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Winter storm dumps 35 cm of snow on parts of Atlantic Canada

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WATCH: A Nor'easter pummeled Atlantic Canada overnight, forcing people to spend a good chunk of their Sunday morning shoveling snow. Police warned drivers to stay off the roads. And if they weren't sitting at home, they were going nowhere fast at the airport as the storm left a lot of travel plans up in the air. Steve Silva reports on the powerful weather system reminding us this is winter in Canada – Jan 8, 2017

Parts of Atlantic Canada were digging out Sunday after a winter storm dumped 35 centimetres of snow on some areas.

Environment Canada says as much as 35 centimetres of snow fell over parts of Nova Scotia and P.E.I. overnight Saturday, while southeastern New Brunswick received about 25 centimetres.

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Many flights at Halifax Stanfield International Airport were delayed or cancelled and most major roads in Nova Scotia were still snow-covered Sunday afternoon.

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About 6,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were briefly in the dark Sunday, but that number dropped to about 200 by early afternoon.

READ MORE: Tips for weathering a heavy snowfall

P.E.I. remained under a winter storm warning Sunday afternoon, as high winds were expected to blow snow across roadways and create zero-visibility driving conditions.

Most of western Newfoundland was under a snowfall warning Sunday, with 20 centimetres expected by the afternoon before the snow changed to ice pellets and freezing rain.

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