Cornwall Ontario – As most people know I am an animal lover. I rescued a senior cat at a shelter who was about to be euthanized for being anti-social. Sure enough the first thing he did was bite me. That’s old man Sam pictured above with his little brotherContinue Reading
DOMESTIC INVESTIGATION (South Stormont)- On June 14, 2017 at approximately 11:34 am, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a domestic situation at a residence in the village of Long Sault, South Stormont Township. Investigation indicated that an adult male had assaulted his ex-wife. Further information also revealed that the maleContinue Reading
ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, MISCHIEF Cornwall, ON – A 24-year-old Cornwall woman was arrested on June 14th, 2017 and charged with assault with a weapon and mischief. It is alleged during an argument on June 14th, 2017 the woman threw a pop can at her husband and damaged property inContinue Reading
SEXUAL ASSAULT, ASSAULT, FORCIBLE CINFINEMENT Cornwall, ON – James Sproule, 59 of Cornwall was arrested on June 13th, 2017 and charged with sexual assault, assault and forcible confinement. It is alleged on May 19th, 2017 the man sexually assaulted a woman known to him and held her preventing her fromContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Jordan Pharand, 25 of Cornwall was arrested on June 12th, 2017 and charged with breach of recognizance and undertaking for being out past curfew. He was also charged with breach of undertaking and probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged the man spottedContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s hotter than predicted with it being 31c outside CFN central in Downtown Cornwall Ontario at 1:51 PM. While things are expected to cool down a bit starting tomorrow please stay hydrated and make sure pets have plenty of water and don’t be one of those idiotsContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 24-year-old Cornwall Island man was arrested on June 9th, 2017 and charged with breach of recognizance for communicating with someone he has conditions not to communicate with. He was also charged with breach of recognizance and probation for failing to keep the peace. It isContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – TAG Cornwall, the now closed Public Art Gallery of Cornwall had dusty plans for an Art Centre from 1995. The City of Cornwall of course never moved forward and slashed funding for the Charity to zero for 2015 and 2016 before it closed, instead spending theContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – June is Seniors Month. Cornwall is blessed with many wonderful seniors. I feel fortunate to know some of them. There are numerous special seniors in our City helping charities, people and organizations. Kudos for caring and for all your help in our community. Some years agoContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – A heat alert has been issued for the Cornwall Ontario region with temperatures expected to hover around the 30c mark Sunday and reach as high as 33c Monday. Rain is expected to return late Monday to cool things down. Temps around the 25c range are expected forContinue Reading
Your favorite online newspaper needs your support. In the first 9 days of June we have had over 50,000 unique visitors. We need 100 new subscription donations by Monday June 12th, 2017 at 6PM EST to avoid having new digital ads appear on the site. It truly isContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The Cornwall Community Police Service is not confirming a case of Fentanyl laced Marijuana according to its Drug Squad. CFN received word this afternoon from the CCPS following a report from a source that confiscated Marijuana was allegedly laced with the killer opioid in Cornwall. We willContinue Reading
So when you have very few sales reps you have to be creative to help sell that excess ad inventory. We here at CFN are even hoping to no longer carry digital ads, and just server our direct markets. To do that though we need the business community toContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Cody MacDonald, 33 of Cornwall was arrested on June 8th, 2017 and charged with breach of recognizance for failing to report to police as directed. It is alleged the man failed to report to police on June 5th, 2017 and an investigation ensued. On June 8th,Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Mother Nature is showing us some love this weekend. After weeks of rain and gloom the sun’s coming out full force! But not before some rain and potential Thunder Storm risk for Friday night. Expect high’s near or over 30c for Saturday and Sunday with lows nearContinue Reading
INDECENT ACT, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Carl Desjardins-Paquette, 31 of Cornwall was arrested on June 7th, 2017 and charged with indecent act and breach of recognizance and probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged in the afternoon of June 7th, 2017 the man was spotted exposing himselfContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Odds are if you’re reading this it’s not the first time you’ve visited the Cornwall Free News. It’s not easy running an Independent newspaper in 2017. It’s even harder in smaller markets. While we like other face challenges in a struggling economy and competing with giants likeContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – This newspaper, the largest in this city with over 1 million human pageviews per month, hasn’t had a release from the fire department since Pierre Voisine was promoted. Unlike many in the fire services I actually live downtown and CFN operates downtown. I hear the manyContinue Reading