CFN – First Student Bus Drivers & staff are holding their 12th Annual Survivor fund raiser for CHEO in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Cornwall Ontario! In spite of cold, rain, and rescheduling the group has raised over $14,512.30 for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.  A new record forContinue Reading

It’s never too late to check your prostate! Help us throw the book at prostate cancer! Book your arrest! Book your annual check-up! The Canadian Cancer Society & Supply Chain Management hosts the annual Jail-N-Bail event: Thursday, October 18, 2012 Cornwall Square 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dollars raised at theContinue Reading

OPP – On September 20, 2012 at approximately 12:41pm, members of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Team and Crime Unit members responded to a report of suspicious people in the Long Sault area. As a precautionary measure,Continue Reading

CFN – During Tuesday’s much-anticipated meeting on Parliament Hill between regional language rights advocates and Canada’s Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, James Moore, reportedly Moore admitted that forcing bilingualism on Canada’s citizens simply isn’t working. In the words of meeting participant Beth Trudeau:  “He [Moore] confirmed that EVERYContinue Reading

CFN – Sometimes you have to look in the mirror and ask some tough questions.   Sometimes changes need to be made.    It’s one of these crossroads that the Agape Centre in Cornwall Ontario is facing. Today CTV in Ottawa came to Cornwall and pointed to empty shelves.  Continue Reading

CFN – The Brooks and Dunn Tribute show, with special guests The Butlers, this Saturday night at the Port Theatre, is shaping up to be more than just a regular night out,” stated Mark MacDonald, a volunteer with “Citizens For The Port.” “The whole town is pulling together to make sure the PortContinue Reading

CFN –  Jacqueline Milner submitted this as your Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day! From Jacquie: “The “Walldogs” are coming to town once again to wrap the exterior walls of the Big Brothers & Big Sisters House in Cornwall, Ontario in a huge, giant, colour-full, loving hug. This writer stopped by the building early thisContinue Reading

This is history in the making and too important to pass up.  South Stormont Council anticipates raising the bar for Ontario and for the rest of Canada at its September 26th meeting.  Council will vote on a ground-breaking resolution to honour a section of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms by committingContinue Reading

Jeff Brunet and Alkaline Entertainment  are proud to present their second live Music event at the Grand Dame of Eastern Ontario – the Port Theatre in Cornwall Ontario on Saturday September 22, 2012! The fund raiser is to help save one of the last original Roxy theatre’s and restore herContinue Reading