SIU Called to Ottawa to Investigate Fatal Police-Involved Shooting Case Number: 17-OFD-135 Ottawa, ON (3 June, 2017) — The province’s Special Investigations Unit is examining the circumstances surrounding a police-involved shooting in downtown Ottawa overnight. Two men died in the incident and a third man was injured. Preliminary information suggestsContinue Reading
(Prescott, Ontario), The Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police, (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision, involving a pedestrian. At approximately 5:30am on June 3rd, 2017, on Highway 416, south bound near mile marker 6, in Edwardsburgh Township, a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle. The pedestrian has been identified asContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It was a Cornwall Works crew into action early this aft after a family of ducks ended up in a sewer! Natalie Ann stated: Around 11:30 this morning my daughter’s noticed a mama duck walking down the street with only four babies. Seemed odd. I went outsideContinue Reading
HIGHWAY 417 LANE CLOSURE AND COLLISION (Ottawa, ON) -The Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a motor vehicle collision on Highway 417 involving 3 cars and a dump truck. Highway 417 eastbound at Parkdale has lane 1 and 2 closed at this time. No injuriesContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 39-year-old Cornwall man and a 26-year-old Cornwall woman were arrested on June 1st, 2017 and charged with breach of their conditions for communicating with each other. It is alleged on June 1st, 2017 the couple were seen walking together despite their conditions. They were takenContinue Reading
CHARGES LAID RELATING TO THEFT (North Dundas) – On May 21, 2017 at approximately 6:40pm, SD&G OPP officers conducted an investigation into a stolen dump trailer on County Road 13, North Dundas Township. On June 1st 2017 SD&G OPP Officers arrested a male in connection with theContinue Reading
Police Bulletin Calls for Service Kingston Police had 119 calls for service during the 24 hour period starting from 5:00 a.m. on June 1, 2017. Of these, 86 calls occurred in the city central area, 21 in the west end, 5 in the east end, and 1 north ofContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – In the olden days…way back in the 90’s, there were three main streams of revenue for newspapers. Subscriptions, where people paid for home delivery. Then there were classified ads, and finally advertising. All three were pillars that allowed media to cover the news as bestContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Christopher Leclair shared his simple message of grief on social media after the discovery of a car on Second Street West near Saunders Road in Cornwall Thursday. Several CFN viewers alerted us to the message and we reached out to Christopher who confirmed that his “Uncle Chuck”Continue Reading
Long Sault – A new Wednesday farmers’ market has just appeared on the landscape. The Community Farmers’ Market opened for the first time at the business that it is named after. The Community Market, located on old Post Road in Long Sault, has agreed to sponsor a farmers’ market inContinue Reading
TORONTO ONTARIO – Projects Aqua, Panda, Gallo and Drizzle resulted in the seizure of more than 20 firearms including assault rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, motor vehicles, $3.2 million in cash, 115 kilograms of cocaine, 44 kilograms of MDMA, 3.5 kilograms of heroin, one kilogram of fentanyl, 112 kilogramsContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Three CCPS cars and other emergency vehicles are dealing with an alleged dead body in the back seat of a car on Second Street West and Saunders Drive. A witness reported that there was a note on the windshield that stated: …note on windshield saying, do notContinue Reading
Police Bulletin Calls for Service Kingston Police had 117 calls for service during the 24 hour period starting from 5:00 a.m. on May 31, 2017. Of these, 69 calls occurred in the city central area, 37 in the west end, 5 in the east end, and 4 north ofContinue Reading
(LEEDS, ON.) – Officers of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are continuing an investigation involving an impaired driver in a collision. On the 31st of May 2017 at about 8:15 PM O.P.P officers were advised of a collision on County Road 2, west of Yonge Mills RoadContinue Reading
SEXUAL ASSAULT, ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – A 16-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on May 30th, 2017 and charged with sexual assault and assault. It is alleged on April 7th, 2017 the youth inappropriately touched a girl known to him and grabbed her by the throat. Police were contacted and anContinue Reading
Fatal collision on Albion Road (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Albion Road. At approximately 9:15 pm, on May 31, emergency services responded to a serious collision at the intersection of Albion Road and Des Mesanges Drive. FirstContinue 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. March was a busy busy month for CFN! Raw Log Numbers OurContinue Reading
Ottawa man and woman charged with Human trafficking (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Human Trafficking Unit has charged an Ottawa man and woman with several Human trafficking-related charges following an investigation. On or about mid April a young female went missing in Ottawa. She was located by BarrieContinue Reading