it's Burrito Day (artist depiction)
Weather: snow this morning. Ice pellets and snow this afternoon. Windy. High 0. We could get 5 to 10 cms.
Weather info links: Newcountry969.ca/storm
Schools:
- Anglo East: nothing to report yet. see https://asdebp.nbed.nb.ca/Alerts
- Franc South: no closures for the Greater Moncton area yet. see https://francophonesud.nbed.nb.ca/retards-et-fermetures
- Anglo West: All ASD-W schools will be closed today due to anticipated weather conditions. see https://asdw.nbed.ca/news/alerts-dashboard/
- Anglo North: nothing to report yet. see https://asdnbp.nbed.nb.ca/Alerts
- Anglo South: nothing to report yet. see https://asdsbp.nbed.nb.ca/Alerts
Tariffs and Trade War Update:
- US President Trump announced new tariffs on goods from dozens and dozens of countries; Canada was not on that new list, which was a surprise.
- But the 25% tariff on foreign-made automobiles is now in place and that will impact Canada.
* Most Canadian-made vehicles that are sold in the US wouldn't be classified as totally foreign-made, so the tariff thing gets complicated.
- Also, the 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum is still in place.
- Prime Minister Carney told reporters that he plans to fight the tariffs with countermeasures.
- NB Premier Susan Holt says even though Canada wasn't on the big list of new tariffs, things remain unpredictable. Holt is scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister and other premiers today.
(Links...
White House presser roundup https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7500316
Tariffs response roundup https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/trumps-tariffs-carney-says-canada-will-fight-back-with-purpose-and-with-force-9.6708337
Tariffs FAQ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/2025/tariff-explainer/#can-canada-cut-off-us-energy-exports-to-the-us
NB take https://tj.news/new-brunswick/n-b-dodged-tariff-bullet-but-im-not-celebrating-holt)
Q League Hockey/ Moncton Wildcats win Round One of the Playoffs vs Quebec. Final score was 4 to 3 again. Now we wait to see who's next in Round 2.
https://www.scottyandtony.com/2025/03/moncton-wildcats-2025-playoffs.html
AAA Hockey: The U18 Moncton Flyers at the ATLANTICS in PEI. Tournament continues today in Kensington. Flyers play at 4:00p vs Charlottetown.
https://www.scottyandtony.com/2025/03/aaa-u18-moncton-flyers-compete-at-2025.html
It's official: The 2029 Canada Summer Games will be in New Brunswick.
- this is the hosting pitch that Saint John and Moncton teamed up for.
- they estimate it'll generate $200 million in economic spinoff for the province.
- this year's Summer Games will be in Nfld, then, in 2029, more than 4500 athletes and participants will come to NB to compete in the Moncton and Saint John collab games.
https://tj.news/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-awarded-2029-canada-summer-games
and also https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2025.04.0122.html
No Gas Price prediction to report this morning. Here is a link you check later today https://www.scottyandtony.com/2023/09/gas-price-predictions-are-bit-of.html
Election Stuff: 2025 federal election happens Monday, April 28, 2025. Here are some links:
- Who's running where you are? See https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7491682
- election info? See https://www.elections.ca/home.aspx
- who represents your views? See https://votecompass.cbc.ca/
It's been announced that The Terry Fox Run for cancer research is coming back to Confederation Bridge this September. It's been ten years since the run was on the bridge.
This will happen in September. You'll be able to start at the NB side or the PEI side of the bridge.
It's Daffodil Month and a great time to support the Canadian Cancer Society. see https://www.scottyandtony.com/2025/04/april-is-daffodil-month-suppoort.html
🏫 Scotty and Tony's School News Page newcountry969.ca/school
💊 Health Care and E.R. Wait Times Resources https://www.evisitnb.ca/ and https://www.sowhywait.ca/ and https://horizonnb.ca/services/emergency-department/estimated-emergency-department-wait-times/
⛽ Gas... EUB current prices http://www.nbeub.ca/ ... Gas Buddy Price Comparison https://www.gasbuddy.com/GasPrices/New%20Brunswick/Moncton ... CAA Gas Resources https://www.caa.ca/gas-prices/
🏒🏈🏀⚽⚾ 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
🩸 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 ... 🩸 The Moncton donor centre is
at at 500 Mapleton Road. ... 🩸 Get an appointment through the GiveBlood app (iphone) (android), call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or book at Blood.ca. ... 🩸 Check the CBS Moncton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LifelineMoncton/
