Cornwall Ontario – The City of Cornwall, Federal Bridge Corporation Ltd. and L.W. Bray Construction Ltd. would like to advise the public that the reopening of Brookdale Avenue will be postponed due to delays in receiving street light poles from the manufacturer. The City, including the Cornwall Community Police Service,Continue Reading
POSSESSION, POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING, PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME Cornwall, ON – Guy Fortier, 50 and Marc Lefebvre, 46 both of Cornwall were arrested on December 14th, 2016 and charged with the following: Possession of cocaine Possession for the purpose Possession of contraband tobacco Proceeds of crime x2Continue Reading
Exciting weekend ahead for Nationals CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Nationals are back in action tonight in Port Huron before coming back home for a pair of weekend Federal Hockey League contests. On Saturday, Cornwall hosts the St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints at the Civic Complex. A special promotion willContinue Reading
CRTF Operation Leads to 1.2 Ton Contraband Seizure and Arrest of Four Individuals CORNWALL ONTARIO – During the early morning hours of December 7, 2016, the Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) joined by the RCMP Valleyfield and Sûreté du Québec (SQ) observed a boat attend the shoreline in St-Anicet,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Several former board members of Centre Cultural de Cornwall stepped forward with a multitude of allegations and complaints about the francophone institution this week. Some of the allegations include: The organization is in deep debt; owning over $30K to the government as well as Suzanne Villeneuve, listedContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario ( 3:30AM EST) – Mother Nature seems to be having trouble making up her mind as we’re seeing large temperature swings. From -20c early Friday morning to possible freezing rain Saturday and then back to -15c Expect about 10cm of snow starting Friday night and Saturday with someContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 56-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on December 12th, 2016 and charged with breach of recognizance for being within 30 meters of his ex-girlfriend and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on December 2nd, 2016 the man attended his ex-girlfriend’sContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Mother Nature is showing her fickle nature as temperatures plunge to near -20 for today and Friday before our area gets his with a snow blast that will drop 15cm between Friday night and Sunday. The weather changes can make driving conditions difficult. We will update asContinue Reading
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Cornwall Ontario – Privately a few councilors have expressed frustration with this current council as there are some pretty clear blocks when it comes to voting. Conflict of Interest Queen Elaine MacDonald leads the pack. You have to remember that while the person that mops the floor atContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – A sudden cold snap is about to hit our area. Temperatures Wednesday will drop to -12c today with lows hitting the -20c range Thursday and Friday. Winds will make it feel colder and beware ice patches. A dramatic warming will occur by the weekend before cold tempsContinue Reading
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Cornwall, ON – The Cornwall Community Police Service is investigating an incident that occurred on October 22nd, 2016 and is asking the public to come forward if they have any information about the matter. Shortly after 11:00pm on October 22nd, 2016 a dark coloured truck struck a pedestrianContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – CFN viewer Sylvie Fenyx graciously allowed us to post the pics she took of the fire that engulfed two buildings on Lennox Street Sunday evening. Five people have been reported to have lost their homes. Firefighters had to deal with two buildings on fire. It was reported thatContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – A 26-year-old Summerstown man was arrested on December 8th, 2016 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged on November 20th, 2016 the man entered his ex-girlfriend’s residence without her permission and removed her cell phone. Police were contacted and a warrant was issued forContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Another fire in Cornwall has left people homeless. Another round of social media and gofundme appeals for help for the poor victims. But in 2016 apartment insurance in Ontario can be had for little more than the price of a package of cigarettes or less than theContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – The STEO has really been dropping the ball this Winter on school bus decisions. Cancelling when there is little to no bad weather; not cancelling when there’s heavy snowfall and now today, as of 5:30 AM the STEO website, facebook page, and twitter page still showed noContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Fire struck two apartment buildings in Cornwall Ontario. Reports are that there were no human casualties, but that three dogs perished in the blaze. We will update as more information becomes available. If you see news happen email your video or photo to info@cornwallfreenews.com and you couldContinue Reading
Nationals power past Titans CORNWALL ONTARIO – Three powerplay goals propelled the Nationals to a 7-4 victory over the Danbury Titans on Sunday at the Civic Complex. Local hockey fans certainly got their money’s worth on Sunday afternoon as they were treated to fast, exciting Federal Hockey League actionContinue Reading