Just after 5 a.m., Fiona was still rushing over parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, with some areas facing sustained winds of 90 km/h and storm surges, according to Environment Canada.
In Newfoundland, some homes were washed away or flattened, others were flooded, roads were washed out and people were evacuated.
On Prince Edward Island, winds hit 150 km/h and almost 100 millimetres of rain fell, homes and businesses were damaged and flooded, and at one point about 95 per cent of Maritime Electric customers had lost electricity.