Tests on a skunk have confirmed the presence of rabies in New Brunswick. Samples of a skunk that had to be euthanized after being found in Charlotte County last week with porcupine quills in it were sent for testing. Those tests confirmed the first case of rabies in New Brunswick this year. After 24 confirmed cases two years ago the province undertook an oral-vaccine baiting program. The skunk found last week is only the second confirmed case of rabies in New Brunswick since the baiting program began.
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Youth Charged with Moncton Armed Robbery sent for Psych Assessment
A 12-year-old boy charged with an armed robbery in Moncton has been sent for a 30-day-psychiatric assessment. The CBC reports the boy appeared in Moncton youth court and Friday and was ordered to undergo the assessment at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton. The 12-year-old was arrested after allegedly using a knife and mask to rob Handi’s Convenience Store on Second Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.