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Storm with high winds knocks out power to tens of thousands in Atlantic Canada

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HALIFAX – Tens of thousands of people are without power across Atlantic Canada after a storm with high winds pummeled the region.

As of 11:45 a.m., more than 60,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were in the dark, and more than 54,000 NB Power customers were without power in New Brunswick.

In Newfoundland, the major utility is reporting that more than 5,000 people are in the dark this morning, and in P.E.I., Maritime Electric says there are 1,200 without power.

A pedestrian shields themselves from rain and wind during a rainfall warning in Halifax on Thursday, January 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
A pedestrian shields themselves from rain and wind during a rainfall warning in Halifax on Thursday, January 26, 2023.