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		</div><p>The capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has declared a rare state of emergency as blizzard conditions descended on the city.</p>
<p>Officials in St John’s ordered businesses closed and vehicles off the roads.</p>
<p>The nearby towns of Mount Pearl, Paradise, Torbay and Portugal Cove-St Philip’s followed suit shortly afterwards.</p>
<p>Environment Canada issued blizzard and wind warnings for much of Newfoundland and said strong winds and blowing snow might cause whiteout conditions until Saturday in some places.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">To everyone in NL affected by the storm, please listen to your local authorities. We want you to stay safe, and keep the roads clear for emergency vehicles &; snow clearing. <a href="https://twitter.com/BillBlair?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillBlair</a> is in contact with the province &; is monitoring the situation. We’re ready to help if needed.</p>
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<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada’s public safety minister was in touch with provincial authorities and monitoring the storm. <em>“We’re ready to help if needed.”</em> he said on Twitter.</p>
<p>Local taxi company Jiffy Cabs said in a tweet that it was pulling vehicles off the roads for the “first time in our company history”.</p>
<p>St John’s officials urged people to prepare emergency kits with enough supplies to last for at least 72 hours.</p>
<p>Residents were warned to expect 40-75 centimetres of snow. At midday, 33 centimetres had been recorded at St John’s International Airport since 5am, said Environment Canada meteorologist David Neil.</p>
<p><em>“It’s been very nasty in St John’s so far and it’s expected to just continue,”</em> Mr Neil said from Gander, Newfoundland.</p>
<p>The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said its officers were on call and available to respond to emergencies in St John’s.</p>
<p>A spokesman advised people to stay off the roads if possible and prepare for power outages, keeping flashlights, food and water on hand.</p>
<p><em>“This is an unprecedented kind of event. This is easily on pace for a record snowfall,”</em> Constable James Cadigan said.</p>
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