SPORTS

In the NHL…Leafs lost 3-2 to the Coyotes in a shootout. Jets beat the Panthers 4-3 in another shootout.  Bruins lost 4-3 to the Ducks.

In the NFL’s Thursday night game….the Seahawks handled the Rams easily 24-3.

Tax burdens of NB cities measured in new study

A City of Fredericton-commissioned study has measured the “municipal tax effort” of New Brunswick cities.  That’s calculated by dividing property taxes and utility rates by median household income. Saint John has the highest at 8.2%; Bathurst, Edmundston, and Moncton are at 6.9%, Fredericton 6.5%, Campbellton 5.5%, Dieppe 5.2% and Miramichi at 5%.