News Headlines Thures Apr 9, 2026: It is officially Wildfire Season in NB

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- Moncton Weather: Sunny. Windy. High 10. Cold wind chill minus this morning. Also, UV index 5.

Wildfire Season/ Fire Ban Info: https://www.gnb.ca/en/emergency/fire-watch.html 

Storm Page: NewCountry969.ca/storm 

 

 



- Local News
 
 
Gas Volatility: 
- no change to fuel prices. 
icymi, Fuel prices normally change on Thursdays at midnight, but can change any day if the market has big fluctuations. 
- See https://www.scottyandtony.com/2023/09/gas-price-predictions-are-bit-of.html
  
 
Latest Price ...
 

 

Protesters gathered in Moncton yesterday in response to authorities raiding and shutting down Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensary, L'Nuk Lounge. (Protest held to fight closure of Moncton cannabis dispensary).  

 

Q League Hockey: Round 2 for our Moncton Wildcats starts this weekend (Friday and Saturday) at Avenir Ctr. We play Val-d'Or. 

- Wildcats FB HERE

 

  

 

- Provincial/ Regional News 
 
 
Article re NB Power's debt and Premier Susan Holt's planned overhaul aimed at predictable and more affordable rates (N.B. news: Holt promises changes after power review).  
 
NB Premier pitching Belledune as location for a major explosives factory. (Holt pitches Belledune for home of Canada’s largest explosives factory | Telegraph-Journal). Article says this is a $1 billion plant which could create 500 jobs, begin operations by 2029.
 
It's wildfire season in NB. Province is investing $6.7 million to enhance response capabilities ahead of a potentially severe season. (Province pours funding into wildfire readiness, expecting bad season | Telegraph-Journal). 
 

What's a good "C" name for a horse?? RCMP NB "Name the Foal" contest info https://www.facebook.com/rcmpnb/posts/pfbid0foursDVpkFmJ61VUzhxeLpd7jNwS8WQKHUGb9LfdmSg7L7QuSLAphLFn7ZnaUBr7l

 

Five students from UNB are tracking NASA's Artemis II mission, providing daily data for the 10-day lunar journey (New Brunswick students collecting data for NASA as part of Artemis II mission - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca).   

 

New Brunswick is offering a spring COVID-19 booster shot to high-risk individuals, including seniors and the immunocompromised, with the campaign running from April 7 to June 26. Eligible residents can begin booking appointments this Saturday through the provincial scheduler, by phone, or at participating pharmacies (N.B. news: COVID boosters available this spring). Scroll down 👇👇for some useful health care links.
  

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


MP Marilyn Gladu crosses floor from Conservative side to federal Liberals. 
PM Mark Carney's minority Lib gov at 171 seats. 172 seats would be a majority. A few byelections are scheduled for Monday. See (Ex-Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses floor to Liberals | Globalnews.ca) and see (https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-mp-marilyn-gladu-crosses-floor-to-liberals-9.7156167)

 
Article about the 2-week ceasefire between Iran/ Israel/ USA. Israel continues fight with Lebanon-based Hezbollah, says ceasefire does not include fighting in Lebanon *paraphrase
 
Fired US Attorney General, Pam Bondi, no longer going to appear before House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein case (Pam Bondi will not appear for April 14 deposition in Jeffrey Epstein investigation - National | Globalnews.ca).  
  
The NASA Artemis II moon mission continues. This is the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. (https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g4ygw0r02t)
Crew includes Canadian, Jeremy Hansen. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hansen
   
icymi, Transport Canada is surveying Canadians on whether modern vehicle headlights, particularly bright LEDs, are creating a dangerous glare for other drivers (‘They’re intense’: Transport Canada seeks feedback on bright vehicle headlights | Globalnews.ca). The survey is open until April 20. See (https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/F9WBTLZ
 
 

 
 
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 

- How to BOOK A VACCINE appointment in NB:  see HERE  

🏒🏈🏀⚽⚾ 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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