Hurricane Fiona roars by Bermuda, on route to Canada

Atlantic Canada is preparing for hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall and potential power outages this weekend.

Hurricane Fiona is poised to become a ``very powerful'' post-tropical storm by the time it makes landfall in eastern Nova Scotia.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre says the storm will pass through Cape Breton early tomorrow before making its way to Quebec's Lower North Shore and southeastern Labrador early Sunday.

The prime minister says the federal government is standing by, ready to help as hurricane Fiona approaches the Maritimes.

The storm could be the biggest to ever hit Canada, and it's set to make landfall on the east coast of Nova Scotia early tomorrow.

Trudeau said Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair has been in touch with his counterparts in Atlantic Canada.