Wind From ‘Very Powerful’ Fiona Knocks Out Power to Homes in Nova Scotia, PEI

A pedestrian walks across a footbridge on the Halifax waterfront as rain falls ahead of Hurricane Fiona making landfall in Halifax on Sept. 23, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

HALIFAX—High winds knocked out power in thousands of homes in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. Friday night as people in Atlantic Canada began feeling the wrath of Fiona.

By 10 p.m., more than 14,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia had been plunged into darkness. Most of the outages were reported in the central part of the province, mainly in the communities of Sackville, Truro and Stellarton.