Excavating for cars buried under heaps of snow

In Cape Breton, where as much as 150 centimetres of snow fell between Friday and Monday — and that doesn't include the massive snowdrifts&nbsp;that formed, much time was spent freeing vehicles from their icy prisons.

Cape Breton residents dig out their cars, doorways and roofs

Watch what some residents are dealing with after historic snowfall in Cape Breton.

Digging out of the snow ... through a window

You know it was a lot of snow when you find yourself shoveling through a window. Such was the case in Cape Breton

The snow in Cape Breton is so deep, this person had to climb out a window to start digging

This video, shot in Sydney, N.S., shows a farm inundated by snow. Parts of the Sydney area saw 150 centimetres fall over the weekend.

Drone footage captures people clearing their driveways and vehicles covered in snow.

Drone footage of Sydney Mines, N.S. after historic snowfall

Cape Breton Regional Municipality is under a local state of emergency, and residents urged to stay off roads after several says of snowfall and strong winds.

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N.S. digging out after historic snowfall drops 150 cm in some areas

People in Nova Scotia were digging out Monday after a historic multi-day storm slammed much of the province, with some residents of hard-hit Cape Breton being told to shelter in place as crews struggled to clear snow-covered streets.

Maritimes dig out from more than a metre of snow

Many streets in downtown Sydney were still unplowed on Monday.

Downtown Sydney

A relentless three-day blizzard has buried parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in up to 150 cm of snow, prompting local states of emergency and a call for help going out to other provinces and the federal government.

'The Cape Breton way': When windows started busting, apartment residents banded together

When huge amounts of snow started busting ground-floor windows at a Sydney, N.S., apartment building, a half-dozen residents quickly mobilized to make sure things didn't get worse.

Snow that broke through a picture window is shown inside of an apartment building.

This was the view Sunday afternoon from Bedi Singh's Sydney, N.S., apartment. Huge snowfall accumulated outside of his ground-floor unit and broke windows. The same thing happened to other units in the building.

Bedi Singh, Sydney

This was the view Sunday afternoon from Bedi Singh's Sydney, N.S., apartment. A heavy snowfall accumulated outside of his ground-floor unit and broke windows. The same thing happened to other units in the building.

Storm delays arrival of out-of-province teams in New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic

In a post to Facebook Monday evening, organizers said the decision was made with the safety of all participants in mind.

An action shot of a New Waterford, N.S., player at the New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic in 2023.

basketball coal bowl

40th New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic cancelled

2 Nova Scotia women now officiating games in PWHL

Two Nova Scotia female hockey officials are working games in the new Professional Women's Hockey League. Shauna Neary of Antigonish and Sophie Thomson of Halifax were on the ice for PWHL games last month.

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Sophie Thomson and Shauna Neary recently officiated two PWHL games.

Nova Scotia Power intends to introduce new 'time-varying' electricity rate plans

For three years, Nova Scotia Power has been previewing two possible new “time-varying” rate plans that account for when customers use power. The utility says this could help customers save on power bills. An expert agrees, but says it won't solve larger affordability issues.

A Nova Scotia Power sign is shown in the foreground. In background are houses and the Tufts Cove generating station stacks.

Nova Scotia Power's Tufts Cove generating station in Dartmouth, N.S. The province's residents pay among the highest power bills in the country.

NS Power

Nova Scotia Power has been previewing two possible new "time-varying" rate plans.

Drone footage captured storm-covered Cape Breton.

Nova Scotia's massive snowfall — from your perspective

Excavating for cars buried under heaps of snow

Digging out of the snow ... through a window

A 'snow' bird's eye view

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