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Experts worried whether P.E.I. dunes can recover from Fiona before next storm hits

Experts worried whether P.E.I. dunes can recover from Fiona before next storm hits

Churning waters and wind gusts exceeding 100 kilometres per hour powered by post-tropical storm Fiona gnawed through large parts of Prince Edward Island National Park in September, leaving behind a changed coastline.
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As P.E.I. waits for power, those with electricity offer showers, heat and stoves

As P.E.I. waits for power, those with electricity offer showers, heat and stoves

CHARLOTTETOWN — Julie Laurin was among the thousands of people on Prince Edward Island who woke up in the dark again on Sunday, more than two weeks after post-tropical storm Fiona tore past the province.
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Hockey N.L. withholding player fees from Hockey Canada amid sexual assault claims

Hockey N.L. withholding player fees from Hockey Canada amid sexual assault claims

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The governing organization for amateur hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador has become the latest provincial body to declare it will withhold player fees from Hockey Canada. Hockey N.L.
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N.B. police investigating death of 49-year-old prison inmate as a homicide

N.B. police investigating death of 49-year-old prison inmate as a homicide

RENOUS, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick are investigating the death of an inmate at the Atlantic Institution prison as a homicide.
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Fiona: One week after N.S. premier asked for more troops, fewer boots on ground

Fiona: One week after N.S. premier asked for more troops, fewer boots on ground

HALIFAX — One week after Nova Scotia's premier asked Ottawa for more soldiers to help clean up the twisted mess caused by post-tropical storm Fiona, there were fewer troops on the ground Friday than there were earlier in the week.
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'There'll be no turkey': Sombre Thanksgiving for Atlantic Canadians hit hard by Fiona

'There'll be no turkey': Sombre Thanksgiving for Atlantic Canadians hit hard by Fiona

Darlene Hughes will turn 65 on Sunday, but it won't be quite the birthday — or the Thanksgiving — she had hoped for.
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Restoring power after Fiona getting more complicated: Nova Scotia Power

Restoring power after Fiona getting more complicated: Nova Scotia Power

HALIFAX — As 4,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia spent their 13th day without power on Thursday, the province's electric utility admitted it was facing additional challenges repairing damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona.
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N.B. elections agency blames 'mix up' after 260,000 households get wrong voter letter

N.B. elections agency blames 'mix up' after 260,000 households get wrong voter letter

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's elections authority says an error on voting letters may confuse residents about whether they should be voting in upcoming municipal elections.
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Climate Changed: Fiona demonstrated wild hurricane future, and need to adapt

Climate Changed: Fiona demonstrated wild hurricane future, and need to adapt

HALIFAX — As she stood near the remnants of flattened homes in Port aux Basques, N.L., Denise Anderson said the thought of continuing to live next to the ocean is hard after a deadly storm foreshadowed the violence of weather to come.
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Prolonged power outages in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. leaving residents exasperated

Prolonged power outages in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. leaving residents exasperated

HALIFAX — Eleven days after post-tropical storm Fiona yanked down power lines across Atlantic Canada, about 15,000 residents of P.E.I. and Nova Scotia were still in the dark Wednesday, many of them fuming about their fate.
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