Cornwall Ontario – When you work full time in the media and do investigative journalism you see the best of people, but far more often you see the very worst; the scariest even.  You shake your head and hope you don’t end  up with PTSD or addiction issues because frankly;Continue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – CCPS informed the public on social media (no media release) that they shot a moose that had wandered within city limits. Moose generally live within a 20KM territory their entire lives.   When they tragically get within human habitation it’s very difficult to remove them to another territory.Continue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – For those upset about the high price of policing in Cornwall Ontario and the CCPS refusal to give out real and concrete numbers and information it’s been a challenge to process data so that the public can understand how much they’re being gouged. What we know forContinue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – Black market Marijuana sellers are shaking their heads at the Province of Ontario’s plans for recreational retail sales of weed. Demand and ease of availability see prices as low as $50 per ounce for trimmings to only $100 per ounce for high quality BC bud. Yet theContinue Reading

MPP Jim McDonell and Conservatives Vote Against $15 Minimum Wage   [Queen’s Park] This afternoon Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MPP Jim McDonell along with Patrick Brown’s PC caucus voted against historic changes to raise Ontario’s general minimum wage. In public comments over the last few months PC leader Patrick Brown said thatContinue Reading

POLICE IN ONTARIO CONDUCT HUMAN TRAFFICKING OUTREACH THROUGH OPERATION NORTHERN SPOTLIGHT OPP Coordinated Investigations in Ontario (ORILLIA, ON) – Members of police services throughout Ontario were able to ensure the safety of 6 people who had been working in the sex trade and were in exploitive situations, including 2 under the age of 16. Additionally, 12 people were chargedContinue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – It’s “hump day” on the picket line for faculty at SLC (St. Lawrence College) Cornwall, where members of Local 417 OPSEU (Ontario Public Service Employees Union), are on day 3 of strike action.   Local 417 represents the librarians, counsellors and faculty at all three campuses ofContinue Reading

Drug seizures at another Ottawa marihuana dispensary           (Ottawa) — On Oct 13th 2017, the Ottawa Police Service Drug Unit executed a warrant at another illegal marihuana dispensary. The warrant was conducted at: *       233 Armstrong St Items seized from the illegal storefront included: *       MarihuanaContinue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – As many CFN viewers know we’ve been pushing the CCPS to be more accountable to the public, in particular, via the media.   With a per capita cost to taxpayers nearly on par with Toronto, and Cornwall’s tax rate already way too high, most residents want to knowContinue Reading