SHOPLIFTING Cornwall, ON – Martha Brown-Bazinet, 38, of Cornwall was arrested on March 24th, 2020 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged on March 14th, 2020, the woman attended a Second Street business and removed merchandise, making no attempt to pay for the items as she left theContinue Reading
Hockey has been Canada’s most beloved sport for over a century. In U Sports, ice hockey is the major trend. However, due to the changing demographics of the country, we’re seeing a change in the sport trends among the country’s youth. The main national sport still holds its value. ForContinue Reading
The SD&G may be investigating a strange case of an alleged Long Sault woman claiming to have COVID 19 who worked for the Tim Horton’s at a nearby Enroute outlet on the 401. ” Turns out the whole thing about the Tim Hortons at the Ingleside on Route was aContinue Reading
OPP REPORT FIRST COVID-19 PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE MEMBER (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is confirming its first uniform member has tested presumptive positive for COVID-19. Following their doctor’s instructions, the member is in isolation at their home and is recovering. We wish them a speedy recovery. Their family andContinue Reading
CFN viewer Luc Mayer sent CFN a link to the video he shot clearly showing MacMillan’s Convenience Store in Cornwall on Marlborough (NOT CUMBERLAND) was selling UNWRAPPED toilet paper for $2.00 per roll during our world wide pandemic. Kirkland normally charges $20.99 for a 30 roll package or about .69Continue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – A 17-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on March 23rd, 2020 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the youth failed to notify police of a change of address, despite her conditions, and a warrant was issued for her arrest. On March 23rd, 2020, sheContinue Reading
March came in like a lamb. Will it go out like a lion?? Have to wait and see. And…Willerton Willy was right – spring officially arrived March 19th. Now just tell “Old Man Winter” that!! I remember the old poem we often said as kids: Spring has sprung, the grassContinue Reading
When I was growing up on Akwesasne Mohawk Territory there were social habits which reflected an historical response to the devastating communicable diseases which came close to wiping out our ancestors. Beginning in the early 17th century illnesses such as smallpox and influenza struck the Iroquois hard. As with theContinue Reading
For the purposes of this order, businesses include any-for-profit, non-profit or other entity providing the goods and services described herein. This does not preclude the provision of work and services by entities not on this list either online, by telephone or by mail/delivery. Note that teleworking and online commerce are permittedContinue Reading
Editor’s Note. The CPS did not publish a police blotter for March 18, 19, or 20th. They have not given out any explanation. There was one liquor license act violation reported on the Police Map on the 18th. If that is the Remington charge, why wasn’t it on the policeContinue Reading
New Measures to Further Protect the Health and Safety of the People of Ontario TORONTO — To further contain the spread of COVID-19, the Ontario Government will order the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces effective as of Tuesday, March 24th at 11:59 p.m. This closure will be in effectContinue Reading
It started with a headache. The person rarely got head aches. Then chills, like they had a fever, and then the cough. Within two days more symptoms, and then confirmation that someone close to them was getting tested and that they too were now getting tested. How can this be,Continue Reading
If you are providing services during this crisis or just need the word spread email us today at info@cornwallfreenews.com and we’ll do our part to help you do our part. Delivery service? Community service? Public notices? Online? Please remember that CFN is a lot more than Cornwall. Our large audiencesContinue Reading
What a wild week. So much illness. So much death. We will survive, but the World will never be the same, much as it changed after 9/11. And it’s just beginning. We will see a huge financial disaster, one of epic size that we haven’t seen in about 100 years.Continue Reading
The problem with being corrupt and or incompetent is that it creates a culture, such as exists in the Cornwall Police Service. From the politicization of the force, to hiding truth from the public, enforcing some laws on some, and not on others, and not holding officers accountable like whatContinue Reading
When you work as many hours a day as I do during a crisis nothing makes your afternoon more than an apparent ignorant person spouting falsehoods thinking that you owe her time to defend her abuse. The story she is referencing is our story which drew large traffic after allegationsContinue Reading
We all need cash to survive and that means working in close quarters for many. While most services have been shut down, without the factories and farms rolling and distribution doing its thing our shelves would be empty. When it comes to safety though we all win when best practicesContinue Reading
A second positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the area. The male in his 60’s is from Prescott-Russell, and was tested on March 14, 2020. Following testing, the individual was discharged home where he remains in self-isolation, following Public Health direction. The individual experienced mild symptoms of fever,Continue Reading