Sentencing hearing for mother murderer

A sentencing hearing was held yesterday for Matthew Tucker who killed his mother outside St. Stephen in 2014.

Tucker told the judge he doesn’t remember murdering Dorothy Tucker in Oak Haven, but now suffers a guilty feeling in the bottom of his stomach. 36 year old Tucker, who was found guilty of second degree murder in November, said he had been awake for four days when he killed his mother with a shotgun and had been living in fear. He said he also didn’t remember wrapping her body in plastic and burying it in the woods where it was found a week and a half later by hunters.

Justice William Grant reserved sentencing until January 25th.

Sears setting up call centre in Edmundston

Sears Canada is setting up a new a new business service centre in Edmundston.

180 jobs will be created and eventually hundreds more across the country as the department store chain sets up a customer loyalty team. The Edmundston centre will include a call centre as well as I-T support. It should be taking calls in the spring.

The province is helping with $3.5 million in funding through payroll rebates and loans.