Storm with high winds knocks out power to tens of thousands in Atlantic Canada – Winnipeg Free Press

HALIFAX — Tens of thousands of people are without power across Atlantic Canada after a storm with strong winds hit the region.

As of 11:45 a.m., more than 60,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were in the dark and more than 54,000 NB Power customers were without power in New Brunswick.

In Newfoundland, a major utility company says more than 5,000 people are in the dark this morning, and in PEI, Maritime Electric says 1,200 people remain without power.

Environment Canada issued weather warnings for all four provinces on Friday, saying winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour could make landfall in Newfoundland and Fundy in New Brunswick.

Wind warnings remain in effect for parts of New Brunswick, much of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec, where tens of thousands of people were also without power.

The weather agency said the storm, with unseasonably warm air moving in from the south, could cause snowmelt and localized flooding.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 20, 2025.