News Headlines Fri Mar 20 2026: Fuel Prices Increase Again

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Moncton Weather: cloudy. flurries. Windy. High plus 4.  

 

 


- Local News
 
Gas Volatility: 
Fuel prices increased again last night.  
Fuel prices normally change on Thursdays at midnight. See https://www.scottyandtony.com/2023/09/gas-price-predictions-are-bit-of.html 
 
Price Fri Mar 20 ...  
 

 
Price Thurs Mar 19 ... 
 

A house in Moncton's north end was heavily damaged by a fire on Thursday afternoon, but the two occupants inside were able to escape safely. The Moncton Fire Department extinguished the blaze and is now investigating (Residents evacuated as house damaged by fire: MFD | Telegraph-Journal).

  
Q League Hockey:  Next up for the Wildcats is a visit to PEI on Friday & back home vs PEI on Saturday, 4p, Avenir Ctr.  *That Saturday game is SOLD OUT!! 

- Wildcats FB HERE

  

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

Flyers play Fredericton in the NB finals. See https://nbpeimu18hl.ca/series/1045

 

The City of Moncton is hosting a welcome home party for Olympic speed skater Courtney Sarault on Saturday, March 21, at the Avenir Centre. ICYMI she won two silver and two bronze medals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics (Moncton welcomes Olympic star Courtney Sarault March 21 | Telegraph-Journal).

 

 

- Provincial/ Regional News 
 
 
Following a fatal hit-and-run near Oromocto, the RCMP have seized a vehicle, a blue Mitsubishi Lancer, and while no arrest has been made, they have identified a person-of-interest (thanks to tips from the public.) The 19-year-old victim was tragically struck and killed while changing a tire on the side of the highway. Investigators say the victim had taken all necessary safety precautions. (https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7134986)
 

The New Brunswick government is transitioning its provincial veterinary field and lab services to the private sector over the next three years to provide more responsive support to the agricultural community. The province will assist its current veterinarians in moving to private practice while maintaining the chief veterinary officer role to oversee animal welfare and disease management (N.B. government moving veterinary services to private sector).

  

The NB Youth Orchestra's performance of "The Hockey Sweater" happens at Tidal Church in Moncton on March 28th. Narrated by Marty Kingston, the concert will bring Roch Carrier's iconic story to life alongside a diverse program of music (NB Youth Orchestra to perform 'The Hockey Sweater' in Moncton | Telegraph-Journal).


Sackville is the NB finalist in Kraft Hockeyville. The winning community gets up to $250,000 for arena upgrades. Sackville hopes to make accessibility improvements at the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Centre. (Sackville represents N.B. in push to become next Kraft Hockeyville | Telegraph-Journal).

Here's the link if you want to vote https://hockeyville.kraftheinz.com/home 

 


- National News & Beyond


Article re the federal gov's plans to cut billions of dollars from programs supporting science, tourism, and foreign aid. This shift in spending priorities includes increased spending for national defence. (To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs - National | Globalnews.ca). 

 

 

 

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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💊 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 

🏒🏈🏀⚽⚾ 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 

💰 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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