More than 53,000 utility customers were still in the dark Saturday morning amid an icy storm that has brought prolonged periods of freezing rain, ice pellets, rain and snowfall to Nova Scotia.
Freezing rain warnings were still in effect for parts of southern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
Environment Canada said the extended period of freezing rain, which began Friday, was expected to end Saturday morning over mainland Nova Scotia and western Cape Breton. It will end over eastern Cape Breton this afternoon.
Nova Scotia Power crews were working through the night to restore power. As of 8:30 a.m. local time Saturday,
