Cornwall ON- The Harper Government is getting tough on Canada’s Arctic sovereignty by implementing new registration laws for shipping through the North West passage. LINK The planned Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zone, announced late Friday by Transport Minister John Baird, falls short of opposition demands to target all sizes of vessels but could still spark objections [...]
Cornwall ON – What an odd and weird world it can be. I wrote this EDITORIAL about the Standard Free Holder suspending my ability to post on their site. Their sole objection; at least in writing to date; is that I sign off Jamie Gilcig – www.cornwallfreenews.com Of course I do that simply [...]
There is no shame for the American National Hockey Team. They fought mightily, but Sidney Crosby did what you expect the best player on a team to do. He won the game for Team Canada in Overtime. Final Score 3-2 — shots on goal were 39-36 for Team Canada. Roberto Luongo; Montreal area native, [...]
It’s show time. Today is where we separate the men from the over priced poofy NHL floaters. Today is not a game 7 Stanley Cup game; it’s not even close; but it’s good practice and as far as some great players who play for not so great teams may ever get. All of the [...]
M.P. Gerard Kennedy resurfacing in fashion Maybe you remember M.P. Gerard Kennedy. He gave us single-handedly Stephane Dion. Kennedy, third in the 2006 Liberal leadership race thought an alliance with Quebec’s Stephane Dion in fourth place would beat frontrunner Michael Ignatieff. Kennedy was right and the Liberals ended up with a fourth-best leader. Dion then carried [...]
ROGER SAUVÉ – Life Trends – Facts And Figures That Matter To You – Income, savings and debt … and pets For the last 11 years, I have prepared a rather unique report on the Current State of Canadian Family Finances. I do this on a contract basis for the Vanier Institute of the Family based in Ottawa. [...]
Dear Sir: Prime Minister Harper, aided by Luc Lauzon and all the other anti-democracy Conservative Members of Parliament, determined to close down Parliament so they could play around, unimpeded by the opposition. Everything fell nicely into place. The nightmare of Haiti was to provide a ready made grandstand opportunity and the security at our airports gave them [...]
Food for Thought I attended the Canadian Organic Conference Gala Evening Friday, February 26th; an evening which has traditionally kicked off a Saturday of workshops, lively conversation and information pertaining to Organic and Sustainable farming practices. It actually has the flavour of a country social where old friends and new gather to eat, laugh and share. [...]
A massive 8.8 earthquake has ravaged Chile. The entire centre of the country has been declared a disaster zone. The quake lasted almost two minutes and was felt away as 3,000 kilometres. Over a dozen after shocks have been reported. Older buildings have taken the brunt of the damage, and there’s been lots of [...]
Our condolences to the family of Marie Osmond whose son Michael Blosil leaped to his death from a Los Angeles apartment. A suicide note was found. LINK Michael, who was 18 and is one of Marie’s eight children, died after jumping from his downtown Los Angeles apartment at about 9 p.m. on Friday night. He [...]
We at The Cornwall Free News just celebrated our 1st Anniversary. It’s something we’re all proud of because many people gave us little chance of making it to our first birthday, but people can surprise you and the response to our online newspaper was way beyond even our own expectations; not only locally here [...]
Cornwall On – Today the SD&G Food Council hosted a workshop on an SDG local food movement at the Ramada Inn in Cornwall. The event was organized by Tom Manley of Homestead Organics and was funded by the SD&G Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), represented by Gay Hamilton. The keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Wayne Roberts. [...]
Lydia Carranza’s move to go from a B cup to D Cup saved her life according to the following news story. LINK The gun was held directly to her heart but luckily her breast implants took the force of the blow, shielding her vital organs from the bullet, the Daily Telegraph reported. The shooter stormed [...]
Making an airline work in these times isn’t an easy feat. You have to give credit to any company that can struggle facing the adversity of today’s marketplace. Porter Airlines has done just that and now is battling Air Canada for the rights over Toronto’s Island Airport. Air Canada is suing for the [...]
SD&G Food Council Workshop, 26 February 2010 by Reg Coffey Cornwall On – Today the SD&G Food Council hosted a workshop on an SDG local food movement at the Ramada Inn in Cornwall. The event was organized by Tom Manley of Homestead Organics and was funded by the SD&G Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), represented [...]
At least they were drinking Canadian Beer Congratulations to the Woman’s Hockey team for winning gold and making Canada proud. I’m totally bewildered by all the news drama created by Girls being Girls. Come on; they’re hockey players! The stuff that I can’t print that I’ve witnessed, never mind the lore of old [...]
Habs goal tender Jaroslav Halak opened a lot of eyes at the Olympics. The plucky late round draft pick who’s been fighting to be the number one goalie for Montreal over 1st Round heir apparent Carey Price put up some amazing performances in the bright lights of an Olympics played in Canada. Last night [...]
The body of Andrew Koenig, son of Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, was found in Stanley Park in Vancouver British Columbia Canada in an apparent suicide. Walter Koenig flew to Vancouver from California to participate in the search for his son who had gone missing. LINK Andrew Koenig had appeared in the long gone [...]
