News Headlines Thurs 14 May 2026: Wildcats Comeback Win/ Clearing and 20 degrees today

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May 14, 2026

Moncton Weather: early showers then sun and clouds. High 20. 

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 in fuel prices last night. 
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  

Price on Mon May 11 ...  

 
Price on Fri May 8 ... 

 

Q League Hockey: icymi, it's Moncton Wildcats versus Chicoutimi in the Q League final. Last night, the Wildcats had a "never quit" comeback win. Series tied at 2 games apiece. Game Five is Fri (May 15), 7p, at Avenir Ctr. 
- Wildcats Playoff Schedule Rundown: https://chl.ca/lhjmq-wildcats/schedule/1/212/ 

- Wildcats FB HERE 

- Pyramid Power PRIMER HERE (in case we need it)
But if you're like, "How dare you make me read an entire article!" here is the TL;DR 

  • During the 1976 Stanley Cup quarterfinals, the Toronto Maple Leafs were facing elimination against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6. Head coach Red Kelly hung a big pyramid from the ceiling of the Leafs’ dressing room at Maple Leaf Gardens.
  • Darryl Sittler put his stick underneath the pyramid. 
  • Sittler scored five goals and the Leafs won 8-5.   
 
 
CTV talks to a couple new Moncton City Councillors about their hope for the future re crime and other issues (https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new-brunswick/article/new-moncton-councillors-looking-to-tackle-crime-social-issues-in-city/)

icymi, it's Bear Aware Season: Bear note from Town of Riverview see https://www.scottyandtony.com/2026/05/bear-watch-spring-2026-edition.html 
 

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.


- Provincial/ Regional News 
 
 
Prov Liberals introduce legislation about mining project approval process, hope to make it quicker.
 
Horizon Health temporarily suspends labour and birth services at Miramichi Regional due to unforeseen nursing shortage, expected to resume by 8a on May 18. Moms-to-be sent to Moncton, Fredericton, or Bathurst. Note: Miramichi to still do emergency assessments. (Maternity services at Miramichi hospital suspended until next week | Telegraph-Journal)
 
 
Potential NB ban on Social Media for Youth discussed in Legislature https://globalnews.ca/news/11848131/new-brunswick-premier-social-media-ban/.  
 
NS man owns many hammers, CTV News coverage includes multiple hammer images (https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/hammer-time-nova-scotia-man-has-collected-6000-hammers/)
 
icymi, NB Summer forecast: cooler and wetter-than-normal. El Niño may impact our Summer weather according to the Farmer's Almanac prediction. (New Brunswick's summer forecast is out | Telegraph-Journal) 
 

NB Forest Fire Update: Are we in the Red or Clean-and-Green? Please be firesafe this season. See: https://www.gnb.ca/en/emergency/fire-watch.html 

 

icymi, Confederation Bridge reduced to a single lane during daylight hours for resurfacing. Expected to last through late June. Plan for delays of 30 minutes to an hour. (Confederation Bridge resurfacing project begins May 1)

 

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
 
 
NHL Playoffs: icymi, Montreal Canadiens are the only Canadian team left in the playoffs. Series versus Buffalo is even at 2 games each. https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2026/bracket
 
MLB: Blue Jays forced extra innings again last night and this time they won in one of the most exciting ways possible versus Tampa Bay. https://www.mlb.com/bluejays
 
Dunkin' franchises expected to come to Canada next year 
 
 
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 

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

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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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