40 Centimetres of Snow Closes a Province

Yes, you've read the headline correctly: an overnight blizzard has shut down all of Nova Scotia.

According to the CBC, even a ski hill and Halifax's military bases are closed.

I won't even attempt to explain how a snowstorm can cause a ski hill to close, though I'm less distressed about the closure of military bases. Given the sorry state of our military, Canada's closed bases have the same defensive capability as open ones.