A historic multi-day snowstorm in eastern Canada has caused a local state of emergency, leaving many schools, universities and government offices closed, local media reported Monday. Cape Breton Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia has declared a local state of emergency with some places in the region receiving up to 80 centimeters of snow. CBC News reported that the airport in Sydney, Nova Scotia, had received more than 90 centimeters of snow by Monday morning, while downtown Sydney was pummeled with 150 centimeters.