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Hurricane Fiona is expected to batter Canada's eastern coast on Saturday and residents have been hurriedly preparing as it is estimated to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit Canada.
Some 79% of customers, or 414,000, were without power in Nova Scotia, and 95%, or 82,000, had lost power on Prince Edward Island, utility companies said.
By Eric Martyn and John Morris HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) -Powerful storm Fiona slammed into eastern Canada on Saturday with hurricane-force winds,
Powerful storm Fiona slammed into eastern Canada todaywith hurricane-force winds, blowing over trees and powerlines and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity.
Fiona damages homes as it makes landfall in Atlantic Canada as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone early Saturday.