News Headlines Wed Nov 5 2025: Bomb Threat Closed Moncton School/ Council Says No Tax Increase / Super Beaver Moon Today/

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- School threats were behind multiple closures in Prov yesterday. Youth arrested for bomb threats. 
    Arnold H McLeod School was closed yesterday. Other schools in Fred. area also received threats.
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.6965810
 

- Moncton Council Budget Debates: 
    Rejects Request for 15 New RCMP Officers. 
    Proposes no municipal tax increase next year.
    Your water bill may increase $10.
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.6965828 

 

 

 

- Codiac Police Board Chair Resigns after Council Pushes Back on Budget: 
    Chair resigned Monday after Board's proposal to hire 15 new officers sparked debate.
    15 officers was quite a bit more than RCMP recommendation.
    icymi in story above, Moncton Council rejected the request for 15 new officers in 2026.  
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.6965288


 - Full Beaver Supermoon happens today (Wed.) into Thursday. Actually peaks through the day today.
(https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/beaver-supermoon-the-biggest-brightest-full-moon-of-the-year-is-about-to-rise

 

- Strange spiral pattern appears in sky Tuesday evening. 
    It was the sunlit exhaust from a rocket. 
https://www.scottyandtony.com/2025/11/weird-thing-in-sky-was-exhaust-from.html

 

 

A LOT of people online were sharing the photo.

 

 

- icymi, Federal Budget contains cuts and spending, looks beyond USA for economic future:
    Spending over the next five years means projected deficit of $78.3 billion for the 2025-26 fiscal.  
    More $$ for Defence, also Infrastructure and Housing, and for businesses impacted by Tariff War.
    Cuts in day-to-day spending on the business of government/ public sector.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8zzv1ypkpo and also https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/budget-highlights-9.6966595
    Noteworthy: an MP in N.S. has switched from PC to join the Liberals. https://globalnews.ca/news/11512179/mark-carney-chris-dentremont-floor-crossing/ 

- Record-Breaker Rush sets Ice Cream Catching World Record. 
    You should celebrate by eating some ice cream maybe.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/11/03/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-ice-cream-scoop-catch/6821762180877/

 

 


Links: 

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

Q League Hockey: Moncton Wildcats Sched: https://chl.ca/lhjmq-wildcats/schedule/1/211/   

🏫 Scotty and Tony's School News Page newcountry969.ca/school 

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🏒🏈🏀⚽⚾ Sports:
- Scores https://www.flashscore 
- Moncton Wildcats Q League Hockey https://chl.ca/lhjmq-wildcats 
- Moncton AAA Flyers U18 Hockey https://nbpeimu18hl.ca/teams/flyers 
- Ladies High School Hockey www.leaguelineup.com/cehockeyec 
- Boys High School Hockey www.easternconferencehockey.com 
- West Kent Steamers Jr A Hockey https://www.westkentsteamers.com 
- High School Football https://www.gridironnewbrunswick.org/highschool.php 

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🩸 Donate Blood:
- Moncton Blood Donation Centre Hours are Monday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm/ Tuesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm/ Wednesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm/ Thursday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm/ Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Moncton donor centre is at at 500 Mapleton Road. 
- GiveBlood app (iphone) (android)
- Call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or book at Blood.ca. 
- CBS Moncton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LifelineMoncton/