About 2,000&nbsp;Nova Scotia Power customers remained without without electricity Sunday evening after high winds and heavy rain spread across the province overnight.&nbsp;

The outage numbers dropped through the day, down from a high of&nbsp;11,000 earlier in the morning. The utility expected to have most customers reconnected before midnight.

Most of the outages are in eastern mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, according to the provincial utility's&nbsp;

There were clearer skies and&nbsp;calmer winds across the&nbsp;province&nbsp;on Sunday.&nbsp;Maximum wind gusts of over 100 km/h were reported by Environment Canada in parts of Cape Breton and eastern Nova Scotia Saturday.

With heavy rain across the province, RCMPNS is reminding motorists to please drive with caution, always staying attentive and slowing down to drive for the conditions. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DriveSafe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DriveSafe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SlowDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SlowDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/u1XCQcczBc">pic.twitter.com/u1XCQcczBc</a>

40 to 70 millimetres of rain was&nbsp;forecasted

'It's a huge honour': Amateur paleontologist from N.S. wins international award

Amateur paleontologist Brian Hebert received an international award last month in the U.S. He fell in love with paleontology more than 30 years ago.

Amatuer paleontologist Brian Hebert is the first Canadian to win the international Paleontological Society Strimple Award for his contributions to science

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In 2020, Brian Hebert discovered a 315-million-year-old reptile fossil in Nova Scotia.

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After thousands sent him birthday wishes, a Nova Scotia boy is returning the kindness

There might be more than a month before Christmas, but 12-year-old Joey Connolly — also known as The Card King — has been hard at work creating, printing and packaging holiday cards for thousands of lucky recipients around the Maritimes.

A young boy holds envelopes next to a Canada Post mailbox, smiles and gives a thumbs up.

Joey Connolly, 12, has created and sent more than 2,700 postcards to organizations around the Maritimes.

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A look at why The Hate U Give was removed from Nova Scotia school curriculums

The decision to drop the American young adult novel The Hate U Give from Nova Scotia school curriculums appears to have been made before the Department of Education received or saw any formal complaints, according to newly released documents.

A white book cover featured a young Black girl holding a sign that says The Hate U Give.

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The Hate U Give is about a Black high school student who struggles with identity and trauma after she witnesses a police officer shoot and kill her friend.

Hockey Nova Scotia suspends coach following altercation with official at game in Brookfield

A coach has been suspended indefinitely by Hockey Nova Scotia following an incident during a minor hockey game at Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex in Brookfield on Saturday.

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A hockey coach has been suspended indefinitely after an incident Saturday at a minor hockey game in Brookfield, N.S. The 32-year-old man will appear in court in December. 

Nova Scotia paramedics agree to 3-year contract

Members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 727 have agreed to a new contract that includes provisions for cost of living and a retention allowance.

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Members of the union representing Nova Scotia paramedics have agreed to a new three-year contract.

Nova Scotia Power customers in eastern mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton  are without electricity after high winds and rain were felt across the province. 

Thousands in eastern N.S. without power after heavy rain, strong winds

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