Canada begins cleanup after storm sweeps homes away

It will take several months for Canada to restore critical infrastructure after the powerful storm Fiona left an"unprecedented" trail of destruction, officials said today.

While the full scale of Fiona's devastation is not immediately clear, the storm could prove to be one of Canada's costliest natural disasters. The province of Nova Scotia requested the troops and machinery to clear debris yesterday,"and we said yes, and so they're being deployed today," Mr Blair said. Other provinces are also in discussions about federal aid, Mr Blair said.

Hundreds of thousands of residents across Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island , Newfoundland, Quebec and New Brunswick remained without power today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had convened a meeting of his emergency response group for today to coordinate the government's response, according to a statement.

Again with this? What do ye expect to happen when ye build a gaff out of glorified popsicle sticks right by the ocean? Ye can't fix dumb but the ocean can give ye an auld healthy reminder every now and again.

It used to be called hurricane season before Greta decided money could be made from it. 💨

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