Climate security

500,000 lose power as unrelenting Dorian marches into Canada

Dorian lurched into Canada on Sunday, its unrelenting hurricane-force winds bowling over trees and power lines and knocking out electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.

The storm made landfall for at least the fifth time on Saturday in Nova Scotia, the latest as a post-tropical cyclone still hurling 100 mph winds that equate to a Category 2 hurricane. The latest landfall came almost two weeks after a nascent Dorian rolled up on St. Lucia as a tropical storm. Days later it would decimate the Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane.

Canada's Defense Ministry said up to 700 military personnel in Atlantic Canada were deploying to help restore power, clear main roadways and evacuate residents in flooded or severely damaged areas.

"The women and men of our @CanadianForces are always there to help Canadians in their time of need," Tweeted Harjit Sajjan, Canada's defense minister. "To those impacted by Hurricane Dorian, our Armed Forces will be there to aid you in this challenging time."