Thousands are already without power in the Maritimes, as the former Hurricane Lee moves into the region as a powerful post-tropical cyclone.
As of 10 a.m., Nova Scotia Power was reporting more than 113,000 customers without power, and NB Power was reporting over 32,000 customers in the dark.
The bulk of the outages in Nova Scotia are in the southwestern parts of the province, including the Yarmouth and Shelburne areas. The latest update from Environment Canada puts Lee about 365 kilometres south-southwest of Halifax, with maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometres per hour, and moving north at a speed of 41 kilometres per hour.Meanwhile, flights in and out of Halifax Stanfield International Airport have all been cancelled. The airport authority is advising travellers to contact their airlines to reschedule any flights.
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