Ferry crossings between Nova Scotia and P-E-I are cancelled today.  Northumberland Ferries says that due to high winds forecasted in the Northumberland Strait, all sailings between Caribou and Wood Islands have been cancelled today. The company says it is monitoring weather conditions and will provide updates when it can.

Police are investigating online threats made against the Liberal party’s newest M-P.  Nova Scotia R-C-M-P spokesperson Cindy Bayers told C-T-V the threats against Acadia-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont were reported to Yarmouth police on Wednesday.  D’Entremont crossed the floor to join the Liberals last week, leaving the Conservative party.  When asked about the nature of the online threats, R-C-M-P would only confirm that the investigation is still ongoing.

 

 

Mike Smith, the actor behind the character Bubbles from the Trailer Park Boys, has been charged with sexual assault for a 2017 incident.  Court documents say Smith was charged by Halifax Regional Police on October 2nd and that he is scheduled to appear in court today (Monday).  Court documents say the alleged sexual assault took place on December 30th, 2017.  The documents do not include details about the allegation, which has not been proven in court.

 

 

Striking workers at two Halifax universities condemn the requests for binding arbitration.

Part-time faculty at both Mount Saint Vincent University and Saint Mary’s University say in a release that they received “seemingly coordinated” requests from both employers late Friday afternoon.

Union president Lauren McKenzie says the union has communicated the willingness to return to the bargaining table, but the timing of the requests from the schools makes it appear as if the employers are communicating with each other, but not the union.

Part-time faculty at Mount Saint Vincent have been on strike since October 22nd, and faculty at Saint Mary’s have been striking since October 23rd.

 

 

The U-S Senate took the first step to end the 40-day-old government shutdown on Sunday night after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health-care subsidies.

In a test vote that is the first in a series of procedural maneuvres, the Senate voted to move toward passing compromise legislation to fund the government through January and hold a vote by mid-December on extending expiring health-care tax credits.

Final passage could be several days away if Democrats object and delay the process.

 

 

U-S airlines cancelled more than 27-hundred flights Sunday, mostly because of the government shutdown and the F-A-A’s order to reduce air traffic for safety reasons.