Environment Canada said that there have been gusts between 100 and 110 km/h overnight in portions of southwestern Alberta. 

Environment Canada says the town was fined after it pleaded guilty to two offences under the Fisheries Act in provincial court in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., on Tuesday.

Rainfall amounts of 40 to 70 millimetres are forecast for Metro Vancouver by Thursday morning.

A special weather statement has been issued by Environment Canada due to periods of heavy rain and strong winds expected.

The storm's expected track now encompasses almost all of mainland Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, eastern P.E.I. and the western half of Newfoundland.

As wildfire smoke from the west makes its way across the continent, lung health experts say cloth and dust masks won't filter out dangerous particles.

As of 11:30 a.m. Saturday, air quality warnings included the Calgary, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat areas and stretched up to the Drumheller and Airdrie regions.

Environment Canada says people may experience symptoms such as increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches, or shortness of breath due to the smoke.

A new weather system, bringing moist Pacific air and some showers, is forecast to begin overnight and into Saturday morning.

On average, the first frost in London usually arrives in the first week of October, but an Environment Canada advisory has already been issued.