News Headlines Tues May 19, 2026: Habs Win in OT/ icymi, Wildcats lost to Chicoutimi/ cloudy warm weather

Moncton Weather:  cloudy. chance of showers. Hot High 24.  

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 over the long weekend.

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  

- and also https://nbeub.ca/current-petroleum-prices-2. 
- Gas Buddy Price Comparison https://www.gasbuddy.com/GasPrices/New%20Brunswick/Moncton. 

Latest Price (when we left work on Fri May 15 ... 

 

Review of what happened when prisoner escaped Shediac jail reveals it was preventable, Prov says security has been improved. (https://globalnews.ca/news/11851207/new-brunswick-inmate-escape-preventable/) 

 

Q League Hockey: icymi, Moncton Wildcats lost to Chicoutimi in the Q League final.  

Cats lost 7 to 6 on Friday at Avenir Ctr, then lost 5 to 1 on Sunday in Quebec. 

- 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.   

 

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 

 

 

Wait times for breast cancer screening in the region is in the headlines: https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new-brunswick/article/nb-green-party-says-wait-times-for-breast-cancer-screenings-are-too-long/ 

 

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. In their series versus Buffalo, Habs won game 7 in OT last night. Now Habs play Carolina. Series begins Thurs. https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2026/bracket

 

MLB: Blue Jays at Yankees series began on Monday with a close loss. https://www.mlb.com/bluejays

 

 

 

 

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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🏫 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  

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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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