Newfoundlanders dig themselves out after massive blizzard

Canada's federal government will help Newfoundland on the Atlantic coast dig out in the wake of a massive winter blizzard that buried cars and left thousands without power, a Cabinet minister said on Saturday. The storm dumped as much as 76 cm of snow on St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland, and packed wind gusts as high as 130 km per hour. The snowfall was an all-time record for the day for St. John's International Airport.

Thousands remained without power, and social media showed residents had begun to dig their way out of their homes after large snowdrifts blocked doorways and windows.