CFN – If documents filed against the Mayor and City from Deputy fire chief Rob Hickley are judged to be true what a bully our former CAO Paul Fitzpatrick is appearing to be. Friday there’s a hearing at 10 AM (open to the public) where a judge will be askedContinue Reading
CFN – It’s been a bad week for rotund Conservatives between Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s Crack allegations and Mike Duffy being…Mike Duffy. When confronted with Nigel Wright writing the cheque for $90K Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood by his man. This holiday Sunday the PM’s office issued a press releaseContinue Reading
CFN – One of the hottest news stories in Canada right now is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Ford is alleged to be on a video showing him adeptly using a crack pipe while calling Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau a “fag”. Mayor Ford made some half baked denials andContinue Reading
CFN – Ottawa needed a miracle. They got Jason Spezza and combined with a great team effort including Craig Anderson stopping 49 of 50 shots, Chris Neil scoring 10 hits, and captain Daniel Alfredsson scoring a short handed goal with less than one minute in play led to the double overtime victory!Continue Reading
CFN – Summer 2013 The Wall. Someone once told me that rap is dead. This is a statement I do not fully disagree with. Real rap is not something you can usually buy in stores right now and if you want real wordplay you are going to have to searchContinue Reading
CFN – Fire struck the peaceful neighborhood in the East End of Cornwall Ontario for the second time this year as the only tow truck owned by City Towing was burnt to a crisp. This is the fifth incident involving tow truck firms in Cornwall with a few more allegedlyContinue Reading
CFN – Cheryl Brink is a young journalist caught in an old fashioned newspaper war or a hack depending on your perspective. In 2011 CFN started to pull business away from the City of Cornwall; one of the largest advertisers in the city. For example the Freeholder was getting overContinue Reading
CFN – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper accepted his right hand man Nigel Wright’s resignation on a Holiday Sunday as we have shared below. The scandal, over Mr. Wright writing a cheque to cover some of the monies to be returned from Senator Mike Duffy have been rumbling this week.Continue Reading
ASSAULT Cornwall, ON- Crystal Brunet-Eldridge, 30 of Cornwall was arrested on May 16th, 2013. It is alleged that on May 16th, 2013 she got into an altercation with a 32-year-old known female outside her residence when she assaulted her. The victim did not require medical treatment. Police were contactedContinue Reading
CFN – A near 5.0 Earthquake struck Eastern Ontario near Braeside. Trembles and rumbles were felt as far away as here in Cornwall Ontario where we had the standard UFO sightings. The quake, measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit at 9:48 AM. We’re awaiting to see if MayorContinue Reading
CFN – This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry. Today’s column is a compilation of thoughts inspired by various writings, talks and presentations of Horse Masters Pat and Linda Parelli as well as personal experiences with horses. MatchingContinue Reading
CFN – Omg! One of the local media in Cornwall actually picked up the story of CFN issuing suit against the Mayor and the City over the incident of the February 25th Council meeting where Mayor Bob Kilger hit the panic button and had me removed from councilContinue Reading
CFN – It seems as though most days are dominated by more bad news stories for the governing Conservatives. Spin it anyway they want, and some of their spin is hilarious, the reality is the Conservatives have been digging themselves deeper into the mud with each passing day. As weContinue Reading
Featuring The Artists of ArtScene Spencerville CFN – We’re pleased to introduce CFN viewers to a new monthly column produced by Colleen Morris Wilson. These columns will showcase the creativity of the talented artists who participate in the collaborative gallery known as Art Scene, just a short drive west ofContinue Reading
CFN – SD&SG MPP Jim McDonell had the pleasure of a tour of CCH recently as part of International Nursing Week. MPP McDonell chats with CCH’s Heather Arthur From the release: Local nurses have invited Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPP Jim McDonell to learn more about the successes andContinue Reading
CFN – Rumors are that embattled and conflicted mayor Bob Kilger is about to copy a page from his good friend Dalton McGuinty’s playbook and resign have led to heated allegations of infighting of council over who would be interim mayor for the balance of the term; especially over theContinue Reading
CFN – When Angelina Jolie’s opinion piece came out in the New York Times yesterday, revealing that she had a double mastectomy followed by reconstruction, as a result of testing positive for the BRCA1 gene, there was a lot of discussion and chatter by various media outlets and by socialContinue Reading
CFN – Things are heating up over the sale of the Cornwall General Hospital. While the final decision is in the hands of Ontario Minister Deb Matthews, the Citizens Coalition is still moving forward trying to win government support to create a community facility. A positive step forwardContinue Reading