News Headlines Thurs Feb 12: Flurries today/ Courtney Sarault Skates this Afternoon! #TeamCanada

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February 12, 2026

Moncton Weather:  flurries today. Windy. High minus 1. Cold wind chill this morning.

 

- Local News
 
 
*Reminder that Moncton's Courtney Sarault is scheduled to compete in short track speed skating this afternoon starting at around 3:15p Eastern/ 4:15p our time. See https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/stk 
  
*Reminder that Gas prices normally change on Thursdays at midnight. See https://www.scottyandtony.com/2023/09/gas-price-predictions-are-bit-of.html 
 

 
A tractor-trailer went off Highway 15 near the Scoudouc Industrial Park on Wednesday after the driver lost control on the snowy road (No injuries as tractor-trailer rolls off Highway 15: RCMP | Telegraph-Journal). No injuries. Highway was partially closed for a short time while the truck was removed. *We have no further info on the other accident involving a tractor trailer which happened yesterday near Killam Drive at Edinburgh* 
 
Mount Allison University in Sackville will be closed again today and Friday after that concerning message was found on campus. Investigation continues. Normal operations to resume on Sat Feb 14th. See (https://mta.ca/) and also see (https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new-brunswick/article/heavy-police-presence-at-mount-allison-university-after-concerning-message-found/)
  
Four years after Hyde Jochelman was found deceased in their Saint-Paul home, RCMP have charged a suspect with first-degree murder. (Man charged with murdering spouse four years after her death | Telegraph-Journal). 
 

Q League Hockey: Wildcats next home game is Sunday (Feb 15th)

- Wildcats FB HERE

 

There is a Family Day Weekend event happening in Moncton and we got this traffic note from the City: 

Location: Main Street and Canada Street

Date: Feb. 12-15, 2026

Street closure details:

  • From 8a on Feb 12th to 8p on Feb 15th: Main Street closed from Weldon Street to Highfield Street.
  • From 8a on Feb 13th to midnight on Feb 14th: Main Street closed from Highfield to Bonaccord and partial closure of Canada Street
PolarFest x Barbegazi street closures map

Event info at PolarFest x Barbegazi

 

- Moncton AAA Flyers U18 Hockey https://nbpeimu18hl.ca/teams/flyers 

We got a note from the Flyers: "Hard to believe, but we only have five regular season games in total left, to finish up the regular season. This coming weekend, we have only one game scheduled.
Our Moncton Rallye Motors Nissan U18 Flyers are off to Bathurst on Friday evening to face the Contendo Northern Moose. Game time at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre is 7:00pm. On Monday afternoon, the Flyers are back home for a 1:30pm game time at the Greenfoot Energy 4-plex. This is a home and home series, and will feature the Contendo Northern Moose once again." 

 

 

- Provincial/ Regional News 
 
 
New Brunswick's minimum wage will increase by 25 cents to $15.90 per hour, effective April 1 (Minimum wage to increase to $15.90 per hour). The annual adjustment is indexed to the province's 2025 consumer price index, which grew by 1.7 per cent.
 

New Brunswick Olympians Primer: 
Two NB athletes are competing in Women's Short Track Speed Skating at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Courtney Sarault of Moncton and Rikki Doak of Fredericton are part of Team Canada representing our nation! (https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7021533) 

Courtney Sarault FAQ: 
it's her 2nd Olympics/ she's 25 years old/ has 11 career world championship medals/ won Silver on Tuesday in the Mixed Team Relay.  

👉Track their event here https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/stk 

*Reminder that Moncton's Courtney Sarault is scheduled to compete in short track speed skating this afternoon starting at 3:15p Eastern/ 4:15p our time. See https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/stk  

   

 

- National News & Beyond
 
 
RCMP have identified the deceased shooter in the Tumbler Ridge (BC) mass shooting. More information on the tragedy was released yesterday. See (Tumbler Ridge shooting: Everything RCMP has said about the shooter so far - National | Globalnews.ca).  
 
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a symbolic vote to oppose President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada. (Trump slams Canada as U.S. House passes symbolic vote to end tariffs - National | Globalnews.ca). The motion is expected to be vetoed. They were challenging the use of a "fentanyl emergency" as justification for the tariffs.
  
icymi, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is preparing to become the first Canadian to fly around the moon as part of NASA's Artemis II mission. (Five things about Canadian Jeremy Hansen’s upcoming trip to the moon and back - National | Globalnews.ca). 
 

Team Canada Quick Catchup: 

Here is a summary of Team Canada's results from Day 5 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics (Day 5: What Team Canada did at Milano Cortina 2026 - Team Canada):

  • Figure Skating: Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won a bronze medal. The other Canadian teams, Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha, and Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac, finished 10th and 14th, respectively.
  • Freestyle Skiing: In the women's moguls final, Maïa Schwinghammer finished fifth in her Olympic debut.
  • Long Track Speed Skating: Laurent Dubreuil was the top Canadian in the men's 1000m, placing eighth.
  • Snowboarding: Elizabeth Hosking qualified for the women's halfpipe final.
  • Curling: The Canadian men's team, skipped by Brad Jacobs, won their opening game against Germany 7-6 in an extra end.
  • Luge: In the first-ever Olympic women's doubles event, Kailey Allan and Beattie Podulsky finished 10th. The men's doubles team of Devin Wardrope and Cole Zajanski also secured a 10th-place finish.
  • Alpine Skiing: Jack Crawford was the top Canadian in the men's super-G, finishing 16th.
  • Biathlon: Pascale Paradis achieved a career-best result, placing 24th in the women's 15km individual event.
 
Today watch for:  

Here is a summary of the key events for Team Canada on Thursday:

  • Women's Curling (3:05 a.m. ET): Rachel Homan's team, a gold medal favourite, begins its Olympic tournament against Denmark. ***UPDATE: Canada wins 10 to 4.*** 
    Freestyle Skiing (6:15 a.m. ET): Canadian flag-bearer Mikaël Kingsbury is a top contender in the men's moguls finals.
  • Women's Hockey (8:30 a.m. ET): Canada plays its final preliminary round game against Finland, likely without injured captain Marie-Philip Poulin. A win would secure second place in their group and a quarterfinal match against Germany.
  • Snowboarding (Final at 9:01 a.m. ET): Éliot Grondin competes in the men's snowboard cross, with elimination rounds starting earlier in the morning.
  • Speed Skating (10:30 a.m. ET): Isabelle Weidemann races in the women's 5,000m final.
  • Men's Hockey (10:40 a.m. ET): The star-studded Canadian men's team, featuring players like Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid, plays its first game against Czechia.
  • Short Track Speed Skating (Finals from 3:36 p.m. ET): Will Dandjinou (men's 1,000m) and Courtney Sarault (women's 500m) race for medals.
 
 
 
 
More Olympics: 
 
 
After 15 years of skating together, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier captured a long-awaited Olympic bronze medal with an emotional free dance performance in Milan (Gilles, Poirier win bronze in Olympic ice dance - National | Globalnews.ca). Their skate to "Vincent" secured them the final podium spot behind the gold medal-winning French team and the American silver medalists.
  
After Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid admitted on live TV to cheating, his ex-girlfriend said it will be difficult to forgive him for making the confession public (Ex-girlfriend of Norwegian Olympian responds to cheating revelation - National | Globalnews.ca). Laegreid has since apologized for the timing of his revelation and stated he will now focus on the Olympics.
  
Canadian figure skating pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have been medically cleared to compete at the Milan Cortina Games after Stellato-Dudek recovered from a recent head injury (Top Canadian pair to compete at Games - National | Globalnews.ca). At 42, Stellato-Dudek is poised to be the oldest female Olympic figure skater in nearly a century, and the duo plans to attempt the first assisted backflip in Olympic history. 
 

 
Team Canada at the Winter Olympics in Italy #MilanoCortina2026
- Team Canada Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/teamcanada) 
- Team Canada YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/teamcanada) 

👉Follow Courtney Sarault's short track speed skating here https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/stk 

 

 

Links: 

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

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

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💊 Health Care and E.R. Wait Times Resources:
- https://www.evisitnb.ca/ 

- https://www.sowhywait.ca/ 

- https://horizonnb.ca/services/emergency-department/estimated-emergency-department-wait-times/

- ER Room Wait Time Estimations resources continued... see https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/2b0cd71fe6614d7bacf3985e9b6a6fe6 (also medical imaging wait times at  that link) 

- NB Gov's My Health NB website: https://myhealth.gnb.ca 

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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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💰 Atlantic Lotto Winning Numbers... https://www.alc.ca/content/alc/en/winning-numbers.html 

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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/ 

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