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Canadian military to help clean up Fiona’s devastation

Workers Darren MacKinnon, left, and Derek Facchin cut into a fallen tree in Reserve, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles block a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles blocking part of a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Homeowner George MacDonald, left, describes the moment when several trees landed on his home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Fallen trees lay on a house in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles and trees are seen near homes in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks with homeowner Karen Eckert, of Glace Bay, about the damage to her home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, right, gives a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as an elderly man assesses the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers clear fallen trees caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona is seen outside a school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past downed power lines and a pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as workers assess the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Rick Callaghan, of Charlottetown, stands next to his destroyed cottage near French River, P.E.I., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. After hammering Atlantic Canada, post-tropical storm Fiona moved inland in southeastern Quebec, with Environment Canada saying the storm will continue to weaken as it tracks across southeastern Labrador and over the Labrador Sea. (Brian McInnis/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston provides a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past a downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Workers Darren MacKinnon, left, and Derek Facchin cut into a fallen tree in Reserve, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles block a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles blocking part of a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Homeowner George MacDonald, left, describes the moment when several trees landed on his home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Fallen trees lay on a house in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles and trees are seen near homes in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks with homeowner Karen Eckert, of Glace Bay, about the damage to her home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, right, gives a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as an elderly man assesses the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers clear fallen trees caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona is seen outside a school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past downed power lines and a pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as workers assess the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Rick Callaghan, of Charlottetown, stands next to his destroyed cottage near French River, P.E.I., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. After hammering Atlantic Canada, post-tropical storm Fiona moved inland in southeastern Quebec, with Environment Canada saying the storm will continue to weaken as it tracks across southeastern Labrador and over the Labrador Sea. (Brian McInnis/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston provides a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past a downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Workers Darren MacKinnon, left, and Derek Facchin cut into a fallen tree in Reserve, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles block a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles blocking part of a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Homeowner George MacDonald, left, describes the moment when several trees landed on his home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Fallen trees lay on a house in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles and trees are seen near homes in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks with homeowner Karen Eckert, of Glace Bay, about the damage to her home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, right, gives a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as an elderly man assesses the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers clear fallen trees caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona is seen outside a school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past downed power lines and a pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as workers assess the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Rick Callaghan, of Charlottetown, stands next to his destroyed cottage near French River, P.E.I., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. After hammering Atlantic Canada, post-tropical storm Fiona moved inland in southeastern Quebec, with Environment Canada saying the storm will continue to weaken as it tracks across southeastern Labrador and over the Labrador Sea. (Brian McInnis/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston provides a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past a downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Workers Darren MacKinnon, left, and Derek Facchin cut into a fallen tree in Reserve, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles block a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles blocking part of a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Homeowner George MacDonald, left, describes the moment when several trees landed on his home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Fallen trees lay on a house in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles and trees are seen near homes in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks with homeowner Karen Eckert, of Glace Bay, about the damage to her home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, right, gives a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as an elderly man assesses the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers clear fallen trees caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona is seen outside a school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past downed power lines and a pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as workers assess the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Rick Callaghan, of Charlottetown, stands next to his destroyed cottage near French River, P.E.I., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. After hammering Atlantic Canada, post-tropical storm Fiona moved inland in southeastern Quebec, with Environment Canada saying the storm will continue to weaken as it tracks across southeastern Labrador and over the Labrador Sea. (Brian McInnis/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston provides a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past a downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Workers Darren MacKinnon, left, and Derek Facchin cut into a fallen tree in Reserve, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles block a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles blocking part of a road in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Homeowner George MacDonald, left, describes the moment when several trees landed on his home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Fallen trees lay on a house in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Downed power poles and trees are seen near homes in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks with homeowner Karen Eckert, of Glace Bay, about the damage to her home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, right, gives a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as an elderly man assesses the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers clear fallen trees caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona is seen outside a school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past downed power lines and a pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Workers assess downed power poles caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A downed power pole lays across a road as workers assess the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) Rick Callaghan, of Charlottetown, stands next to his destroyed cottage near French River, P.E.I., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. After hammering Atlantic Canada, post-tropical storm Fiona moved inland in southeastern Quebec, with Environment Canada saying the storm will continue to weaken as it tracks across southeastern Labrador and over the Labrador Sea. (Brian McInnis/The Canadian Press via AP) Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston provides a briefing on post-tropical storm Fiona and the government response in front of a destroyed structure in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press via AP) A worker walks past a downed power pole caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona. It swept away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) This photo provided by Pauline Billard shows destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche, 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Pauline Billard via AP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to ministers as they speak via videoconference during a news conference on the federal government's response to Hurricane Fiona, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to ministers as they speak via videoconference during a news conference on the federal government's response to Hurricane Fiona, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to ministers as they speak via videoconference during a news conference on the federal government's response to Hurricane Fiona, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to ministers as they speak via videoconference during a news conference on the federal government's response to Hurricane Fiona, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to ministers as they speak via videoconference during a news conference on the federal government's response to Hurricane Fiona, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to ministers as they speak via videoconference during a news conference on the federal government's response to Hurricane Fiona, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Fallen trees lean against a house in Sydney, N.S. as post tropical storm Fiona continues to batter the Maritimes on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history.(Vaughan Merchant /The Canadian Press via AP) Police block lanes of traffic as both Halifax harbor bridges were closed in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history. (Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press via AP) A young boy poses for a photo by a fallen tree in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history. (Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press via AP) A fisherman keeps watch onboard his boat at Étang-du-Nord wharf as wind and waves as caused by post-tropical storm Fiona are shown on the Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rain and winds are lashing the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona hits as a powerful post-tropical cyclone. (Nigel Quinn /The Canadian Press via AP) Workers clear fallen trees and downed wires from damage caused by post tropical storm Fiona in Halifax on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history. (Darren Calabrese /The Canadian Press via AP) Fallen trees lean against a house in Sydney, N.S. as post tropical storm Fiona continues to batter the Maritimes on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history.(Vaughan Merchant /The Canadian Press via AP) Highway crews clean debris caused by post-tropical storm Fiona on the Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.Strong rain and winds are lashing the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona hits as a powerful post-tropical cyclone. (Nigel Quinn /The Canadian Press via AP) A Canadian flag waves in the high winds in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history. (Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press via AP) Vehicles pass under a fallen tree in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history. (Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press via AP) A worker clears fallen trees and downed wires from damage caused by post tropical storm Fiona in Halifax on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history. (Darren Calabrese /The Canadian Press via AP) Pedestrians survey the damage in Sydney, N.S. as post tropical storm Fiona continues to batter the Maritimes on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Strong rains and winds lashed the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona closed in early Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone, and Canadian forecasters warned it could be one of the most severe storms in the country's history.(Vaughan Merchant /The Canadian Press via AP) Waves coming ashore at l'Étang-du-Nord caused by post-tropical storm Fiona are shown on the Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. CStrong rain and winds are lashing the Atlantic Canada region as Fiona hits as a powerful post-tropical cyclone. (Nigel Quinn /The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian military to help clean up Fiona’s devastation