Heavy rainfall, high winds cause delays, flooding in Nova Scotia

Environment Canada has issued weather warningsfor parts of Nova Scotia, including Halifax, Malay Falls, LunenburgandCape Breton.

It has been wet and windy for much of Nova Scotia all day, resulting in power outages across the province anddelayed ferry crossings.

Localized flooding prompted Elections Nova Scotia to close a polling station in Sydney. Another closed in Donkin when the power went out.

Halifax Transit has paused ferry service. Shuttles will now be provided.

Halifax Regional Municipality announced on social media it had postponed its annual tree lighting ceremony scheduled for Saturday night due to the weather.

Halifax police blocked off part of North Street after some panels from an apartment building under constructionon Clifton Street blew off. Some businesses were told to evacuate.

According toEnvironment Canada, strong winds in Cape Breton are supposed to continue until tonight with maximum wind gusts reaching 90 km/h.

Most of mainland Nova Scotia will see additional rainfall amounting to 5 to 10 millimetres tonight and winds gusting from 40 to 70 km/h overnight.