Cornwall Ontario – Oddly enough this will go down as one of Hab GM Marc Bergevin’s best trades. It wasn’t a great trade, and barely was a good trade as the team diminished its asset as it seems bent on doing. Will they be trashing Carey Price and his nearContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – After the draft and free agent frenzy day it appears that Montreal Canadiens fans are in for another very long season. They deserve better. Montreal has had a very clear need. A number one Centre. They also need to rebuild their D after GM Marc Bergevin decimatedContinue Reading
The news was perhaps not unexpected, but it was certainly met with joy when it was announced that Canada, USA and Mexico would be hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton look to be the three host cities in Canada, so there should be an opportunityContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – When I worked for the Habs in the 90’s during that one interesting season when we moved into the Bell Centre and nearly upset the Rangers in the playoffs, trades were run by me. At the risk of being humble my reports and advice to Reggie wereContinue Reading
MONTREAL, June 15, 2018 — Quebec Superior Court Judge Pierre C. Gagnon hopes to determine by August 31 if thousands of RCMP members across Canada can seek compensation through a class action for years of systematic harassment by senior RCMP officers. His announcement was made today at the Montreal CourtContinue Reading
MONTREAL, June 13, 2018 — Quebec Superior Court has agreed to hear a class-action request that seeks compensation for all RCMP officers who have been victims of harassment and bullying. The hearings will take place tomorrow and Friday at the Montreal Court House. The application for a certification to authorizeContinue Reading
ASSAULT WITH WEAPON (SOUTH DUNDAS,ON) – On April 13, 2018 at approximately 3:18 pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a disturbance on Sir James Morris Drive in South Dundas Township. Investigation indicated that an altercation occurred between two adult males and anContinue Reading
POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME, POSSESSION OF A STOLEN CREDIT CARD, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Mathieu Lamarche, 35, of Cornwall was arrested on April 18th, 2018 and charged with possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a stolen credit card, and breach of probation for failing to keepContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Our city councilor here in Cornwall, Claude McIntosh, actually once wrote about me having to do all the jobs here at CFN as though it were something to be embarrassed about or amateur. Of course he’s participated on a City Council that boycotts this newspaper and inContinue Reading
Food Recall Warning – Montana brand frozen strawberries recalled due to Hepatitis A Recall date: April 14, 2018 Reason for recall: Microbiological – Other Hazard classification: Class 1 Company / Firm: Groupe Adonis Inc. Distribution: Ontario, Quebec Extent of the distribution: Retail Recall details Ottawa, April 14, 2018 – Groupe Adonis Inc. is recalling MontanaContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Yes, it’s that time! Sadly the Habs didn’t make the playoffs because GM Marc Bergevin totally blew it this season and it seems that owner Geoff Molson might actually let him have a seventh kick at the can which is way too Rejean Houle scary. But IContinue Reading
Do you have a burning passion to work in journalism? CFN has four openings for Summer Interns. These are unpaid positions, but this year we will be giving out bonuses to those that complete the Summer! Email jamie@cornwallfreenews.com As CFN is a digital newspaper you don’t have to be basedContinue Reading
Food Recall Warning – Certain Stella Artois brand Beer may be unsafe due to possible presence of glass particles Recall date: April 2, 2018 Reason for recall: Extraneous Material Hazard classification: Class 2 Company / Firm: Labatt Brewing Company Limited Distribution: National Extent of the distribution: Retail Recall detailsContinue Reading
Tired of paying crazy ad rates? Tired of paying for ads that aren’t seen? With our traffic and story hang time this is the place you want to be and for a limited time and limited inventory(one slot on our home page and one on our inside pages) you canContinue Reading
DATE: March 22, 2018 THIS WEEK IN POLICING Theft of Vehicle and Trailer Police Seeks Assistance (HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) needs your help in solving a theft of a motor vehicle and trailer that occurred the night of Saturday March 10, 2018. The items wereContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I’ve been a big fan of the salary cap, especially as I created one of the first Rotisserie style hockey league systems way back in the late 80’s. It makes a lot of sense. However the NHL under the long tenure of Commissioner Gary Bettman has changedContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – In what seems to be a cross country spree of alleged scams and frauds; involving landlords, telecom companies, digital tv boxes, and even stiffing a poor home cleaner, David Rosenstein, AKA David Rose, AKA Daniel Rosse, and who knows how many other aliases has appeared to leaveContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontari0 – Good news costs money, and judging by how many viewers we have and how many pages you click on every month we must be doing something right? Right now the City of Cornwall is going through its farcical exercise of a budget. It’s embarrassing and even inContinue Reading