after the snow storm overnight.
Power crews work to fix power lines near Lower Barneys River in Pictou County, N.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, following significant damage brought by post-tropical storm Fiona. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Overview

  • About 23,000 Nova Scotia Power customers remained without electricity at 9 a.m. Tuesday, down from more than 140,000 on Monday.
  • The utility reports heavy, wet snow weighed down trees and equipment, snapping lines in places and slowing access on unplowed roads.
  • Some repairs carry estimated restoration times as late as 6 p.m. Tuesday, with most remaining outages in the province’s southwest.
  • Police responded to numerous crashes, closing Highway 102 southbound at Exit 10 and Highway 118 outbound on Monday, and briefly shutting Highway 111 inbound on Tuesday due to black ice.
  • Schools and several university campuses closed Monday, Halifax transit ran snow plans and HRM rescheduled solid waste pickup to Saturday, Jan. 24, while localized outages in Cape Breton affected about 2,193 customers along the Louisbourg Highway and Highway 255.