It seems that everyone is producing polls while pontificating about the next election results in 2019. I am not one to put much faith in any election polling this far out- let’s face it they are not much better than a guess and the results can be impacted by theContinue Reading
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 andContinue Reading
One would be hard pressed to find any politicians or their staff showing any Christmas spirit on either Twitter or Facebook these days. The animosity continues to reach new heights every day as political partisans of all stripes continue their attacks on each other. One of the biggest changes thatContinue Reading
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 timeContinue Reading
Impaired operation by RedBlacks player (Ottawa) – In relation to the Ottawa RedBlacks media release : Ottawa RedBlacks player Greg ELLINGSON was arrested at 2:37am on Friday, November 30, 2018, in the Kirkwood Avenue and Carling Road area during a R.I.D.E. program. He was subsequently charged with refusing to provideContinue Reading
Police Vehicle Struck; Driver Faces Impaired Driving Charge (Ottawa) One person was arrested for impaired driving after a vehicle ran a red light and struck a police cruiser at about 2 a.m. this morning in the Orleans area of Ottawa. An officer was travelling northbound on Champlain St. at aboutContinue Reading
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. WithContinue Reading
Four teens charged with Aggravated Assault following Orleans school assault (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police have identified and charged four teens in relation to an assault of a 15 year old male at an Orleans school which occurred on November 8, 2018 on Charlemagne Blvd at approx. 11:00am. Police respondedContinue Reading
Impaired driving by drugs on King Edward Avenue (Ottawa)–At 00:10 this morning, a Frontline officer attempted to stop a vehicle on King Edward Avenue with negative results. Around the 300 block of King Edward Avenue, a second officer arrived to assist and they both stopped the vehicle using a policeContinue Reading
Suspect arrested after striking police vehicle on Innes Road (Ottawa) – Frontline officers arrested a male suspect after he attempted to flee police and struck a police vehicle multiple times in the east end of Ottawa, at 3:00 am this morning. Frontline officers were responding to a call aboutContinue Reading
DANGEROUS DRIVER (SOUTH DUNDAS, ON) – On November 6, 2018 at approximately 3:49am, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation on Highway 401, South Dundas Township. The vehicle failed to comply with the request and continued on. The driver left theContinue Reading
Local roofing company owner and employee charged with 49 Fraud related offences (Ottawa)— In January 2018, the Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit began an investigation following numerous complaints that a local roofing company received money for new roof services and never fulfilled the contracts. On Friday, November 2,Continue Reading
Ottawa Ontario – Once again, we see Conservative staff being used as props or in today’s case more correctly as “disrupters” at a meeting. This time it was at a meeting of the NATO Association where Liberal MPs banded together to remove a former Liberal, now Conservative MP, from theContinue Reading
Rental Scams (Grenville County, ON) Recently, the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have had reports of fraudulent house rental listings on social media sites. Often, these rental listing will be listed at a below market value and require an upfront payment. The OPP would like to remind the public toContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I still marvel, over twenty years since I created some of the first stat systems used by a NHL team at how complicated some people turn stats. It’s probably for some of the same reasons I created some of my systems. Hockey is still pretty much anContinue Reading
Ottawa Massage Therapist charged with Sexual assault (Ottawa) –Today, the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Unit has charged an Ottawa man with 1 count of Sexual Assault as a result of an incident that occurred in March 2018 involving a female victim in her early 20’s.Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Another Ottawa season, another focus on team ownership rather than the on ice product. With the team in turmoil and morale low one might miss some of the few bright spots. There are some good young players that will have opportunities they normally might not have inContinue Reading
Ottawa man charge with multiple sex offences (Ottawa) –Today, Ottawa Police Service has charged an Ottawa man with 2 counts of Indecent Assault on a Female, 5 counts of Gross Indecency, 1 count of Rape, 2 counts of Sexual Intercourse/Female under 14 years of age, 2 counts of Sexual Intercourse/FemaleContinue Reading