Category: Sussex

Two RCMP officers were injured Friday night while trying to arrest a man who entered a restaurant with a knife. The Times and Transcript is reporting that the man entered the Greco Restaurant on Killam Drive in Moncton shortly before midnight. RCMP say the man with the knife was asking for help and did not appear to be trying to rob the restaurant. Two officers were injured while trying to arrest the man. They were treated in hospital and later released. The suspect also received received minor injuries during the incident. Police say the suspect may have been suffering from a pre-existing mental health condition and remains in hospital.

A young Beluga whale rescued from a river in Northern New Brunswick last month is feared dead. The research team tracking the animal tells the CBC that they stopped receiving transmissions from the Belgua’s satellite tag last Tuesday. The tag attached to the whale’s flank should have been sending a signal showing the Beluga’s location every time it breached the surface for air. Researchers hope the satellite tag may have broken off or somehow been damaged but admit it’s likely to have stopped transmitting if the animal died and either sunk to the bottom or was floating belly up.