ST JOHNS, N.L. -- It was wet and windy, but southeastern Newfoundland has received only a glancing blow from hurricane Gonzalo as the storm moves away from the province.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre says winds associated with Gonzalo are diminishing, and the rain has ended.
The centre says 48 millimetres of rain was recorded at St. John's International Airport.
It says wave heights would continue to increase Sunday morning on the southern coast of the Avalon Peninsula, reaching up to 12 metres.
At Cape Spear, N.L., the eastern edge of North America, dozens of runners faced driving rain as they started a 20-kilometre road race to Cabot Tower on Signal Hill.
The event is billed as one of the toughest courses of its kind, even without hurricane-like conditions.
