In a huge upset Slovakia beat the star studded Russian National team 2-1.  The Montreal Canadiens on Jaroslav Halak stole a game saving 35 shots in the victory. Marty Brodeur picked up his first Olympic Win in Canada’s 3-2 shoot out victory over Switzerland.  It was a night of nearContinue Reading

We had our in house photographer Jacqueline Milner give the Nikon D5000 we are having some fun with put the camera through its paces. Given the D5000 to take for a test drive I first noticed the compactness and light weight of the camera body. I was very excited toContinue Reading

Cornwall City Councilor and potential Mayoralty candidate Mark MacDonald is in Vancouver for the Olympics.  He sent this message in for you, our readers. The streets of Vancouver are very busy, especially at night.  When my shift is finished, about 9:00 p.m., I walk to where I am staying and itContinue Reading

The pucks dropped for Men’s Hockey with BC Native Roberto Luongo shutting out Norway 8-0 in Canada’s quest for the gold.   Canada’s goals were by Mike Richards, Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Rick Nash and pairs from Dany Heatley and Jarome Iginla. Team Russia gave up two goals  to LatviaContinue Reading

(Peter Forsberg leads in Sweden at opening ceremonies) Game On: Team Canada Ready to Play Finally after years of anticipation, Team Canada will take the ice today and begin their quest for Gold against Norway. The stage is enormous, the pressure is enormous and Canadian fans expect nothing less thanContinue Reading

It’s About Time That You Quit! Time is running out to join thousands in The Driven to Quit Challenge February 16, 2010 – Cornwall, ON. – There are less than two weeks left to register for the Canadian Cancer Society Driven to Quit Challenge. Registration is open until 11:59 p.m. on FebruaryContinue Reading

COLTS ROLL OUT RED CARPET FOR 3+1 PROJECT 2010 AND ONE LUCKY PERSON COULD WIN A NEW FORD ESCAPE Cornwall Ontario – The Cornwall Colts have dedicated one of their home games to Project 2010. “Champions of the Cause Night” takes place Thursday, March 4th when the Colts host theContinue Reading

Blogging Basics using WordPress So you’ve heard the term “blog” and want to know what blogs are all about. Should you “the business owner” be blogging? Alyssa Blais from the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre will introduce you to the world of blogging and present to you a hands-on introduction toContinue Reading

So far we have one Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze medal.    Alexandre Bilodeau of Montreal nabbed Canada’s first gold medal of the games in the Men’s Moguls. LINK TO MEDAL WINNERS For Bilodeau, at his second Winter Games (11th  in Torino) the victory was extra specials as hisContinue Reading

The good news is that we’re inching up.  The bad news is that we’re not inching up fast enough.  We need more votes people.  Remember that you can vote once for each email you have and you need to vote EVERY DAY! Call everyone one you know.  They don’t evenContinue Reading

Wayne Gretzky stole the show last night for the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver British Columbia last night.   For many; for me I personally enjoyed watching the Jamaican athlete wobbling around as he looked a little discombobulated as the Parade of Nations participating flowed by. ItContinue Reading

(Pictured above is Luger Armin Zöggeler) Luger Dies During Training Run Just a few hours before the opening ceremonies for the much anticipated Vancouver Olympics, a Georgian luger has died. During a training session this morning just before 11:00 am Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control while coming into an out turnContinue Reading

The Ronathahon:ni Cultural Centre Would like to cordially invite you to the Grand Opening of the 2010 Ronathahon:ni Art Show, Friday February 12th from 7PM to 9PM 1 Ronathahon:ni Lane, Kawehnoke ( Cornwall Island- Akwesasne ) Artists will be present, Refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome! We will also beContinue Reading

We shoot a lot of photos and video clips here at The Cornwall Free News, and as we’re always trying to improve our viewers experience we’re looking at upgrading some of the Tools of Our Trade. With that in mind we were fortunate enough to access a Nikon D 5000Continue Reading