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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia digs out after major snowfall

Wintry weather caused a number of closures and delayed openings on Tuesday morning.

Most schools in eastern Nova Scotia are closed Tuesday

A father and son shovel out after a heavy snowfall.
Joe Ross and his son Hudson, 6, shovel in front of their home in Sydney, N.S on Tuesday morning. (Tom Ayers/CBC)

Nova Scotia is digging out after a significant snowfallcausedseveral closures and delayed openingsacross the province Tuesday morning.

Snowfall warnings have ended for allof the province.

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon said the heaviest snowfall totals were across Cape Breton, with preliminary reports of 30 centimetres to more than 50 centimetres.

Halifax lifted its overnight parking ban. In a service update Tuesday afternoon, the municipality said snow-clearing operations are underway but that "residents should exercise caution as winter conditions may be present in some areas."

Halifax Transit has rerouted several buses as part of itssnow plan.

Cape Breton Transit delayed operatingTuesday morning.

A person walks their dogs in a snowfilled street.
A nor'easter system brought significant snowfall to most of Nova Scotia Monday afternoon and overnight into Tuesday morning. (Craig Paisley/CBC)

A few arriving and departing flights at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport and the JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport are delayed or cancelled.

Marine Atlantic ferry crossings between Port aux Basques, N.L., and North Sydney, N.S., scheduled for late Monday have been rescheduled for Tuesday afternoon and evening.

With files from Tina Simpkin