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CTV News
23-05-2025
- Health
- CTV News
N.B. coroner's inquest rescheduled
A coroner's inquest into the deaths of Wesley Geneau and Jarrett Lunn, inmates in a New Brunswick correctional centre, has been rescheduled for September. The inquest was originally scheduled for June 9-13 but will now take place Sept. 15-19, a news release from the provincial government says. Jury selection will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 15 at the Edmundston courthouse in Carrefour Assomption. The inquest will begin immediately after the selection. An inquest is a formal court proceeding that allows the public presentation of evidence relating to death. Geneau and Lunn were inmates at the Madawaska Correctional Centre who both died at the Edmundston Regional Hospital on Feb. 6 and April 9, 2022, due to combined drug toxicity, according to the release. Deputy chief coroner Emily Caissy and a jury will hear evidence from witnesses to determine the facts surrounding the deaths. The jury will have the chance to make recommendations aimed at preventing deaths with similar circumstances. The New Brunswick Coroner Service is an independent fact-finding agency that may not make any finding of legal responsibility. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Ottawa Citizen
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
N.B. team comes up short at Centennial Cup
The Edmundston Blizzard split their four games at the national junior A hockey tournament and had their season ended by a lopsided loss to the host team and eventual champion. Article content Article content Edmundston's time at the 2025 Centennial Cup in Calgary was cut short by an 8-2 defeat at the hands of the Calgary Canucks in its round-robin finale May 13 at the Max Bell Centre. Article content That was a must-win game for the Blizzard, who were fourth in the five-team Group B and looked to advance to the knockout round as one of the top three teams. Article content Article content Calgary went on to win its third national title with a 7-2 triumph over Saskatchewan's Melfort Mustangs in the final Sunday night. Article content Article content In other round-robin action, Edmundston thumped Quebec's Valleyfield Braves 7-2 May 12. Article content The Blizzard were led at the Centennial Cup by 20-year-old forward Jérémy D'Astous' seven points (two goals, five assists) in four games. Fellow 20-year-olds Carl-Anthony Massé, Philippe Collette, and Moncton product Will Allen each added five points. Article content Nineteen-year-old netminder Austin Caley posted a 2-0 win-loss mark, a 2.29 goals-against average, and a .922 save percentage in three games, while 20-year-old backstop Frédéric Cousineau went 0-2 with a 6.61 GAA and an .815 save percentage. Article content Article content The Blizzard dominated the MHL this year en route to their second league title since the franchise moved to Edmundston from Dieppe in 2017. They went 44-6-2 in the regular season, good for first in the league and Eastlink North Division, before beating the Miramichi Timberwolves in five games and sweeping the Campbellton Tigers and Pictou County Weeks Crushers in four straight contests.
Ottawa Citizen
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Blizzard win second MHL championship
For the second time since moving from Dieppe to Madawaska County in 2017, the Edmundston Blizzard are Maritime Junior Hockey League champions. Article content Article content The Blizzard swept the Pictou County Weeks Crushers in four straight games with a 3-1 victory in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Metalfab MHL Cup Final April 24 at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in New Glasgow, N.S. Article content The win gave the Blizzard their second MHL title since 2018 and their 13th championship in franchise history. The team won the league in 2015 as the Dieppe Commandos and was the runner-up at the former Fred Page Cup tournament that year. Article content The franchise also captured the MHL banner in 1995 as the Moncton Beavers, combined for three New Brunswick Junior Hockey League and Metro Valley Junior Hockey League titles in the 1980s, and won six NBJHL championships in the 1970s and early 80s. Article content Article content Edmundston's Game 4 win followed a 7-2 triumph in Game 3 April 23 in New Glasgow. The Blizzard took the series opener 6-3 April 19 and prevailed by a 7-3 margin in Game 2 April 17 at the Jean Daigle Centre. Article content Scorers for Edmundston in the fourth contest were Philippe Collette with a pair of goals and Jérémy D'Astous with a single. Frédéric Cousineau made 26 stops for the win, finishing the post-season with a 6-0-1 win-loss record, a .920 save percentage, and a 2.56 goals-against average in seven games between the pipes. Austin Caley went 6-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .890 save percentage. Article content Article content Thomas Fontaine turned aside 39 shots for the Crushers in the losing cause. Logan O'Neil netted the lone Pictou County goal. Article content Massé was named playoff MVP. The 20-year-old from Rivière-du-Loup, Que., finished the post-season with 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in 13 games, good for the most among players in the playoffs. Article content Crushers defenceman Drew Maddigan received the inaugural United General Insurance Corporation Lighthouse Award for the player in the playoffs who demonstrates excellence in athletics, academics, and community service. Article content Maddigan, 20, of Hammonds Plains, N.S., led all defenders with 14 points (two, 12) in 13 playoff games. Article content The Blizzard went on a 12-0-1 run in the playoffs after finishing first in the 12-team MHL and six-team Eastlink North Division in the regular season. Edmundston also ended the year in the top spot in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's weekly Top 20 power rankings.
