Fraud is a huge crime issue facing many communities. They take immense resources from law enforcement and the legal system, yet here in Cornwall many are not even investigated. The standard line of recent vintage cases from the CCPS is that investigations can take five months. Now many inContinue Reading
When clients open the door at Weeds on 77 Montreal Road in Ottawa they face their first choices. Will it be Blue Dream, Bubba Kush shatter or Bubba Kush buddar as their initial smoking option at sixty to seventy-five dollars a gram? Would they like Keif, Brown, Black or TempleContinue Reading
Popular River Kings forward Alexandre Gauthier was involved in a head-on collision and is in a coma fighting for his life. The car accident occurred this morning in Saint-Gédéon, QC. “Obviously hockey takes a back seat at a time like this,” said River Kings general manager Rick Lalonde. “Alex isContinue Reading
ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON Cornwall, ON – A 23-year-old Cornwall woman was arrested on February 25th, 2016 and charged with assault with a weapon. It is alleged during an argument on February 25th, 2016 the woman made a gesture with a knife towards her 27-year-old ex-boyfriend and police were contactedContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Cody Burelle, 18 of Cornwall was arrested on February 24th, 2016 and charged with breach of undertaking for failing to notify a change of address and two undertakings and one probation order for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged the man failed to notifyContinue Reading
STORM RELATED CALLS FOR SERVICE – RESULTS (SD&G) – The adverse weather received yesterday (24Feb16) across the United Counties resulted in several traffic related incidents. Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) and Highway Safety Division (HSD) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a total of 72 (Stormont-23, Dundas-15, Glengarry-34) calls for service consistingContinue Reading
School Buses are cancelled for a second day as rain and freezing rain play havoc with the roads in the region. Flooding has also been reported as City Works has to deal with masses of water and sewers. CFN will update as more information becomes available. Email your pictures orContinue Reading
School buses are cancelled in the Cornwall Ontario area for Wednesday February 24, 2016 due to the impending storm. Over 15 cm of snow is expected to fall before turning to freezing rain. CFN will update as more weather alerts become available.Continue Reading
With a lower temperature predicted for Wednesday what should have been a heavy rain will turn into a mass of snow for the Cornwall Ontario area starting Tuesday night and dropping through Thursday. Tuesday’s overnight is expected to drop to -8c with a high of +1 for Wednesday. No schoolContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER, BREACH, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Rene Lang, 45 and Amanda Laplante, 32 both of Cornwall were arrested on February 22nd, 2016 and charged accordingly. Laplante was charged with theft under $5000 and assault with a weapon. Lang was charged with theft under $5000,Continue Reading
ASSAULT, THREATS Cornwall, ON – Vanessa King, 21 of Cornwall was arrested on February 19th, 2016 and charged with assault and threats. It is alleged during an argument on February 19th, 2016 the woman pushed and threatened another woman and police were contacted to investigate. During their investigation she wasContinue Reading
The River Kings, who had a long and eventful bus ride home from Jonquiere early Saturday morning, had an even longer Saturday night at the Civic Complex. Cornwall dropped a 7-2 contest to Trois-Rivieres in front of a disappointing gathering of 956. The River Kings entered the contest 7-1-1 inContinue Reading
A news item appeared on Feb 19 that Cornwall City Councillor Andre Rivette wants fluoride reintroduced into Cornwall municipal water, citing comments from the medical officer of health that fluoride-free Calgary recorded an increase in childhood dental cavities. The news media reported that University of Calgary recently conducted a studyContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER Cornwall, ON – Kevin Smith, 45 of Cornwall was arrested on February 17th, 2016 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged on February 17th, 2016 the man attended a Second Street East store and removed diapers making no attempt to pay for the item as heContinue Reading
Happy Birthday on February 28th. to Randy Lalonde, one of our dedicated Paramedics. I have known Randy for a long time. He worked with me years ago at Mount Carmel House Treatment Center for Drug and Alcohol Abuse in St. Raphael’s. He was a conscientious worker and a veryContinue Reading
How many coffee house’s do you know hosting local celebrities like Dan Aykroyd, Tom Green & Mayor Jim Watson for their grand opening parties? Leave it to Cornwall boy Denis Sabourin to make that happen! After running his ad agency Xactly Design & Advertising in Ottawa for over 10Continue Reading
There is a reason why the Federal Government is trying to unload harbour lands across Canada. Most are polluted or have historic environment issues that literally could cost billions of dollars to resolve. Cornwall’s harbour is so polluted that when a movement to create a beach occurred a fewContinue Reading
ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH AWEAPON, POSSESSION OF A WEAPON FOR A DANGEROUS PURPOSE Cornwall, ON – Lynne Ladouceur, 46 of Cornwall was arrested on February 14th, 2016 and charged with robbery, aggravated assault, assault with weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. It is alleged duringContinue Reading