POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING COCAINE, POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME Cornwall, ON – Alcide Ceasor, 56, of Cornwall was arrested on May 15th, 2019 and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, as well as possession of property obtained by crime. It is alleged on May 15th, 2019, members of […]
MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION – ROADWAY CLOSED (SOUTH DUNDAS,ON) – Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are currently on the scene of a two vehicle collision on County Road 2, South Dundas Township. Preliminary Investigation has indicated that at approximately 3:11pm, a passenger vehicle was travelling east bound on County Road 2, South […]
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As the Cornwall region digs out of a massive Colorado snow dump it’s an opportunity for a Winter snow day. With so many institutions closed, and hopefully most of our viewers prepared for the storm, we wish everyone a lovely Winter day and hopefully we can all enjoy and appreciate Mother Nature inflicting this break […]
A massive Snow storm is about to hit the Cornwall Ontario area with over 30cm of snow Tuesday with another 10 or so expected Wednesday. Temperatures will warm up from our current -15c Tuesday morning to near the zero mark. Morning is the time to stock up if you haven’t already. We’re expecting smaller loads […]
Freezing drizzle and icky Winter conditions have cancelled all school buses today in the Cornwall area. Expect more rain and potential flooding in some areas before temps warm up overnight tonight before freezing up on Tuesday. Stay tuned to CFN for all your weather alerts and updates! Warnings 4:50 AM EST Monday 04 February 2019Freezing […]
For Wednesday January 23, 2019 all school vehicle transportation has been cancelled due to inclement weather and road conditions. Blowing snow with freezing rain is forecast for the region, resulting in dangerous driving conditions. Schools will remain open. We have snow predicted for the day turning to mixed precipitation and freezing rain and ice pellets […]
Nobody should be surprised as predictions of this storm have started mid week, but it’s starting to blow and it’s a rare mix of very cold temperatures and heavy snowfall with as many as 30cm predicted in some regions of Eastern Ontario. Here in Downtown Cornwall it’s -22c at CFN Headquarters as of 3:34 PM. […]
Cornwall Ontario – The biggest storm so far of the Winter is coming to the River City area! Expect to see some snow over the next five days with the big dumps coming this weekend! What’s rare is that temps will be plunging during the heavy falling of white stuff on the weekend. Right now […]
It’s not everyday a business in Cornwall celebrates its 10th Anniversary! CFN has decided to do so by offering a heavily discounted banner ad deal for the Month of January 2019! E Interac us your payment to info@cornwallfreenews.com as well as emailing us your 300×250 (or smaller) ad banner and hyperlink. It’s that easy. Space […]
A FREEZING RAIN alert for New Year’s eve may be putting a damper on the River City and for those who have to drive tonight. Temps are hovering around the scary area where as little as one degree can be the difference between harmless wet stuff or killer freezing rain. If you can stay off […]
Cornwall Ontario – The River City is waking up to -20c temps as this short cold snap is about to come to an end as a warm pressure system cruises through our region bringing freezing rain, and other yucky precipitation which will turn into actual rain starting tonight and into Friday. We expect a high […]
ARMED ROBBERY (SOUTH DUNDAS, ON) – On December 12, 2018 at approximately 12:08am, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, with the assistance of OPP Emergency Response Team, responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Circle K convenience store in the Village of Iroquois, South Dundas Township. Investigation indicated one […]
Ontario can no longer claim the shortest median wait time for medically necessary treatment in Canada, with patients in the province waiting an estimated 15.7 weeks (on average) in 2018, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Saskatchewan’s wait time of 15.4 weeks is the […]
MULTIPLE CHARGES AT TRAFFIC STOP (NORTH GLENGARRY, ON) – On December 4, 2018 at approximately 9:03pm, a Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer intercepted a vehicle while conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 417, North Glengarry Township. The stop resulted in the male driver providing a false identity. Further investigation revealed the male was […]
Cornwall Ontario – We all get them every week. Mine goes straight to the recycle bin, but that’s exactly why city’s like Montreal are deciding whether to ban them altogether. LINK Locally TC Media ships them with the Seaway News weekly, but most end up in our landfill. With more communities banning plastic bags […]
Cornwall Ontario – There’s a freezing rain alert for Saturday. With temps hoving around zero the wet stuff can freeze quickly making roads and walkways hazardous. Expect the warm weather to extend into Sunday with more moisture expected overnight as temps rise to a high of +5 Sunday. To sponsor our weather and bus alerts […]
SD&G OPP NEWS (STORMONT DUNDAS & GLENGARRY, ON) – The SD&G Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating several incidents after responding to 195 calls for service from Tuesday November 13, 2018 to Friday November 16, 2018. Among these occurrences, SD&G OPP responded to: – 33 Motor Vehicle collision – 29 calls for Police […]