Powerful nor'easter wallops Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is digging out of the snow after a powerful nor'easterblanketed much of the province Saturday night and early Sunday.

On Sunday morning, plenty of people could be seen outsidewith snowblowers and shovels as plows and Bobcats continueto clear the streets and sidewalks.Earlier today, the entire province was under a winter storm warning, but that has since been lifted.

Many roads werestill snow-covered late Sunday afternoon.

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Halifax Transit hadmany routes operating on snow plans Sunday, and Cape Breton Regional Police recommended people stay off the roads.

The Halifax Regional Municipality will continue its overnight parking ban between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday.

At the HalifaxStanfieldInternational Airport, many flights were delayed late Sunday afternoon.

Power being restored

This morning's 11:45 ferry service between North Sydney, N.S., and Port aux Basques, N.L., was postponed until this evening at 11:45.

The Englishtown ferry isout of service due to poor weather.

Most Nova Scotia Power customers have had their power restored, after more than 6,000customers were affected earlier Sunday.

Around 100 church service cancellations have been reported to CBC's Storm Centre.

Gary Drohan was shovelling snow outside his Halifax home this morning.

"It was a lot lighter last night. It seems to be getting a little wetter," he said.

The snowfall was expected to hit the province with 20 to 35 centimetres of snow.

The provincial Transportation Department reported about 42 centimetres of snow in Kings West, and up to 40 cm in Lunenburg/Queens.

CBC meteorologistKalin Mitchell said a network of volunteer weather observers had measured 27 cm of snow at Yarmouth airport, 27 cm at Stanfield and 36 centimetres at CFB Greenwood.

Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada

In New Brunswick, thewinter storm warning has ended for Moncton and parts of southeast New Brunswick Sunday morning but travel is not advised.

The area can expect another five to 10 centimetres of snow, bringing the total snowfall amount to 25 centimetres.

In P.E.I., more than 35 cm of snow was reported in some parts of the province.

Newfoundland and Labrador started experiencing the storm Sunday morning.

Environment Canada says areas in central Newfoundland will see as much as 20 centimetres of snow by Sunday afternoon.