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By Canadian Press

Arrest made in death of Réjean Hébert, longtime radio journalist in New Brunswick

Jan 1, 2023 | 9:45 AM

SAINT-SIMON, NEW BRUNSWICK — A journalist well-known to listeners of French-language radio in New Brunswick has been killed and police are treating the death as a homicide.

Donald Noël, the general manager of radio station CKRO, says Réjean Hébert was found dead Wednesday night outside his home in Saint-Simon, N.B., on the province’s Acadian Peninsula.

New Brunswick RCMP say the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police spokesman Sgt. Luc Samson says a 29-year-old man was arrested in the death Thursday morning.

Noël says Hébert had a 30-year career and was known for his integrity and his dedication to his work.

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Hébert was the new director for CKRO, a radio station in Gloucester County, N.B., and produced daily news bulletins for 10 other French-language community radio stations in the province. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 1, 2023.

The Canadian Press

by Canadian Press

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