HALIFAX - A sprawling Halloween storm stretched across Eastern Canada on Friday, lashing five provinces with strong winds and rain, while drawing tropical moisture from Hurricane Melissa.

By late afternoon in the Atlantic region, Melissa had transformed into a post-tropical storm over the open Atlantic. Even though Melissa was no longer a hurricane, it was churning out hurricane-force winds at 130 kilometres per hour as it sped toward the edge of eastern Newfoundland.

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