History
It was Hurricane Gloria and its less-than-expected damage which prompted Environment Canada to create the CHC. Its first hurricane warnings were issued in 2008 for Hurricane Kyle, which struck near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on September 28, 2008, and quickly became extratropical while maintaining much of its strength into New Brunswick and Labrador.
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