Armed Forces arrive in St. John's as state of emergency stretches into fourth day

A state of emergency is stretching into its fourth day in St. John's, N.L., today as Armed Forces personnel prepare to help the city dig out from an unprecedented snowfall. Eastern regions of Newfoundland have been paralyzed since Friday when a major blizzard brought down record-breaking amounts of snow, with over 76 centimetres falling in a single day in the capital amid winds gusting over 150 kilometres per hour. Premier Dwight Ball asked for Ottawa's help on Saturday after residents of the Av