Three Arrested in Moncton Armed Robberies

Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies in Moncton Friday morning. Around 9:43 a.m., two men entered a convenience store on Killam Drive armed with a knife. They robbed the store and fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Shortly afterwards, around 9:55 a.m., one man entered another convenience store on John Street and robbed it at knife point. An undisclosed amount of money was taken there as well. No one was injured in either incident.

Saturday Sports Results

In the Majors;
The Yankees won 12-4 over Baltimore;
The Red Sox lost 7-4 to the Cubs;
and the Blue Jays earned a rare 4-1 win over Tampa.

In the Q;
The Charlotteown ISlanders were eliminated after a 5-2 loss to the Armada;

The Cape Breton West ISlanders have advanced to the final of the Telus Cup National Midget Hockey Championship. The Islanders downed top ranked Mississauga 2-1 in yesterday’s semifinal. No Atlantic region team has ever won the national championship.

In the NHL;
Ottawa took a two nothing series lead in the Eastern Confernece semifinal after a 6-5 double ot win over the Rangers;
Elsewhere it was the Penguins with 6-2 win over Washington – Pittsburgh now leads that series two games to none.