Snowstorm closes schools across the province
CBC
A storm that blanketed most of Nova Scotia in snow overnight has closed schools across the province.
All regional centres for eduction have cancelled classes for the day, and several universities have closed or delayed opening Thursday morning.
Snow started in the southwestern part of the province on Wednesday and spread eastward throughout the evening.
Another five centimetres of snow is possible for mainland Nova Scotia on Thursday, with another 10 to 20 centimetres possible in Cape Breton, according to CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin.
Strong northeasterly winds will blow the snow around, creating low visibility, with the strongest winds expected in Cape Breton and the eastern mainland.
Several flights in and out of the Halifax Stanfield International Airport and the J.A. Douglas McCurdy airport in Sydney on Thursday morning have been cancelled and Marine Atlantic has postponed crossings between North Sydney and Port aux Basques, N.L.
Cape Breton Transit has suspended service as of 6:15 a.m., and Halifax Transit has delayed all service until at least 9 a.m. on Thursday. Halifax Transit will reassess road conditions at 7 a.m.
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