All school buses are cancelled for a second day in the Cornwall Ontario area due to inclement weather. If you have a photo or video of conditions in your area email them to info@cornwallfreenews.com and you can win Cornwall River Kings tickets!Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario residents are digging out after heavy freezing rain has made roads and walking perilous. No relief is set until the weekend when temperatures are predicted to reach +7 on Saturday. Power was out overnight for over three hours in Cornwall. Cars are iced up with heavy pilesContinue Reading
DOMESTIC INVESTIGATION (South Dundas) – On February 12, 2016 at approximately 6:02pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report of a domestic situation at a residence in the Village of Iroquois, South Dundas Township. Investigation indicated that an altercation between an adult maleContinue Reading
A HEAVY FREEZING alert is being issued for the Cornwall Ontario area after a large snow dump hit the city. Temperatures are expected to sink to -8c over night. ALL school Buses are cancelled for Tuesday. Wednesday will see mild flurries. Send your storm pictures or video to info@cornwallfreenews.comContinue Reading
On Friday, February 12, 2016, Matthew VALENTINI, 34 years old of Ottawa was arrested for offences relating to the sexual exploitation of a 15 year old female over a period of time between 2013 and 2014. The Ottawa Police Human Trafficking Unit has laid the following charges: Trafficking in personsContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Gerard Cook, 52 of Cornwall was arrested on February 13th, 2016 and charged with breach of probation for having consumed alcohol and failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on February 13th, 2016 the man was found to be breaching his conditions and wasContinue Reading
All school buses have been cancelled for the day due to extreme weather with up to 35 cms of snow possibly falling by Thursday. CFN will update as more information becomes available. The good news is that this weekend temperatures are expected to exceed +5 Celsius.Continue Reading
Going into this season Habs GM Marc Bergevin made very few impact changes. Washington for example, clearly saw a need for some secondary scoring support and nabbed TJ Oshie, and Justin Williams. Montreal saw some lottery tickets. Alex Semin, Zach Kassian, and Tomas Fleischman. While “Flash”Continue Reading
The Cornwall Ontario area is bracing for a week of wet stuff with Tuesday being the big blast after a weekend deep freeze. Depending on the temperatures the River City can see as many as 35cms of snow or heavy rains that could impact drains. Freezing is also a deepContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Local hockey fans showed the River Kings some love on Sunday afternoon at the Civic Complex with a season-high crowd of 1,321. But the Laval Predateurs spoiled the party, snapping Cornwall’s four-game winning streak on Valentine’s Day with a 4-2 victory. It was the River Kings firstContinue Reading
Our City Councillor and columnist for the Seaway News, Claude McIntosh is advocating some honour to be bestowed in memory of the late Bob Turner. In his excellent article in the Seaway News of January 9th. Mr. McIntosh has credited Bob with bringing minor sports to Cornwall. Bob TurnerContinue Reading
A lot of good people have been hurt this year trying to save the City of Cornwall’s public art gallery. From years of historic corruption, poor governance, and a lack of support in a community that is very very weak artistically the final insults to decency were delivered thisContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Nancy Chevrette, 37 of Cornwall was arrested on February 10th, 2016 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the woman breached her probation conditions and a warrant was issued for her arrest. On February 10th, 2016 she attended police headquarters to deal with theContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Local hockey fans who have stuck with the River Kings through a difficult start to the season are being rewarded of late. And those loyal fans are in for a treat on Sunday afternoon. Cornwall, 5-0-1 in its last six games, hosts the rival Laval Predateurs onContinue Reading
ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – A 27-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on February 8th, 2016 and charged with assault. It is alleged during an argument on February 7th, 2016 the man kicked and pushed his 17-year-old girlfriend and police were contacted to investigate. On February 8th, 2016 the man attended policeContinue Reading
My year at TAG Cornwall has been eye opening and interesting. I’ve discovered a passion for painting. I’ve seen the good and bad in our local artists. I’ve listened to a lot of people. I’ve helped a lot of people. I’ve also had to say no to someContinue Reading
Cornwall City Councilor Mark A MacDonald has donated a generous cheque to the struggling public art gallery of Cornwall. TAG Cornwall is facing a funding and community support crisis and is having a meeting Tuesday February 9th at 7PM to see if the community will step up to ensure theContinue Reading
They say to judge a sports trade you have to look at the best player involved. In this case, it was Christmas for Ottawa GM as he landed Leafs D man Dion Phaneuf in a block buster trade with the Leafs. While the Leafs are doing their fandangled rebuild fromContinue Reading