Powerful Winter Storm Sweeps Maritime Provinces, Creating Treacherous Conditions

Powerful Winter Storm Sweeps Maritime Provinces, Creating Treacherous Conditions
A boy carries a sledding tube through blowing snow during a winter storm in Halifax on Jan. 29, 2022. The Canadian Press/Kelly Clark
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HALIFAX—A powerful winter storm swept across the Maritimes on Saturday, blanketing much of the region in heavy, blowing snow and causing road closures, power outages and widespread cancellations.

Drivers were urged to avoid travel amid blizzard-like conditions, and many roads and highways—including the border between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick—were closed to traffic.