News Headlines Wed Apr 8 2026: Wildcats Rnd 2 Opponent Decided/ Help for Downtown Businesses Impacted by Crime

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- Moncton Weather: Clearing. Cold windchill this morning but not as windy later. High plus 4

 

 



- 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 ...
 

 

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

 

 

City of Moncton launches two-year pilot program to help downtown businesses affected by crime. 
Up to $5,000 per year to cover damages from theft and vandalism, also some funding for the cost of preventative safety measures. (Pilot program aims to help businesses affected by local crime in Moncton)

 

 

- Provincial/ Regional News 
 
 

NB premier says new toll for out-of-province vehicles on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Nova Scotia border will go ahead. Expected to happen by 2028. Toll estimated to raise $10.4 million annually. (N.B. premier says new toll will go ahead despite concerns of economic impact | Globalnews.ca)

 
The federal gov has earmarked $461 million for NB over 10 years for infrastructure projs like public transit, community centres, and health-care facilities. Province must provide matching funds and reduce development charges. More at (Feds earmark $461 million in infrastructure money for N.B. | Telegraph-Journal) 
  
Colder-than-usual Spring delaying maple syrup season, reducing production in region. (Maple syrup: Cold spring slows down production in Maritimes
  

Gov of NB Summer Jobs Link goes live. See HERE

 

icymi, The NB gov has awarded a new virtual care contract to Foundever Assistance Services, the company that already provides the Tele-Care 811 service. Set to begin in June. (Virtual care contract signed with new vendor - gnb.ca)

 

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


Two-week ceasefire with Iran, conditional on the reopening the Strait of Hormuz, announced hours before US President's deadline re destroying Iran's "civilization" (Trump says he agrees to 2-week Iran ceasefire after threatening destruction - National | Globalnews.ca)
 
The federal gov in discussions with all provinces and territories to temporarily remove the GST on new home purchases for a year, aims to prevent a slowdown in the housing market and subsequent layoffs in the construction sector. (Ottawa in talks with ‘all provinces’ to cut GST on new homes: minister - National | Globalnews.ca)
 
Article about changes to Lotto Max ticket prices and odds-of-winning. (Lotto Max ticket price to rise, odds also set to change | 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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