CKNB News December 7,2020
CAMPBELLTON
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*CAM/NB-ATM MACHINE
Police in eastern New Brunswick are asking for the public’s help as they try to determine who owns a bank machine that was found on an all-terrain-vehicle trail near South Tetagouche.
The R-C-M-P in the Chaleur Region say the discarded Mini-Bank A-T-M was found in a wooded area near Route 180 on October 12th.
The Mounties want to return the machine to its rightful owner.
But you’ll be required to provide some details about the machine, including its serial number and distinctive features.
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CAM – BUSINESS VISION
A very familiar name to the area has taken over as the new president of the Campbellton Regional Chamber of Commerce.
According to the Tribune former Downtown Campbellton president and local business owner Luc Couturier was elected by the board at this week’s annual general meeting.
He says he plans to focus on regional issues as the Chamber gives him more opportunity to work with the whole region.
Couturier became a very public figure during his time leading Downtown Campbellton… a role he stepped down from on November 25th, although he remains on the board.
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CAM/NB – STILL NO TO LISTUGUJ
Education Minister Dominic Cardy is holding firm on his decision to not allow Listuguj students to attend Sugarloaf High School… but Quebec is fighting back.
Officials with that province tell the Tribune they have stepped up inteventions with New Brunswick so the situation can be corrected.
Cardy in turn has blamed the move on Quebec saying their refusal to put checkpoints screening visitors to Pointe-à-la-Croix and the First Nation is the reason students are excluded.
There has been no word if the outbreak in Campbellton being declared over will effect Cardy’s current stand.
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NB
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NB-Provincial #s (CBC Gov. mon.am)
The numbers are levelling out in New Brunswick.
Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday by the Chief Medical Officer of Health after two on saturday. There weretwo new cases in Saint John including another resident of the Shannex Parkland long-term care home.
There were one each in the Moncton and Edmundston regions.
With recoveries the active case count is 82 with two people in hospital….one in intensive care. Dr. Jennifer Russell also announced Zone 1 in the Moncton area and Zone 3 in the Fredericton region are moving back to the yellow phase of restrictions…but Saint John remains in the Orange. It has over half of the active cases.
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NB-Higgs on vaccines and anti-maskers (CBC CTV mon.am)
There was a small anti-mask protest in Moncton on the weekend…and Premier Blaine Higgs criticized the group.
Higgs told reporters if people are bent on breaking the rules or just trying to flaunt the rules they will endanger themselves and others and they are doing it willingly and irresponsibly. He says there maybe enforcement of any further such anti-mask rallies.
Higgs also said public health is gearing up for the dry-runs on the vaccine distribution program but wanted to temper expectations saying the vast majority of New Brunswickers won’t be getting the shots anytime soon. The premier says there will be limited doses available this month…but they will be for the top priority groups.
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NB/SJ/MCTN-Exposure warnings (cbc saT)
There are also a number of new exposure warnings.
In Saint John, anyone who was at Picaroons on Canterbury Street November 21st between 2:00pm and 4:00pm and Thandi’s Restaurant also on November 21st between 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. should monitor.
In Moncton, anyone who was at GoodLife Fitness on Dieppe Boulevard on November 21st from 1:00pm to 2:30pm should monitor for symptoms.
There are also possible flight exposures all on November 28th…Air Canada Flights from Fort MacMurray to Calgary, Calgary to Toronto and then flight
8919 from Toronto to Moncton the evening of November28th.
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NB-Storm (CBC et al sun)
The storm is tapering off but there are still a lot of people in the dark this morning….mainly in the western part of the province, although there are a couple around here. At the peak over 30,000 NB Power customers lost their lights saturday…now it’s less than 2,000.
The weather also caused problems on the highways with a lot of people sliding off the roads….including one big tanker carrying chemicals which overturned on the Trans-Canada at Hay Settlement in the St. Leonard area. Environmental crews are conducting a cleanup.
(SJ- A number of roads in the Saint John area were closed because of
flooding.)
The storm was mainly rain in the south and snow in the north with a freezing mess in between. There are still some flurries and showers this morning…
but by the time it’s over there could be 30cms of snow in some places in the north and 80mm of rain in southern areas. Miscou Island recorded the province’s highest peak winds at 96 km/h
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NB-COVID PROVINCIAL #s (CBC Gov. mon.am)
The numbers are levelling out in New Brunswick.
Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday by the Chief Medical Officer of Health after two on saturday.
There were two new cases in Saint John including another resident of the Shannex Parkland long-term care home.
There were one each in the Moncton and Edmundston regions.
With recoveries … the active case count is 82 with two people in hospital….one in intensive care.
Dr. Jennifer Russell also announced Zone 1 in the Moncton area and Zone 3 in the Fredericton region are moving back to the yellow phase of restrictions.
However, Saint John remains in the Orange with over half of the active cases.
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NB-Higgs on vaccines and anti-maskers (CBC CTV mon.am)
There was a small anti-mask protest in Moncton on the weekend…and Premier Blaine Higgs criticized the group.
Higgs told reporters if people are bent on breaking the rules or just trying to flaunt the rules … they will endanger themselves and others and they are doing it willingly and irresponsibly.
He says there maybe enforcement of any further such anti-mask rallies.
Higgs also said public health is gearing up for the dry-runs on the vaccine distribution program but wanted to temper expectations saying the vast majority of New Brunswickers won’t be getting the shots anytime soon.
The premier says there will be limited doses available this month…but they will be for the top priority groups.
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NB DRIVE THRU MASKS GG/NB GOV/BNEWS (FRI 4PM)
Masks are now mandatory at all drive thrus in the province. The change in the rules posted on the ogvernment’s website says wearing a mask, while in your vehicle at a drive thru, is now required across New Brunswick, regardless of being in a yellow, orange or red phase of recovery. The rule specifically applies to all motorists and drive thru staff that come within two meters of a drive thru window.
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NB RECONCILLIATION GG/WIRE (FRI 4PM)
The New Brunswick government has announced a new working group tasked with addressing 94 calls to action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.
The group includes members of the Mi’kmaq Wolastoqey and Peskotomuhkati Nations and all four parties in the legislative assembly.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn and regional Chief Roger Augustine will act as co-chairs.
Dunn says the group has an innovative approach to understanding the priorities of the First Nations and ensuring the process is centered on collaboration.
*NB.SUS-FRAUD WOMAN (jhw-am-TJ-Dec 5-20)
Multiple counts of fraud have been handed to a New Line woman.
Its in relation to an alleged hotel certificate scam earlier this year.
The Telegraph Journal reports … 30 year old Amber Osmond of Wilkie Drive is accused of a total of six counts of fraud.
Four are from Hampton, while two others are in Saint John.
Osmond was to enter pleas this week in provincial court, but the matters were set over until Dec. 30.
The alleged offences all date between Jan. 24 and Feb. 3 of this year and involve six different complainants.
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NB/SJ-NOT GUILTY (jhw-am-TJ-Dec 5-20) (**UPDATED**)
Its a NOT GUILTY verdict for Justin David Breau of Saint John.
Breau, who had been on trial for second-degree murder since Nov. 18, was deemed not guilty on Friday afternoon by an 11-member jury.
The Telegraph Journal reports … the jury deliberated for some 15 hours, beginning on Thursday, and on Friday,
After the verdict, Breau left the Saint John Law Courts through the front door where his mother was waiting.
The 37-year-old didn’t deny shooting Mark Shatfford last year.
But he told the jury that he only shot him on that west Saint John street on Nov. 17, 2019, because he thought Shatford was going to slash him to death.
He claimed it was self-defence and the jury agreed.
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NB/SUS-FRAUD WOMAN (jhw-am-TJ-Dec 5-20) (**UPDATED**)
Multiple counts of fraud have been laid against a New Line woman.
Its in relation to an alleged hotel certificate scam earlier this year.
The Telegraph Journal reports … 30 year old Amber Osmond of Wilkie Drive is accused of a total of six counts of fraud.
Four are from Hampton, while two others are in Saint John.
Osmond was to enter pleas last week in provincial court, but the matters were set over until Dec. 30.
The alleged offences all date between Jan. 24 and Feb. 3 of this year and involve six different complainants.
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ALL
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ALL-National #s (Gov. mon.am)
Across Canada we added over 6,200 new cases yesterday. The hotspots continue to be Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.
After recoveries we still increased to over 73,000 active cases…with the number of deaths climbing to 12,665.
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ALL-Tam talks (wire sun)
Canada’s top doctor is urging caution and a lot of patience during this second wave of the pandemic.
Dr. Theresa Tam says there’s still a long road ahead to contain the virus.
But she also sees some light at the end of the long dark tunnel, noting an initial, limited vaccine supply is expected to arrive in Canada early next year.
Health Canada’s approval of the Pfizer vaccine is said to be imminent probably this week.
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ALL-COVID-Vaccine (wire mon.am) (possible follow to
TAM talks)
There will be a practice run today of the complex plan to deliver vaccines from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
This rehearsal — involving the military, health workers, the provinces and Ottawa — is intended to illustrate the intense requirements of handling the Pfiser vaccine which must be kept below -70 Celsius at all times. The others don’t appear to require such low teperatures for storage and transport.
Right now it looks like there’ll be two phases of the initial vaccine rollout with about three million people getting two shots each.
Approval of the Pfizer vaccine could come as early as this week.
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*ALL(US)-RUDY POSITIVE (jhw-am-CP-Dec 7-20)
Rudy Giuliani has been admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after testing positive for COVID-19.
Donald Trump tweeted his best wishes for a speedy recovery.
The 76-year-old former New York mayor has travelled extensively recently in the effort to help Trump subvert his election loss.
He’s met with local officials for hours at a time — never wearing a mask.
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SPORTS 1
In sports…
Kansas City beat Denver 22-16 in the late game in the NFL.
Earlier, the Patriots hammered the L-A Chargers 45-0….theworst loss in that franchise’s history.
