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| Eastern Canada hit with two-wave snowstorm | Eastern Canada hit with two-wave snowstorm |
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| A two-wave winter storm is expected to bring as much as 40cm (16in) of snow to Canada's Atlantic provinces. | A two-wave winter storm is expected to bring as much as 40cm (16in) of snow to Canada's Atlantic provinces. |
| All of Nova Scotia and parts of Newfoundland were under blizzard warnings on Wednesday, as the second part of the storm struck. | All of Nova Scotia and parts of Newfoundland were under blizzard warnings on Wednesday, as the second part of the storm struck. |
| Schools in Nova Scotia were already closed and almost all flights at Halifax's main airport cancelled. | Schools in Nova Scotia were already closed and almost all flights at Halifax's main airport cancelled. |
| Gusting winds of up to 90km/h (56mph) were also expected later in the evening. | Gusting winds of up to 90km/h (56mph) were also expected later in the evening. |
| The front wave of the storm saw about 5-7cm of snowfall on Wednesday morning, but weather officials are warning of heavier snow starting in the early afternoon. | The front wave of the storm saw about 5-7cm of snowfall on Wednesday morning, but weather officials are warning of heavier snow starting in the early afternoon. |
| Officials have warned of blowing snow and near-zero visibility. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have asked residents to stay off the roads. | |
| Meanwhile, much of the eastern US is digging out of a heavy snowstorm that brought as much as 14in of snow to some areas on Tuesday. | |
| Schools in Boston and Philadelphia were closed on Wednesday, but New York City kept open its doors for 1.1 million students. | |
| About 1,400 flights were cancelled as snow tapered off on Wednesday at some of the nation's busiest airports. More than 3,000 were cancelled during the storm on Tuesday. | |
| Bone-chilling cold settled in behind the storm with temperatures as low as -18C (0F) in the eastern half of the US. | |
| The second major wave of cold air in the US since the year began has depleted supplies of fuel, including propane and natural gas, the Associated Press news agency reports. | |
| The high demand for these fuel sources have sent prices to new highs. |