Marine Atlantic has cancelled all of today’s ferry crossings between North Sydney and Port aux Basques.
The Crown Corporation says the cause is forecasted high winds in the Cabot Strait.
It’s urging customers to check for updates on its website or through its toll free number.
A Brampton Ontario man charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of a New Waterford native is due back in court today.
Tanvir Singh Padda was charged in mid-November with criminal negligence causing death and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.
The arrest came almost a month after Jordan Gillis was found lying in the street in Waterloo, Ontario on Oct. 20.
After weeks of searching, police traced the suspect vehicle to a Brampton address.
Padda was represented by his lawyer during his first court appearance on December 13th.
The price of gas and diesel went up overnight.
Gas rose by 1.4 cents a litre while diesel took a 3 cent a litre jump.
The minimum price for a litre of regular gas in Cape Breton is now $1.34.2.
A litre of diesel now goes for a minimum of $1.46.2.
Cape Bretoners will be digging out once again today in the wake of another blizzard. The island was still in the grip of an intense low pressure system overnight, though Environment Canada says the system is on a northeast track toward Newfoundland and Labrador this morning. The storm brought high winds and upwards of 30 cm of snow, leading to hazardous road conditions and a slew of cancellations yesterday. Today, classes are cancelled once again for students in the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board. We’ll air any other major cancellations as they’re announced. Early this morning, over 600 Nova Scotia Power customers were offline on the western side of the island in the Cheticamp and Margaree areas, but those customers have since been reconnected. A number of flight cancellations are being reported in both Sydney and Halifax, and passengers are advised to phone ahead to check with their airlines before leaving home this morning. Maritime Bus says some of its routes may be delayed or cancelled, and has advised customers to postpone their travel if possible. The plows have begun to get on the roads, but driving conditions may still be challenging in some areas and winds are expected to remain fairly high this morning as the storm moves away from the island. We’ll have more weather details in a few minutes.
The Faculty Association and Cape Breton University administration are due to meet with a mediator in a last ditch effort to avert a strike today.
Either side can give 48 hours notice of a walkout or lockout as of today.
The move followers a two-week cooling off period after a conciliator’s report was filed, earlier this month.
Professors voted 92% in favour of a strike last month to back demands for a lighter work load and parity with their counterparts at other universities.
Both sides have been saying all along that they’re hopeful a strike can be averted.