Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are heading to the East Coast to help clean up in the aftermath of post-tropical storm Fiona.

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are heading to the East Coast to help clean up in the aftermath of post-tropical storm Fiona.

It's one of the strongest storms Canada's East Coast has ever seen.

About three hundred troops are off to, or already in place in, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and PEI. Hundreds of thousands were left without power - mostly in Nova Scotia.

Remnants of Fiona were over southeastern Labrador early Sunday, merging with a trough — a long region of low atmospheric pressure.

According to Environment Canada, Fiona spent Sunday morning moving inland in southeastern Quebec as a post-tropical storm and is expected to dissipate over the Labrador Sea.

At least one death has been blamed on the storm - a 73 year old woman died in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland after a wave smashed into her home.