The drug Vimizim hasn’t been working for a Baie-Sainte-Anne boy after the province agreed to pay for it. 11-year-old Morgan Doucet has Morquio syndrome, a genetic bone disorder. The province agreed to fund the up-to-$300,000-a-year drug for a year after Morgan’s mother fought for it. CBC reports she took him off it after he didn’t react well.
Category: Moncton
Man charged for break and enters, gas thefts
A Cocagne man has been charged for a series of break and enters and thefts of gas in Cocagne, Lakeville and Shediac.
19-year-old Luc Surette faces two counts each of theft under $5000, and break and enter. He’s gone for a 30-day psychiatric assessment in Campbellton, and is due back in court for a bail hearing January 20th.