Two renowned CBC New Brunswick journalists have recently been honoured with awards for outstanding careers in journalism. 

Robert Jones has been a reporter and producer with CBC New Brunswick since 1990. His investigative reports on petroleum pricing in N.B. won several regional and national awards and led to the adoption of price regulation in 2006.

Harry Forestell is the host of CBC New Brunswick News. He worked in London as a journalist from 1995 to 2000 and from 2005 to 2008 as CBC's European correspondent for CBC Newsworld.

Robert Jones inducted into Atlantic Journalism Hall of Fame

Robert Jones, CBC News (CBC)

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJA) announced the induction of Robert Jones to the Atlantic Journalism Hall of Fame. Jones is well known in the province for his weekly radio segment as the Gas Guru. He has been a journalist in N.B. for 33 years, mostly as an investigative reporter based in Saint John.

Throughout that time, many of his award-winning stories have triggered official investigations or changes in government policy. In some cases they have generated millions of dollars in benefits to consumers and taxpayers in the province.

Jones is one of Atlantic Canada's most decorated journalists of the last quarter century winning awards for reports on government, the courts, business and sports. His wins include stories on radio, television and online for both spot news and enterprise reporting.

Read how Robert Jones has effected change through journalism in N.B:

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Harry Forestell recognized with RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award

Harry Forestell, CBC News (CBC)

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has recognized Harry Forestell with a Canada East Region Lifetime Achievement Award for a career that spans more than 30 years.

Harry has covered every major story in the Maritimes and he is an important voice for his audience that knows he has the highest journalistic standards. He cares deeply about the stories he reports. Congratulations Harry.

- Fiona Coway, President, RTDNA Canada

Watch RTDNA's Harry Forestell Highlight Reel

Over a storied career, Forestell has reported from across Europe, the UK and North America.

While in London, he reported on the death of Diana, the former Princess of Wales, the rise to power of Tony Blair, and the launch of the Euro in 1999.

As a host-interviewer Forestell has grilled personalities as diverse as Shimon Peres, Diana Krall and Bill Gates. From the anchor desk he led CBC's breaking news coverage of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, the London terror bombings of 2005 and the death of Michael Jackson in 2009.

He also reported on the SARS outbreak in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and the lead up to the second war in Iraq.

The public inquiry examining the circumstances of the Nova Scotia mass killing is calling for Frank Magazine to remove "highly sensitive" audio of 911 calls placed the night 13 residents were murdered in Portapique, N.S., including one by a child who witnessed his parents dying. 

Several family members of people killed expressed outrage and anguish on social media after the tapes and transcripts of three calls made on April 18, 2020, were posted online Wednesday evening. The tapes were obtained by freelance journalist Paul Palango, who has been covering the mass shooting for Frank and Jordan Bonaparte's Nighttime podcast. CBC does not know who shared the calls with them.

The calls were made by Jamie Blair, her son who was 12 at the time and a man who lived nearby who was shot by the gunman while driving. 

Jamie and Greg Blair were among 22 people killed on April 18 and 19, 2020, when a 51-year-old denturist masquerading as a Mountie shot neighbours, acquaintances and people he'd never met over the course of 13 hours in Portapique, Wentworth, Debert and Shubenacadie. He also burned three homes of people he killed. 

The Mass Casualty Commission, the joint federal and provincial inquiry examining the circumstances of the tragedy, issued a statement Thursday saying it "condemns the access and posting of the highly sensitive audio recordings."

"We are extremely concerned for the privacy of those affected by the content, especially the child," the statement said.

Meanwhile, the RCMP says it is investigating whether the release of the recordings broke any laws. 

RCMP condemns the release of recordings

Asst. Commissioner Lee Bergerman, commanding officer of the Nova Scotia RCMP, acknowledged that the Mounties have not been commenting on the mass shootings due to the public inquiry and lawsuits but said "given the heartbreaking effect on victims' families and on our employees, we are publicly condemning the publication of the audio recordings." 

She said the force's family liaison officer has assured families they are looking into whether "the source of the recordings and any related offences that may have occurred with respect to unauthorized release, possession and subsequent publishing."

Twenty-two people died on April 18 and 19. Top row from left: Gina Goulet, Dawn Gulenchyn, Jolene Oliver, Frank Gulenchyn, Sean McLeod, Alanna Jenkins. Second row: John Zahl, Lisa McCully, Joey Webber, Heidi Stevenson, Heather O'Brien and Jamie Blair. Third row from top: Kristen Beaton, Lillian Campbell, Joanne Thomas, Peter Bond, Tom Bagley and Greg Blair. Bottom row: Emily Tuck, Joy Bond, Corrie Ellison and Aaron Tuck. (CBC)

Police shot and killed Gabriel Wortman at a gas station in Enfield, N.S., on Sunday, April 19. By that point, he'd travelled nearly 200 kilometres and, during and much of that, he was driving a decommissioned police cruiser that he'd outfitted with decals, making it nearly identical to a real officer's vehicle. 

The audio posted by Frank Magazine Wednesday night shows that the three callers told 911 dispatchers about a gunman and what appeared to be a police vehicle between 10 p.m. and 10:25 p.m., before RCMP officers arrived in the community. RCMP didn't share with the public that their suspect was disguised as a Mountie for another 12 hours, at which point the force tweeted a photo of the replica cruiser. 

On the calls, Jamie Blair specifically said her neighbour, a denturist who drove police cars, shot her husband. Her son told the 911 operator the man who killed his parents pulled out of their driveway in a police car. The Portapique resident who was shot identified his neighbour by his first name. 

Amid their manhunt on April 19, 2020, Nova Scotia RCMP tweeted this picture of the mock police vehicle used in the shootings. The tweet said "There's one difference between (the suspect's) car and our RCMP vehicles: the car number." (Nova Scotia RCMP)

Last fall, the CBC's The Fifth Estate reported that the man who lived in Portapique called 911 to report two fires on Orchard Beach Drive and relayed that there appeared to be an RCMP officer in a cruiser outside a home when it ignited. 

In an audio statement the man gave to a private investigator working on behalf of victims' families, the man said he was on the phone with the dispatcher when the cruiser approached him and the person driving, who he recognized as his neighbour, shot him. His account is also included in search warrant documents unsealed by the courts. 

CBC News also previously reported that Tyler Blair said investigators told him his stepmother was the first person to call for help at 10:01 p.m., reporting that her husband had been shot outside their home and that his younger brother subsequently called 911 for help from a neighbour's home. 

911 system transfers calls 

Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Office administers the 911 system and there are four call centres across the province. When people dial, they initially speak with a provincial 911 operator who then transfers them to police, poison control, fire or Emergency Health Services.

The audio excerpts published by Frank appear to be from when the callers first dialled 911, before the call taker determined they needed to speak with RCMP. In two of the calls, the 911 operators appeared to be communicating with a third person about the need for firefighters. 

Brendan Maguire, the minister responsible for the Emergency Management Office, which oversees the 911 system, said this is the first time in 20 years that audio from a 911 call has been "leaked." 

"It's very important that people understand the confidentiality around the 911 calls," he said. 

"People are calling that have been assaulted, that are in some of the worst cases, worst states of their life, and the public needs to be assured that when they call that these phone calls are private and that they're being addressed." 

Justice Minister Randy Delorey said his department was looking into whether to refer the release of the calls to the privacy commissioner to investigate. 

Premier Iain Rankin said he did not listen to the calls and he would not comment on the information about the replica vehicle being shared early on April 18, 2020. 

"It's important that we allow that independent arm's length process to unfold and they'll consider all of this," Rankin said. "We look forward to looking at the results and taking action wherever we need to." 

The commission said people who are struggling as a result of the calls can contact a confidential provincial crisis line anytime of day or night at 1-888-429-8167.  

"We understand that this is extremely difficult for many people and the content can be re-traumatizing," its statement said.  

Last RCMP press conference 1 year ago 

In the days following the tragedy, RCMP officials acknowledged they had received information about a police vehicle from the man who was injured in Portapique, but they stressed much of the information about their suspect came to them around dawn, when the gunman's spouse emerged from hiding.

"This included the fact that he was in possession of a fully marked and equipped replica RCMP vehicle and was wearing a police uniform," said Supt. Darren Campbell in an April 24, 2020, press conference. 

When asked about when police determined the gunman was wearing a police uniform and driving a replica cruiser during an April 22 press conference, Chief Supt. Chris Leather said a "key witness," who was Wortman's spouse, provided information between 7 and 8 a.m. on April 19. 

"Prior to that, we did not have all those details. The bulk of the details about our suspect came to us at that time," Leather said.

Police have also said that while they knew the gunman owned several decommissioned vehicles, they believed he had three and didn't learn of a fourth until they spoke with his spouse, Lisa Banfield. 

Thursday afternoon, Cpl. Lisa Croteau reiterated these statements in response to questions from CBC. 

"Fairly early into our involvement we learned of a possible suspect and that the individual lived in a home in the community of Portapique, " she said in an email.

Croteau said that Saturday night, the suspect's home and garage were burning as were two police vehicles located on his properties. But she said it wasn't until RCMP spoke to their "key witness" Sunday morning that they "confirmed the suspect was Gabriel Wortman and that he was in possession of a fully marked and equipped replica vehicle, was wearing a police uniform and was in possession of several firearms." 

The RCMP has not held a press conference on their investigation into the mass shootings since June 4, 2020. 

For anyone who needs mental health support connected to the release of the 911 calls, the commission has set up a confidential 24-hour crisis line 1-888-429-8167.

Nova Scotia is also offering 24/7 support through the Mental Health Provincial Crisis Line 24/7 at 1-888-429-8167.

Herd immunity not a magic cut-off, says epidemiologist

Halifax epidemiologist Kevin Wilson says whatever the number is, it's "not a binary where you either have herd immunity or you don't. It's not a magic cut-off. ...

"It's more of a continuum. The more people you have vaccinated, the harder time the virus is going to have spreading through the population."

He says it makes sense for provinces to shift some effort to second doses as the number of people wanting first doses starts to max out.

"You don't want to run into a scenario where you say you're going to hold off on doing second doses, and then you have all these doses sitting around not being used," he said.

Green Party Leader David Coon believes it's vital to vaccinate 75 per cent of the total population to achieve 'herd immunity.' (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

But provinces should not take their eye off the ball with first doses after 75 per cent, he added.

"Every additional person we can get vaccinated is one person who's very unlikely to end up in the hospital with this, and very unlikely to catch it and transmit it to other people."

Coon: 'essential' to achieve herd immunity

Green Leader David Coon says his understanding is Public Health is aiming to vaccinate 75 per cent of the entire population, not just the eligible population, with two doses by sometime in August.

"To this day, all Public Health has been talking about is herd immunity, so my assumption is that's where they're headed," he said.

He said he disagreed with Higgs that anything beyond 75 per cent of eligible people is "icing on the cake."

"I would say it's essential, absolutely, that we need to get there and achieve herd immunity. It's the only way we know, when we're dealing with infectious diseases, to burn the virus out essentially as a threat in our population." 

Shephard said all New Brunswick decisions on COVID-19 have been made based on the best data available at the time and "we have to say that our record has been pretty darn good." 

Martha Martin says she wants to see more accountability from police, a year after her daughter, Chantel Moore, was shot and killed by an Edmundston Police Force officer. (Radio-Canada/Nicolas Steinbach)

A year after Chantel Moore was shot and killed by a New Brunswick police officer, her mother is still waiting for answers and accountability.

Martha Martin said she still doesn't know how her daughter ended up getting shot at least five times by an Edmundston Police Force officer at her apartment building on June 4, 2020, during what was supposed to be a wellness check.

And she's heard no word on whether that police officer will face charges, or whether the Edmundston police and other forces across New Brunswick and Canada have changed how they conduct wellness checks in the wake of Moore's death.

"A year after... and I feel like 'How does somebody end up losing their life and being fatally taken the way she was?'" said Martin, speaking to Radio-Canada on the eve of the anniversary of her daughter's death.

"She had three shots to the back, two in the chest. Her leg was completely broken at the bottom. What kind of wellness check is this?

"I think for transparency, what are we asking? Do we need to push harder for all our police to be wearing body cameras so they're accountable for their actions? I think that's the biggest part — how do we hold them accountable for their actions and what are they willing to do to be transparent so people will have trust in them again?"

Moore, 26, was shot and killed by police during a wellness check in Edmundston in June 2020. (Chantel Moore/Facebook)

Moore, 26, was fatally shot in the early morning of June 4 during a wellness check. Police say she left her apartment and came at an officer with a knife. The officer then shot her.

An investigation by Quebec's police watchdog agency, the bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, or BEI, was conducted at the request of the RCMP, and a report has been submitted to New Brunswick's public prosecution service to determine if charges are warranted against the officer.

The police officer, whose name is Const. Jeremy Son, according to documents obtained earlier by CBC News, was taken off duty for three weeks before being put back on the job in an administrative role.

Martin said she's disappointed there hasn't been a decision yet on whether to charge the officer, but added she's supposed to meet with officials from New Brunswick's public prosecution service on June 7 on the matter.

"And it's a little nerve-wracking to know what the response is going to be because this is something we've been waiting for," she said.

Martin said she also wants to see a public inquiry into systemic racism in policing in Canada.

Last year, despite pressure from Indigenous leaders, Premier Blaine Higgs refused to hold a public inquiry into systemic racism in New Brunswick's justice system. That followed the shooting death of another Indigenous person, Rodney Levi, at the hands of an RCMP officer.

"I just think it's easier for them to turn a blind eye and say that it [systemic racism in the justice system] is non-existent," Martin said.

Martin said she plans to mark the anniversary of her daughter's death with an event in Fredericton where yellow shirts and dresses will be handed out to attendees to honour Moore and other people who have been killed in interactions with police.

- Henri Mallet, incumbent for Ward 12 in Fredericton

"With under 25 votes, I owed it to the folks that really believed in me," Moser said. "I owed it to them and I owed it to myself."

In the recount Wednesday, Moser gained one vote, putting her 22 votes behind Mallet.

After the results were finalized, Moser conceded Wednesday.

"Now I congratulate him on his win and I look forward to having our new mayor at the helm," Moser said. "I'm here in any capacity if I'm asked to join one of the city committees."

Moser said she owed it to voters and herself to file for a recount with Elections New Brunswick. (Andrew Vaughan / Canadian Press)

In an email to CBC News Thursday morning, Elections New Brunswick spokesperson Paul Harpelle, confirmed Mallet's win. 

Initially, Mallet received 703 votes, with Moser coming in a close second with 680 votes. A third candidate, Kandise Brown, had 446 votes.

Moser said she plans to run again in four years.

Judicial review won't happen

She still has 10 days to go to the Court of Queen's Bench for a judicial review, which would push the swearing-in ceremony back again.

But Moser said she won't ask for a judicial review. 

"I didn't feel like we had to take it any further than that," she said. "The result is what it is at this point."

• 14 recounts requested in New Brunswick municipal elections

Mallet said the past week and a half "has been interesting," but said he understands the delay in council's swearing-in ceremony. 

"It's a process, there are timelines we've got to follow," he said.

Incoming councillors, current council and city staff were notified of the ceremony's postponement by email Wednesday evening.

This means the current council is still in power until a new council is sworn-in.

"It's unfortunate for the 12 others," Mallet said. "But at the end of the day, an extra week doesn't make that much of a difference."

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has been given the go-ahead to sue New Brunswick over abortion access.

Chief Justice Tracey DeWare of the Court of Queen's Bench decided Tuesday that the association has public-interest standing and is qualified to sue the province.

She also admonished the province for opposing the association's application to have standing.

"The position taken by the province in the face of clear jurisprudence to the contrary was unreasonable," she wrote.

The civil liberties group says New Brunswick is violating both the Canada Health Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by not funding non-hospital abortions. This in turn "limits access to abortion and discriminates against women," non-binary and transgender people, the group says.

During a hearing, lawyers representing the province argued the association should not be granted public-interest standing because health-care funding is a governmental matter, and the courts should not be involved in whether the province is violating federal legislation. 

During the 2020 election, Premier Blaine Higgs said if people think he's contravening the Canada Health Act and not providing adequate access to abortion services, they can sue. (CBC)

In her decision, DeWare said the association's request is identical to the request of Dr. Henry Morgentaler to sue the province over abortion access in 2009, which was approved.

"With all due respect to the position of the province, it is without merit and given the jurisprudence on point, surprising," DeWare wrote.

She also ordered the province to pay $5,000 in costs to the association.

Abortion Medicare coverage

At issue is Regulation 84-20, which governs New Brunswick Medicare funding. A line in the regulation says surgical abortions done outside a hospital cannot be covered by Medicare.

In New Brunswick, a person must travel to Moncton or Bathurst for a Medicare-funded abortion, because the service is offered at three hospitals in the two cities.

DeWare said the issue of whether that's enough access can be addressed in court, and the civil liberties association has enough experience to bring forward the lawsuit.

"The CCLA has a genuine interest in the issue before the court as well as the capacity to adequately prosecute the action," DeWare wrote. "The CCLA is not 'mere busybodies.'"

The province's lawyers also argued this issue should be brought forward by the people directly affected, rather than an organization. DeWare said that because abortion access is at issue, she does not accept this argument.

"It is not reasonable, nor appropriate, to suggest that the only way an issue can be brought before the courts is by a woman seeking an abortion," she wrote.

No plans to appeal, Higgs says

In its submissions, the CCLA cited Premier Blaine Higgs's own words to support why they should be granted public-interest standing. During the 2020 election, Higgs said if people thought there was inadequate access, they can sue the province.

During the public-interest standing hearing, the lawyers for the province argued the courts should not be involved in deciding matters between provincial and federal governments, such as whether the province is contravening the federal Canada Health Act.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday afternoon, Higgs said he does not see any contradiction between his invitation for opponents to sue, and the Crown's arguments in court.

"The position that the crown was taking was based on not whether it could be challenged or not challenged, but who has the right to challenge," he said.

Higgs said he doesn't believe the province will appeal this decision. 

"I haven't had any discussions with the prosecutors in that regard but my own belief would be that we wouldn't [appeal]," he said.

The public inquiry examining the circumstances of the Nova Scotia mass killing is calling for Frank Magazine to remove "highly sensitive" audio of 911 calls placed the night 13 residents were murdered in Portapique, N.S., including one by a child who witnessed his parents dying. 

Several family members of people killed expressed outrage and anguish on social media after the tapes and transcripts of three calls made on April 18, 2020, were posted online Wednesday evening. The tapes were obtained by freelance journalist Paul Palango, who has been covering the mass shooting for Frank and Jordan Bonaparte's Nighttime podcast. CBC does not know who shared the calls with them.

The calls were made by Jamie Blair, her son who was 12 at the time and a man who lived nearby who was shot by the gunman while driving. 

Jamie and Greg Blair were among 22 people killed on April 18 and 19, 2020, when a 51-year-old denturist masquerading as a Mountie shot neighbours, acquaintances and people he'd never met over the course of 13 hours in Portapique, Wentworth, Debert and Shubenacadie. He also burned three homes of people he killed. 

The Mass Casualty Commission, the joint federal and provincial inquiry examining the circumstances of the tragedy, issued a statement Thursday saying it "condemns the access and posting of the highly sensitive audio recordings."

"We are extremely concerned for the privacy of those affected by the content, especially the child," the statement said.

Meanwhile, the RCMP says it is investigating whether the release of the recordings broke any laws. 

RCMP condemns the release of recordings

Asst. Commissioner Lee Bergerman, commanding officer of the Nova Scotia RCMP, acknowledged that the Mounties have not been commenting on the mass shootings due to the public inquiry and lawsuits but said "given the heartbreaking effect on victims' families and on our employees, we are publicly condemning the publication of the audio recordings." 

She said the force's family liaison officer has assured families they are looking into whether "the source of the recordings and any related offences that may have occurred with respect to unauthorized release, possession and subsequent publishing."

Police shot and killed Gabriel Wortman at a gas station in Enfield, N.S., on Sunday, April 19. By that point, he'd travelled nearly 200 kilometres and, during and much of that, he was driving a decommissioned police cruiser that he'd outfitted with decals, making it nearly identical to a real officer's vehicle. 

The audio posted by Frank Magazine Wednesday night shows that the three callers told 911 dispatchers about a gunman and what appeared to be a police vehicle between 10 p.m. and 10:25 p.m., before RCMP officers arrived in the community. RCMP didn't share with the public that their suspect was disguised as a Mountie for another 12 hours, at which point the force tweeted a photo of the replica cruiser. 

On the calls, Jamie Blair specifically said her neighbour, a denturist who drove police cars, shot her husband. Her son told the 911 operator the man who killed his parents pulled out of their driveway in a police car. The Portapique resident who was shot identified his neighbour by his first name. 

Last fall, the CBC's The Fifth Estate reported that the man who lived in Portapique called 911 to report two fires on Orchard Beach Drive and relayed that there appeared to be an RCMP officer in a cruiser outside a home when it ignited. 

In an audio statement the man gave to a private investigator working on behalf of victims' families, the man said he was on the phone with the dispatcher when the cruiser approached him and the person driving, who he recognized as his neighbour, shot him. His account is also included in search warrant documents unsealed by the courts. 

CBC News also previously reported that Tyler Blair said investigators told him his stepmother was the first person to call for help at 10:01 p.m., reporting that her husband had been shot outside their home and that his younger brother subsequently called 911 for help from a neighbour's home. 

911 system transfers calls 

Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Office administers the 911 system and there are four call centres across the province. When people dial, they initially speak with a provincial 911 operator who then transfers them to police, poison control, fire or Emergency Health Services.

The audio excerpts published by Frank appear to be from when the callers first dialled 911, before the call taker determined they needed to speak with RCMP. In two of the calls, the 911 operators appeared to be communicating with a third person about the need for firefighters. 

Brendan Maguire, the minister responsible for the Emergency Management Office, which oversees the 911 system, said this is the first time in 20 years that audio from a 911 call has been "leaked." 

"It's very important that people understand the confidentiality around the 911 calls," he said. 

"People are calling that have been assaulted, that are in some of the worst cases, worst states of their life, and the public needs to be assured that when they call that these phone calls are private and that they're being addressed." 

Justice Minister Randy Delorey said his department was looking into whether to refer the release of the calls to the privacy commissioner to investigate. 

Premier Iain Rankin said he did not listen to the calls and he would not comment on the information about the replica vehicle being shared early on April 18, 2020. 

"It's important that we allow that independent arm's length process to unfold and they'll consider all of this," Rankin said. "We look forward to looking at the results and taking action wherever we need to." 

The commission said people who are struggling as a result of the calls can contact a confidential provincial crisis line anytime of day or night at 1-888-429-8167.  

"We understand that this is extremely difficult for many people and the content can be re-traumatizing," its statement said.  

Last RCMP press conference 1 year ago 

In the days following the tragedy, RCMP officials acknowledged they had received information about a police vehicle from the man who was injured in Portapique, but they stressed much of the information about their suspect came to them around dawn, when the gunman's spouse emerged from hiding.

"This included the fact that he was in possession of a fully marked and equipped replica RCMP vehicle and was wearing a police uniform," said Supt. Darren Campbell in an April 24, 2020, press conference. 

When asked about when police determined the gunman was wearing a police uniform and driving a replica cruiser during an April 22 press conference, Chief Supt. Chris Leather said a "key witness," who was Wortman's spouse, provided information between 7 and 8 a.m. on April 19. 

"Prior to that, we did not have all those details. The bulk of the details about our suspect came to us at that time," Leather said.

Police have also said that while they knew the gunman owned several decommissioned vehicles, they believed he had three and didn't learn of a fourth until they spoke with his spouse, Lisa Banfield. 

Thursday afternoon, Cpl. Lisa Croteau reiterated these statements in response to questions from CBC. 

"Fairly early into our involvement we learned of a possible suspect and that the individual lived in a home in the community of Portapique, " she said in an email.

Croteau said that Saturday night, the suspect's home and garage were burning as were two police vehicles located on his properties. But she said it wasn't until RCMP spoke to their "key witness" Sunday morning that they "confirmed the suspect was Gabriel Wortman and that he was in possession of a fully marked and equipped replica vehicle, was wearing a police uniform and was in possession of several firearms." 

The RCMP has not held a press conference on their investigation into the mass shootings since June 4, 2020. 

For anyone who needs mental health support connected to the release of the 911 calls, the commission has set up a confidential 24-hour crisis line 1-888-429-8167.

Nova Scotia is also offering 24/7 support through the Mental Health Provincial Crisis Line 24/7 at 1-888-429-8167.