Maybe that’s why Bob Gainey didn’t get Vinny Lecavilier? Maybe William Gillet wouldn’t let him spend the $$? Now that the rumours have been confirmed perhaps a Canadian concern or even a Quebec concern will purchase the Habs? Mr. Gillet made a shrewd investment at a good time and snatchedContinue Reading
Comic Legend Robin Williams is recovering in a Cleveland Clinic after undergoing surgery to replace his aeortic valve. LINK “Mr. Williams’ operation went extremely well and we expect him to make a full recovery. The 3 1/2 hour heart surgery was conducted to replace his aortic valve, repair his mitralContinue Reading
L I N K Congrats to Ms King. I’d love to see local artwork displayed on this site. If you are a local Artist and wish to submit artwork to us please email a photo to info@cornwallfreenews.com The painting, by Canadian artist Charlotte King, Mohawk, was awarded first place inContinue Reading
We interupt our Sports and Political coverage to link to an amazing catch up story on one of Rock’s most legendary bands, PINK FLOYD. Click the link to read the full story and why the band will probably never re-unite. please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading
Yes, the Habs lost 5-2 to Toronto. It was a brutal affair as the Hockey Gods rained down disfavour on Canadians head coach and GM Bob Gainey. I guess this will be a lesson to future GM’s not to have the core of your team be UFA’s. Maxim Lapierre, GuyContinue Reading
Yes you lowly Sens fans can snicker and sneer. Your team beat the Habs last night in Ottawa led by Jason Spezza’s 2 goals. You don’t get 3 point nights from Tom Kotsopoulos often and sadly Carey Price squandered a good overall performance. It’s time to let Halak be theContinue Reading
No Goalie has ever won as many games as Martin Brodeur. It feels so odd saying that as I have a bit of personal history with Marty. When I ran sports card shows and repped athletes at other events in the early 90’s I had the opportunity to have MartyContinue Reading
Actress Natasha Richardson, wife of Liam Neeson and daughter of screen legend Vanessa Redgrave has had a horrible ski accident outside of Montreal in Mont Tremblant. FOX NEWS is reporting that she’s officially brain dead and to be removed from life support systems upon returning to her home and family.Continue Reading
TOP SIX MOVIES AT THE BOX OFFICE Race to Witch Mountain won the race coming in first place followed by: The Watchmen The Last House on the Left Taken Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail Slumdog MillionaireContinue Reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! LINK TO WIKIPEDIA Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated worldwide by the those of Irish descent and increasingly by non-Irish people (usually in New Zealand and North America). Celebrations are generally themed around all things Irish and, by association, the colour green. Both Christians and non-ChristiansContinue Reading
Four Individuals Fined $352,465 for Contraband Tobacco Ontario’s Tough Tobacco Tax Laws at Work TORONTO, March 13 /CNW/ – Four people were convicted and fined a total of $352,465 for Tobacco Tax Act offences in the Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall, on January 22, 2009. The following individuals wereContinue Reading
LINK Andrew “Test” Martin, former WWE Wrestler was found dead in Florida Saturday. He was 33. Police say Martin was dead when they arrived, but there was no indication of foul play. please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading
Giving up 48 shots in your home rink during a Play-Off drive is not the sign of a good team. There were some beacons of light. The Habs were hitting more which was good and Halak gave another good performance other than one fluke goal, but again you can’t scoreContinue Reading
Denis Sabourin had to move the Justin Trudeau breakfast once, but it looked like he needed a larger room than Salon’s A-C at the Civic Complex. Every parking space was filled including along the entrance way into the complex. The line to greet Trudeau took over an hour to process. Continue Reading
BOXSCORES Busy night in the NHL. Boston beat Ottawa 5-3; Buffalo stabs Florida 3-1; Marty Brodeur beat Phoenix 5-2 as he closes on Patrick Roy’s record gaining win number 550 ; Washington capped Philly 2-1; Columbus 4-3 over the Penguins in OT; Calgary got 2 goals from Olli Jokenin toContinue Reading
Are you going to see Justin Trudeau this Saturday at from 8:30 in Salons A-C at the complex? I know I’ll be there. Not sure if there are any tickets left but if you still don’t have yours you can try Denis Sabourin 13 346 5416 or e-mail m3011@glen-net.ca orContinue Reading
Habs GM and now Head Coach Bob Gainey won in his debut game back behind the bench as the Canadians beat Edmonton 4-3 in OT. Captain Saku Koivu led the way with 2 goals. It was a nice game. They weren’t blown out shotwise; Gregory Stewart had a fight; ChrisContinue Reading
As I suggested recently in this blog, the Habs have fired head coach Guy Carbonneau and GM Bob Gainey has stepped into the breach for the remainnder of this season. Bob said on trade deadline day that he was happy with “His” team and I am predicting that if “His”Continue Reading