Another winter storm could be headed our way -- even though it's supposed to be spring.
Environment
Canada has issued a special weather statement which warns a low
pressure system is forecast to pass just south of Nova Scotia late
Friday night and Saturday.
As of now, it's possible regions along the
Fundy Coast and eastern New Brunswick - including Charlotte County - could get close to 15 centimeters
of snow by Saturday afternoon.
A woman
accused of leaving her baby out in the cold on a Saint John street back in
January will be tried on a child abandonment charge on September 12th.
27
year old Caleigh Dawn Shea pleaded not guilty to the crime which
allegedly took place on a frigid day in January on Paddock Street. She
has described the incident as a misunderstanding.
Lawyer Brian Munroe stating there were multiple witnesses and the trial is likely to last all day.
A man is in the hospital with stab wounds after an incident on a bus in Perth Andover.
A 27 year old man who was a passenger on the bus was arrested.
The bus pulled into a restaurant parking lot in the village just before 10 o'clock.
Two RCMP
officers inside were flagged down and told the bus driver had been
stabbed. He remains in the hospital. The man arrested was also taken to
hospital for treatment.
Basketball
fans will be converging on Saint John this weekend for the National
Basketball League's all-star weekend which starts with the all-star
mixer at Vitos tomorrow at 5pm.
Mill
Rats coach David Cooper tells Tide News there will be a youth clinic
held at Harbour Station this Saturday along with the Legends game, 3
point shootout and the fan's favourite... the slam dunk contest.
The all-star game itself will be played Sunday afternoon at 2pm.
Cooper says a basketball all-star game is better suited to individual athletic talents being showcased than other sports.
Ticket prices to see the all-star game range from 13 dollars up to 81 for a front row, courtside seat.
A senior
citizen is dead and another man facing charges is being sent up north
for a mental health assessment after an assault in Saint John last month.
66 year old Duncan MacDonald was seriously injured after an incident at a rooming house at Prince William and Duke streets.
He died in hospital yesterday.
MacDonald was hurt on March 16th and the two men were both living in the rooming house at the time.
35 year old Nicholas Logan was arrested and detained, facing charges of resisting arrest and aggravated assault.
He will be sent to Restigouche for a mental health assessment before a court appearance in Saint John set for the 19th.
