Ottawa ON – Ottawa has been under attack for most of this summer. Usually the battles being fought in the national capital take place in the House of Commons. However this fight has been taking place in thousands of bedrooms across the city as bed bug cases are being reported in record numbers. Local pest [...]
Ottawa ON – American conservatives against gay marriages were dealt a blow yesterday in California. With the states decision to overturn its ban on gay marriages, it has brought this politically charged issue back to the forefront of American politics. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker received huge support from gay rights activists and their [...]
Cornwall ON – Last fall as my career as a Journalism student was nearing its end I began pondering about what kind of jobs awaited me after graduation. At this time of reflection it became embarrassingly apparent that I had no idea how to market myself and no understanding on how to get paid to [...]
Cornwall ON – Last month as social networking behemoths “Facebook” took a beating in blogs and newspapers around the world, their current and potential users took notice. Facebook was accused of not being able to provide adequate privacy for its users as well as selling their contact information to advertisers. As a result Facebook market [...]
Arrests Made in RBC Branch Bombing Cornwall ON – Just five weeks after a brazen firebombing attack on an RBC branch in Ottawa the police have made three arrests. The accused are Roger Clement, 58, Matthew Morgan-Brown, 32, and Claude Haridge, 50. This trio of anarchists appeared in court Saturday June 19 and face charges [...]
Cornwall ON – Today as I prepare to attend my graduation at St. Lawrence College and once again take another step into adulthood, I do so with a heavy heart. Days such as this one act as a reminder of things my beloved younger cousin will never get to experience. Bradley Richardson or just Brad [...]
Karl Wolf is Back and Ready to Bring the House Down Cornwall ON – For the second time in under a year Canadian hip hop sensation Karl Wolf will be in town to perform. Wolf has a reputation for making the ladies howl while he performs some of his many hits. He is best known [...]
RBC Branch Bombed By Activists-Ottawa by Markus Noé Ottawa ON – At approximately 3:30 am Tuesday morning an indigenous activist group known as (FFFC-Ottawa) made a public announcement. This statement came in the form of a firebomb that destroyed the entrance of a RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) branch office located on the corner of [...]
Squatters Rights: Local Poverty Activist Takes to the Streets for the Cause by Markus Noé Cornwall ON – Warning! From May 17th to May 22nd Cornwall will have Reggie Walker roaming its back alleys, parks, and garbage dumpsters. Actually there is nothing to fear, Reggie Walker is in fact City Councilor candidate Gary Samler. Samler [...]
Health Care Reform is coming…. to the U.S.A Cornwall ON – President Barack Obama has been plagued for over a year now by critic’s stating he has not done anything while in office. Today he was cured of this stigma by drastically improving health care in the United States of America. For decades, millions of [...]
Industrialization Taken its Toll: Sandstorms in China Throughout the past 20 years China has been one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Chinese leaders have taken full advantage of being a communist country. Not having to abide by the same work and environmental standards as the western world has been a big advantage. The horrible [...]
Council Refuses to Ignore Bridge Issue Cornwall ON – Cornwall and area business owners as well as commuters were given a glimmer a hope with the departure of Minister Peter Van Loan as Public Safety Minister. The thought was perhaps the new Minister Vic Toews would be able fast track a resolution for the bridge [...]
Cornwall ON – The government of Ontario will be opening up its coffers to SD&G this year by helping fund 6 festivals and events. The purpose of this funding is to increase local tourism by strengthening these established programs and increase their audiences. Local M.P.P Jim Brownell commented on the funding when he said, “These [...]
Billiards for Heart Tournament This weekend wrapped up the Heart & Stroke foundation’s month long campaign for “heart month”. For the past four weeks thousands of volunteers and event organizers have been hard at work raising as much money as possible for the foundation. Clayton, Barb and Doug Disotell, owners and operators of Rack-Em Up Billards [...]
ASSAULT Cornwall, Ont. – A 14 year-old Chesterville youth was arrested on the 19th of February, 2010 for an Assault which occurred at a Cornwall alternative school earlier that date. It is alleged that he struck a fellow student and grabbed his hair. The student did not require medical attention at the time of the [...]
Canadians Need to Wake Up – Opinion by Markus Noé This is a country suffering from the minority government blues. Since Stephen Harper was elected in 2006 Canadians have been forced to remain in election “mode”. This prorogation has done nothing but remind voters of how ineffective a minority government is. Maybe that was the [...]
POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY and BREACH OF UNDERTAKING Cornwall, Ont. – Wesley Gray, 60, of No Fixed Address was arrested on the 12th of February, 2010 for several charges relating to break and enters. He was bound by an Undertaking with condition to Keep the Peace and be of Good Behaviour. It is alleged that [...]
(Peter Forsberg leads in Sweden at opening ceremonies) Game On: Team Canada Ready to Play Finally after years of anticipation, Team Canada will take the ice today and begin their quest for Gold against Norway. The stage is enormous, the pressure is enormous and Canadian fans expect nothing less than gold. The Russians during their [...]
