OPP INVESTIGATE ROBBERY For Information Purposes (HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Crime Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a robbery that occurred on Thursday December 14, 2017 at approximately 11:30pm in the Town of Hawkesbury. An employee of a local restaurant was victim of a robbery when attending a residence onContinue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – It’s that time.   I get asked a lot as we get closer to this time of year if we’re run our naughty and nice list. This holiday season I thought I’d ask you, our amazing CFN viewers to post your suggestions and why?  They don’t have toContinue Reading

FROM/DE:   Hawkesbury OPP Detachment                    DATE: November 15, 2017   PEDESTRIAN INVOLVED IN FATAL COLLISION HIGHWAY #417 EASTBOUND CLOSED   (CHAMPLAIN TOWNSHIP) – On November 15, 2017 at approximately 11:00 a.m., officers from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Hawkesbury Detachment, Prescott-Russell Paramedics and the Champlain Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 417 Eastbound lanes inContinue Reading

SIU Terminates Investigation into Injury of Man while in OPP Hawkesbury Detachment Cell Case Number: 17-PCI-237 Mississauga, ON (10 October, 2017) —  The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into a serious injury sustained by a 56-year-old man in August of 2017 in Hawkesbury. OnContinue Reading

Like all media today CFN faces revenue challenges.   We face more of them because of the City Hall led conspiratorial boycott of this newspaper.   It’s something that actually has damaged the economy of the entire community.  There is at this point no business reason to not advertise hereContinue Reading

SIU Investigators Examining Incident Inside Hawkesbury OPP Detachment Case Number: 17-PCI-237 Witness Assistance Fill Out a Witness Form Upload a Video Mississauga, ON (31 August, 2017) — The province’s Special Investigations Unit is examining the circumstances surrounding an incident inside the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, after which aContinue Reading

It’s not easy being an Independent media outlet, especially in Cornwall Ontario!  Yet somehow, with limited resources, we keep growing our audience as we start to venture away and grow our Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and other city markets. We finally had time to publish our Second Quarter numbers and youContinue Reading

Update #4 – OPP Searching For Elderly Male – Located Deceased. (HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have concluded the search for an elderly male reported missing on August 15, 2017, from the Alfred-Plantagenet Township. On Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the efforts to find,Continue Reading

SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED Numerous property crime incidents solved – eight suspects arrested (HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Crime Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in support to investigating uniform officers, have investigated with the assistance of the OPP Community Street Crime Unit and the Regional Intelligence Coordinator, a series ofContinue Reading

Update – DECEASED PERSON LOCATED ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY – PORTION OF HWY 417 CLOSED – Investigation Concluded   (RUSSELL COUNTY, ON) – On July 2, 2017 at approximately 2:30 p.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Russell County detachment responded to a report of a deceased person on the shoulder portion ofContinue Reading

(RUSSELL COUNTY, ON) – On July 2, 2017 at approximately 2:30 p.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Russell County detachment responded to a report of a deceased person on the shoulder portion of westbound Highway #417 near mile marker 88. Upon arriving on scene the officers located human remains. The investigation is continuingContinue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – Have you noticed a few more digital ads on CFN?   We want to remove them, but need your help. Like any newspaper, online or in print, we need your help to survive.  Gone are the days of classified ad revenue, and home delivery revenue. Nothing ofContinue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – Holy Chem Tanks!   One of the most incompetent councils I’ve witnessed since living in this town is not only seeming desperate as elections start to come closer, but pulling a page out of the Kilger play book and hustling a waterfront scandal on this community. You’dContinue 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 – 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

The Cornwall Free News wants you!   We’re looking for experienced Sales reps that are a fearless and community minded.   We pay the best commission and bonus rates in the region, and will pay for your health care plan after 90 days! Are you independent, love to communicate, andContinue Reading