According to the Nova Scotia Power outage map, there were about 7,300 customers without electricity from the Amherst area over to the Northumberland Strait on Saturday morning. Smaller outages were dotted across other parts of Nova Scotia by 9 a.m. Saturday, from Sydney Mines in Cape Breton to Liverpool on the South Shore. Power was restored to all but 200 Nova Scotia Power customers by 11:20 a.m.High winds blew across much of the province Friday night into Saturday morning. Environment Canada has issued either warnings or special weather statements for Nova Scotia on Saturday. (Environment Canada)Up to 60 millimetres of rain is possible in some areas, with maximum wind gusts of 70 km/h, with higher gusts possible over exposed areas.

Source: CBC News December 26, 2020 13:22 UTC