Headlines from the News Thurs Nov 20, 2025: School Bus Cuts/ Controversial Secret Peace Deal for Ukraine?

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Gas prices normally change on Thursdays at midnight. See https://www.scottyandtony.com/2023/09/gas-price-predictions-are-bit-of.html 

Local News

Districts Want Province to Reverse Cuts to School Bus Services School districts across New Brunswick are urging the province to reverse recent cuts that reduce service hours and eliminate the practice of sending spare buses to cover breakdowns.
(https://tj.news/moncton-miramichi/shocked-and-outraged-province-cuts-back-on-school-bus-services) 

18-Year-Old Lion Dies at Magnetic Hill Zoo in Moncton The Magnetic Hill Zoo has announced the passing of an 18-year-old lion, a long-time resident of the facility.
(https://www.moncton.ca/en/news-notices/magnetic-hill-zoo-announces-death-african-lion)

Riverview Teen Starts 'The Giving Tree' to Help Kids at Christmas A teenager from Riverview has launched a charitable initiative called "The Giving Tree" to ensure local children in need receive gifts during the holiday season.
(https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new-brunswick/article/riverview-nb-teen-starts-the-giving-tree-to-help-kids-at-christmas/) and see (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581394662158)

N.B. to Cancel Fuel Levy, But Replacement Charge Looms The New Brunswick government is set to cancel a controversial fuel levy on December 1, which currently adds nearly 9 cents per litre to cover federal clean-fuel costs for oil companies. However, this relief for consumers is expected to be temporary. The government plans to have the charge recalculated based on actual industry costs, renamed, and then re-added to pump prices, marking a policy reversal from their previous stance. 
(https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.6983483)

Provincial/ Regional News

Prioritizing Hospital Patients for Long-Term Care Ends at Four N.B. Hospitals A policy that gave hospital patients priority for long-term care placements has been discontinued at four hospitals in New Brunswick, changing the process for those awaiting placement.
(https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new-brunswick/article/prioritizing-hospital-patients-for-long-term-care-placements-ends-at-four-nb-hospitals/)

N.B. Man Spends 15 Months in Hospital Awaiting Nursing Home Bed Highlighting the province's long-term care challenges, one New Brunswick man has remained in the hospital for 15 months while waiting for an available nursing home bed.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC5pt2obuoY)

P.E.I. Man Faces Atlantic Canada’s First-Ever Terrorism Charges In a landmark case for the region, a man from Prince Edward Island is facing the first terrorism charges ever to be laid in Atlantic Canada. 
(https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/prince-edward-island/article/pei-man-accused-of-3d-printing-guns-faces-first-ever-terrorism-charges-in-atlantic-canada/)

 

National News & Beyond

Secret Peace Plan for War in Ukraine? Sources are reporting that the USA/ Russian peace proposal would see Ukraine give up Eastern parts of the country.  
(https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.6985918)

  

 

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