Busy day for Tobacco busts in Cornwall. CORNWALL, ON, March 11 /CNW/ – A 36 year old male resident from Cornwall, Ontario faces a charge for possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped under authority of the Excise Act 2001 after the vehicle he was travelling in was stoppedContinue Reading

LINK  www.AndreaHorwath.com Ontario NDP’ers have a new leader.   Congrats and click the links for the full story and Andrea’s Bio.   Did any of you meet her when she visited Cornwall at Darlene Jalbert’s campaign office this last election? Born in Stoney Creek to an autoworker’s family Andrea earned her degreeContinue Reading

Here are your quick hits for today.   Just click the links to read the full story. Canadian Army running out of resources and tradesmen in Afghanistan Harper says Canada to exit recession faster than other countries Violence in Northern Ireland – Policeman shot dead Virtual Hospital Waiting Rooms Considered inContinue Reading

As I suggested recently in this blog, the Habs have fired head coach Guy Carbonneau and GM Bob Gainey has stepped into the breach for the remainnder of this season. Bob said on trade deadline day that he was happy with “His” team and I am predicting that if “His”Continue Reading

Hey Carey Price won a game!  Habs beat the Stars 3-1 while being outshot 31-19.  It was a chippy affair too which is good to see. In other NHL Scores: Rangers beat Boston 4-3; Isles 3-2 over Phoenix; Penguins 4-3 shootout win over the Caps; Atlanta put out the FlamesContinue Reading

Busy night in the NHL and a lot of high scoring games. Mark Recchi scored 2 goals helping the Bruins smack Chicago 5-3; the Islanders scored 7 goals against Marty Brodeur and the Devils in their 7-3 win; LA 4-3 over Minnesota; Edmonton raked the Leafs 4-1; Ottawa doubled BuffaloContinue Reading

Bernie Madoff Copping Plea Harper and Libs wrangle over Stimulus Father of Girls who froze to death gets 3 years in Prison Ignatieff Calls Harper on Stimulus – will not allow a blank cheque to be written John Tory steps down as Provincial Conservative Leader please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading

New to the screen this weekend is the Sci-Fi Thriller THE WATCHMEN also if you want a little culture, Madame Butterfly,  live from the Met in NY is playing at the Galaxy Theatre. Please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading

Busy busy night in the NHL. Olli Jokinen paid immediate dividends for Calgary scoring 2 goals in Calgary’s 5-1 romp over the Flyers.   Makes one wonder of the Buffalo loss for the Habs if they’d had that big presence on line 1… In other NHL scores; Phoenix edged Boston 2-1;Continue Reading

According to a Fraser Institute report French area schools are getting better results than English one.   Click the LINK for the full story. Officials with the region’s two English-language school boards said that while EQAO data is an important tool for improving student learning, the Fraser Institute’s ranking system isContinue Reading

LINK Taxpayers in Edwardsburgh/Cardinal are not on the hook for the outstanding one-third share ($11.5-million) of the improvements. The profitable Port possesses adequate reserves to carry its share. It made a tidy $2.2-million in 2008 alone, of which $514,000 was returned to the owning township’s coffers, significantly bolstering the bottomContinue Reading

Liberal Senator George Baker from Newfoundland and Labrador is under attack by the Harper government for comments he has made about Newfoundland and Labrador forming a Bloc Quebecois type political party if the government doesn’t deal in a manner they feel more fair to Newfoundland and Labrador. LINK He (BAKER)Continue Reading