News Headlines Mon June 8, 2026: sunny and turning windy today/ fire ban level green/ no change to gas prices

Moncton Weather: sunny. Turning windy. High 19. 

Summer Weather Links: NewCountry969.ca/storm  

Forest Fire Dashboard from DNR : See HERE 

Fire Ban Status Updated at 2p (https://www.gnb.ca/en/emergency/fire-watch.html)  

 

 

- Local News

 

Gas Volatility: no change in fuel prices on the weekend. 

icymi, Fuel prices normally change on Thursday night (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 ... 

 

Ladies High School Rugby Provincials on Friday: Harrison Trimble High School defeated Riverview High School... 

    "The Girls Rugby team brought home banner #5 of the year today with a 45-5 win over Riverview High. The last time the girls won the banner was 20 years ago! Great job by the team who played hard all game and had an undefeated season!"   

 

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)

 

 

- Provincial/ Regional News 

 

 

Alma switches to new water system, hopes this will end the Boil Water woes of the past. Switch happened May 29. (https://tj.news/moncton-miramichi/we-are-celebrating-this-week-alma-welcomes-new-water-system)

 

Article gets into new rules for federally-regulated NB businesses and their bilingual requirements. What will the impact be? These rules are expected to enter the consultation process this month. (https://tj.news/new-brunswick/new-rules-to-require-all-federally-regulated-n-b-businesses-to-be-bilingual)

 

Porch Geese: a deep dive from CTV. (https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/take-a-gander-at-this-nb-locals-are-flocking-to-get-their-own-porch-goose-the-decorative-trend-thats-made-a-comeback/)

 

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 Stanley Cup finals features Carolina vs Las Vegas. Vegas is up two games to one. Game 4 is Tues, June 9. Every game so far has been close. https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2026/bracket

 

MLB: Blue Jays won yesterday against Baltimore. Tonight it's Jays and Philedelphia. https://www.mlb.com/bluejays

 

NBA Finals: NY Knicks and San Antonio. Knicks lead the series two games to none. Next game is tonight (Mon June 8). https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2026/nba-finals

 

From the Global News Fashion Desk: Jorts! (https://globalnews.ca/the-curator/11892136/from-capris-to-jorts-the-biggest-summer-shorts-trends-for-2026/) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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