Watch Out For This Scam In Charlotte County

The West District RCMP is warning St. George, Blacks Harbour, and other Charlotte County residents about a telephone scam currently being reported in the area.

Fraudsters are contacting people at home pretending to be Microsoft or Windows employees, telling you your computer has a virus, that they need to perform an important update. They may request payment for this "service" by asking you to provide banking or credit card information. This can result in money being stolen from you and viruses added to your computer.

If you or a loved one may have been a victim of this type of fraud, please contact local police.

Canada Wins Morning Match At Curling Championship

Canada improving to 7 and 1 at the Ford World Women's Curling championship with a 7-5 win over Germany. Switzerland is also at 7 and 1 after downing Scotland 10-5.

The M-C for the tournament, Stewart Brown tells Tide News there have been a lot of surprises such as when the Koreans knocked off the Swiss who were unbeaten.

Canada plays the Koreans at 2:30.

Brown says the curlers love Saint John and he calls Harbour Station an amazing venue. He predicts the playoffs which will take place after the round robin ends will be nail biters because the teams are so evenly matched.

Shots Fired In The North End

The Saint John Police Force Major Crime Unit is investigating shots fired at a home in the North End of Saint John around 5 am.

A 29 year old man has been arrested and is facing several weapons related charges. The gun believed to be used has been recovered and no injuries have been reported.

He's set make a provincial court appearance this afternoon to answer to the weapons charges as well as other Criminal Code Charges.

Fredericton Area Businessman Fined For Evading Taxes

A businessman from Upper Kingsclear, Michael Bruce Newman, has been fined more than 138 thousand dollars in Fredericton after pleading guilty to nine tax evasion charges.

Newman evaded personal income taxes totaling 99 thousand dollars for the 2007 to 2009 tax years. He also evaded over 39 thousand dollars HST between September of 2007 and December of 2009.

A Canada Revenue Agency investigation revealing he didn’t report any business income or HST during these years.

Newman operated a consulting business and also acted as a sub-contractor. He was hired to supply tandem trucks, tractor trailers, excavators and survey crews on construction sites.

Update On Condition Of Boy Bitten By Dog

Rothesay Regional Police giving us an update on the 11 year old boy who was mauled last week by a dog in French Village.

He required 11 stitches to his face and one of his arms as well as sustaining lacerations to his hip and back. Police telling Tide News he's doing well all things considered.

The dog was seized by the SPCA.

Auger Repeats As MVP

Sebastien Auger is only the second player in Sea Dogs history to repeat as the Most Valuable Player. He also picked up the Team Player award and the 3 Stars award.

He tells us the coaching staff build confidence in the players saying his goalie coach Jim Flemming is a great guy who helped work on the little things that made the difference in the end.

Jason Cameron repeated winning the Community Service Award and also picked up Academic player of the year.
He admits it's tough balancing hockey and the demands of university but he says you find for both and it pays off.

Fredericton's Oliver Cooper won the Top Scorer award and Fan's choice calling it honour to win.
Olivier Leblanc is the Top Defenseman, Thomas Chabot picked up Most Improved Player and Rookie of the Year went to Newfoundland's Nathan Noel.

Chris Di Domenico is the other Sea Dog to repeat as MVP.

Algonquin To Unveil New Year-Long Renovation Today With Celebration

It's a Big Day in St. Andrews-By-The-Sea!

This afternoon -- after a year-long, multi-million dollar renovation -- the Algonquin Resort is opening its doors to everyone to celebrate their new beginning.

General Manager Tim Ostrem telling Tide News the biggest differences will be the availability of the hotel with all the rooms accustomed for winter and summer months, as well as the 3-storey water slide that runs outside of the building. he says the indoor pool is a completely new facility.

At 1:30pm, everyone will gather on the veranda for warm drinks, s'mores and live music.
At 2pm,  welcome speeches will be heard with an autograph signing.

An Open House will follow at 2:30pm.