News Headlines Thurs 23 Apr 2026: Diesel and Furnace Oil Increases*/ Moncton Rockets Win/ Moncton Wildcats Rnd 3 Tonight

Scotty

Moncton Weather:  cloudy. chance of pm showers. High 8. . 

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

Storm Page: NewCountry969.ca/storm 

 

 



- Local News
 
 
Gas Volatility: 
- it looks like Diesel and Furnace Oil Increased ~8 cents last night. Some places on the website have prices LISTED AS ZERO.  
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
  
 
April 23rd, 4am Screen Capture ...
 

 
Before that, the Latest Price was ...  


Q League Hockey: Moncton Wildcats play the Armada in Round 3 of the Q League playoffs: Game 1 is Thurs (April 23rd, 7p) at Avenir Ctr. Game 2 is Saturday (April 25th, 7p) at Avenir Ctr.    
- Wildcats Playoff Schedule Rundown: https://chl.ca/lhjmq-wildcats/schedule/1/212/ 

- Wildcats FB HERE

 

Esso Cup Ladies U18 AAA Hockey Nationals at UNIplex in Dieppe:

Moncton Rockets beat Winnipeg on Wednesday. Next Game is tonight (Thurs Apr 23) at 7p vs Quebec. Important game! Moncton is 2-2-0 and so is Quebec.  

Rockets' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RocketsU18 

Rockets' Insta: https://www.instagram.com/u18aaarockets

Tournament Website and also Stream Link

Rockets' Schedule


 

 

 

One person has died and another was hospitalized with possible life-threatening injuries following a Wednesday morning single-vehicle crash on Route 2 near Meadow Brook, east of Moncton. RCMP confirm vehicle involved was reported stolen from the Sackville area. (Tantramar woman killed in crash involving stolen car: RCMP | Telegraph-Journal)

 

Parlee Beach Provincial Park extending operating season by four weeks (until October 12), aims to attract late-season visitors and increase tourism revenues. (Parlee Beach season extended in hope of driving tourism revenue | Telegraph-Journal) 

 

icymi, The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will perform a show in the skies over Moncton's Riverfront on June 28, *specific time yet to be announced. (https://www.moncton.ca/en/news-notices/moncton-host-canadian-forces-snowbirds-show)

 

icymi, The Sackville Memorial Hospital Foundation is seeking to raise $120,000 for new emergency department equipment. (Foundation hoping to raise $120K for ER equipment for Sackville hospital | Telegraph-Journal). This fundraising effort is in response to a significant increase in ER visits and will cover the purchase of essential items.

icymi, Moncton City Council has scheduled a special public meeting for April 23 at 6 p.m. to gather feedback from residents on a new Crime Reduction Report. (Meeting set for council to hear from public on crime reduction report | Telegraph-Journal).  

 

 

- Provincial/ Regional News 
 
 

NB owed approximately $110 million in defaulted student loans, exploring new measures to recover the funds. (N.B. is owed $110M in unpaid student loans | Telegraph-Journal)

 

Waitlist for public housing in NB reaches all-time high of over 14,000 households. Holt government investing over $50 million in new construction. (N.B.’s public housing waitlist hits all-time high | Telegraph-Journal) 

 

icymi, municipal elections happen May 11. NB early voting is open now. (Early voting available in New Brunswick municipal elections). Early voting happens any municipal returning office. Find yours HERE.

  

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.
  


- National News & Beyond


Canada/ US/ Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) catchup: https://globalnews.ca/news/11812024/mark-carney-cusma-talks/
 
 
 
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/   

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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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