CORNWALL Ontario – This has been a rough year for CFN. The third year of the Kilger boycott has kept us from hiring staff, and even doing investigations of certain stories purely because of a lack of resources and time. We know Cornwall reads CFN because our numbers have goneContinue Reading
POWER OUTAGE Cornwall will be experiencing a momentary power outage in the early morning hours of November 19th, 2014. As a result the Cornwall Community Police Service is reminding the public that during any power outage drivers are should treat all traffic controlled intersections as if they were fourContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Lianne Killen, 24 of Brockville and Aaron Taylor, 26 of Long Sault were both arrested on November 15th, 2014 and charged with breaching release conditions. It is alleged that on November 15th, 2014 during a traffic stop they were found to be in the companyContinue Reading
CFN – Local Cornwall resident, Myles Lynch, is a patient at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). His journey began upon being diagnosed with a genetic condition, cystic fibrosis, when he was born. When Myles was 16 his lungs began to fail. He was put on the wait list andContinue Reading
CFN – Canadians woke up today to the realization that there were two bye-elections yesterday. You have to wonder how many outside of the Ottawa bubble even gave it a second thought. I will hazard a guess and say that more Canadians were probably talking about the weather than theContinue Reading
CFN – A win is a win. In spite of the Del Mastro and Senate scandals. In spite of a past due date being a buzz phrase, in spite of his political obit being written, in spite of media reports of his stepping down for a new leader, StephenContinue Reading
SD&G OPP IMPAIRED DRIVER (North Glengarry) – On November 14, 2014 at approximately 11:41pm, an SD&G OPP officer intercepted a vehicle on County Road 34, North Glengarry Township. A check of the adult male driver revealed he was under the influence of alcohol. Justin KLICKERMANN (36) of North Glengarry TownshipContinue Reading
CFN – It seems that there’s a move a foot to kill the CBC. And it’s coming from within. Hubert Lacroix, the reigning President of our Nation’s broadcaster looks like Gordon Gekko a business guy/bureaucrat brought in to dismantle the CBC one block at a time. He didn’t work his wayContinue Reading
CFN – The Gonchar trade has paid off dividends already. Still fitting in with his new squad the big Russian already has had an impact on the team playing over 15 minutes per night. The power play has caught fire which was the main goal, but he has also shownContinue Reading
CFN – Snow has hit Eastern Ontario this early morning. It’s the first real snow fall of the Winter with nearly 10 cm of the white stuff expected to hit most of the region mixed in with some possible rain. Temperatures hover around zero most of the day. Expect moreContinue Reading
CFN -As a result of the Ottawa Police investigation into allegations of a male portraying himself as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces on November 11 at the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa, the Ottawa Police Central District Investigations Unit has charged Franck GERVAIS, 32 years old of CantleyContinue Reading
CFN– Freeholder Hugo Rodrigues is spouting off about Water Meters for Cornwall in a recent editorial. Frankly I’m not sure Mr. Rodrigues even lives in Cornwall. The Poobah from the Canadian Association of Journalists was dropped in to helm the newspaper for Sun Media and after helping improve theContinue Reading
Calls for Service Kingston Police had 112 calls for service during the 24 hour period of November 13 with six additional dispatches between midnight and the morning shift. Some of these included: • 2 domestic calls • 3 assault calls • 5 harassment calls • 2 fight/disturbance calls • 3Continue Reading
CFN – Calvin Hanson of Cornwall photographed this banded female Rose-breasted Grosbeak which came to his feeder November 5th to 9th. He identified all nine numbers on the band and reported them to the Bird Banding Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland and they confirmed the bird is in their database and theyContinue Reading
CFN – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is responding to a National Post article that reported on the RCMP’s $92-million dollar plan to place a myriad of high-tech, high-security equipment along the U.S.–Canada border to act as an electronic surveillance “fence”. One of the locations being targeted for this latestContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Toshena Hill, 26 of Cornwall was arrested on November 12th, 2014 and charged with theft under $5000 and breach of undertaking for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged that on November 12th, 2014 the woman attended a Second Street grocery storeContinue Reading
One Night Only! Alkaline Entertainment presents GREAT SCOTT A Tribute to AC DC at the Port Theatre in Cornwall Ontario! Saturday November 15th, 2014 Tickets $15 before the show or $20 at the door! This is a LCBO Licensed event. and on Sunday November 28th, 2014 It’s Pauly andContinue Reading
CFN – It was an interesting way to notch a Gordie Howe Hat Trick as Dale Weise scored on a penalty shot as the Montreal Canadiens pounded the Boston Bruins 5-1 at the Bell Centre Thursday night. It was also the first game for new comer Sergei Gonchar. Montreal’s power play wentContinue Reading