'We are ready': Atlantic Canada prepares for Category 2 Hurricane Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian makes its way towards the Maritimes, tens of thousands of people are without power and Nova Scotia emergency officials are advising people to “self-evacuate” to shelters if they’re concerned about high winds and flooding. On Saturday, the National Hurricane Centre in Miami upgraded the storm to a Category 2. And as of 3:42 p.m. AST, Nova Scotia Power was reporting outages affecting more than 207,000 customers. Officials held a press conference on Saturday an