ASSAULT, THREATS Cornwall, ON – Justin McCourt, 30 of Cornwall was arrested on January 26th, 2016 and charged with assault and threats to life. It is alleged during an argument on January 17th, 2016 the man grabbed a 35-year-old man who is known to him and threatened to killContinue Reading
CFN needs two experienced media sales reps for the region! Insane commission & bonus structure. Email your CV to jamie@cornwallfreenews.comContinue Reading
Long time CFN commentor Jules seems to have left the site after being sent an email asking her to self censor herself. The “Wacky” woman who originally is from Cornwall, but now lives in Ottawa is known for her abusive comments towards politicians and authority figures. She also seems toContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Jesse Dufresne, 25 of Cornwall was arrested on January 25th, 2016 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged he failed to abide by his probation conditions and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On January 25th, 2016 the man was located at aContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Gerald Pilon, 83 of Cornwall was arrested on January 22nd, 2016 and charge with breaching his recognizance for being outside his residence. It is alleged on January 22nd, 2016 the man was found to be breaching his recognizance in the area of Anthony and BlossomContinue Reading
I know. What an odd picture to header a column, but then, this is an odd town with an ever odder City Council. The problem is the old adage, “You get the politicians you deserve.” After all, this is a town that over 4,000 people voted for Robert Brock Frost,Continue Reading
CFN spoke with “Gary”, the owner of the GVEAH Pet Store in Cornwall Ontario that is under fire for its sale of kittens, puppies, and other live animals. Unlike other stores that sell animals from the OSPCA, his store will take in litters of stray kittens, some away from theirContinue Reading
Kings & Little Ones is not your average barber shop. This isn’t Mayberry! Josh Cassleman shared that he was looking for something in Cornwall that didn’t really exist so he created it making a sizable investment in Downtown Cornwall Ontario. When you work two full time jobsContinue Reading
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness month and the Alzheimer Society has launched a new initiative called Dementia Friends. They are hoping that the community will make a difference by becoming more inclusive of some people with dementia and/or their caregivers. It could involve us learning more about the disease, orContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – For the second straight Saturday night, River Kings fans were treated to three-on-three overtime at the Civic Complex. This time however, it was the visiting team that came away with the victory as Sorel edged Cornwall 4-3. The River Kings, who were victorious on Friday night atContinue Reading
A protest has been announced for Saturday morning outside Cornwall Square against the pet shop’s practice of selling live animals it was announced on a local Facebook page. CFN did an earlier story on the pet store after receiving numerous queries from the public. Over 1300 people have voted inContinue Reading
FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (South Stormont) – On January 21, 2016 at approximately 8:52pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving two (2) tractor-trailer units on Highway 401 eastbound lanes, South Stormont Township (west of Boundary Road).Continue Reading
10,000,000 is a very very large number. Can you imagine the impact on Cornwall and area businesses if they had those impressions instead of through google ads? CFN had an early policy of not having digital ads as we wanted to focus on local, but due to a mostContinue Reading
Is it time for a by law in Cornwall to require commercial establishments to ensure that animals they sell have been vaccinated, fixed, and health checked prior to sale? At issue with over 1,000 people on a local social media page is a pet shop in Cornwall Square that sellsContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – A 24-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on January 19th, 2016 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged during an argument in the summer of 2015 the man assaulted his girlfriend and police were contacted to investigate. On January 19, 2016 the man attended policeContinue Reading
The Standard Freeholder has been around a long time. The newspaper, after only being owned by the Sun chain for a brief time, ended up with Post Media after they consumed the chain. Where you had contrast in many Canadian cities with a Sun tabloid vs a broadsheet many citiesContinue Reading
FRAUD Cornwall, ON – Katherine Scanlon, 35 of Cornwall was arrested on January 18th, 2016 and charged with fraud over $5000.00. It is alleged that she failed to declare changes in her living arrangements to the Ontario Works Resource Centre between September, 2014 and April, 2015 which resulted inContinue Reading
THREATS, BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 15-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on January 15th, 2016 and charged with threats and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace and failing to follow house rules. It is alleged during an argument on January 15th, 2016 the youth held a batContinue Reading