CFN – Justin Trudeau will have to wade through a political minefield over the next few weeks while he waits to see if anyone else will challenge him for the Liberal Party leadership. It is a tough position to be in, especially with the Ignatieff coronation serving as such aContinue Reading
CFN – Four women going off for a weekend of revelry and renting a cottage isn’t unique; but something very different happened to a group of Eastern Ontario women who after some merriment and giggling decided that they wanted a Cabana Boy to accompany them on their latest get away.Continue Reading
CFN– Toyota Canada is recalling over 240,000 vehicles. The models are: 2007 to 2008 Yaris. 2007 to 2009 RAV4. 2007 to 2009 Tundra. 2007 to 2009 Camry. 2007 to 2009 Camry Hybrid. 2008 and 2009 Sequoia. 2008 Highlander. 2008 Highlander Hybrid. 2009 Corolla. 2009 Matrix. Cornwall area Toyota general managerContinue Reading
“That was when we really thought we were going to bring about the change required. It didn’t happen so successfully and I think Justin and others are of the view that ‘renewal’ became a word that just started not to work anymore.” – Katie Telford CFN – Politics,Continue Reading
CFN – Cornwall residents asked if there was in fact an Earthquake last night that struck shortly after City Council ended? One insider equated the event to the spouting of gas from City Hall as a form of Fracking. No damage was reported; mostly it gave people something toContinue Reading
CFN – This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry. Part 4 Confidence Get Off Me You Idiot Awhile back I didn’t get off my horse when she was giving me all the signals that I should. But IContinue Reading
CFN – Great news! Cornwall Transit Customer Survey is up and running. Click here to complete it; forms are also available on the bus. Having a car, I don’t often use it myself although I have when I have preferred to go somewhere and not have parking hassles. But I didContinue Reading
ROBBERY, POSSESSION OF WEAPON DANGEROUS, POINT FIREARM, BREAK & ENTER Cornwall, ON- Michael Colborne, 33 of Cornwall was arrested on October 5th, 2012. He was bound by a Probation Order and a Recognizance both with the conditions to Keep the Peace and be of Good Behaviour. It is allegedContinue Reading
Once a year I get to put my coffee on sale. Normally I roast on demand and I don’t carry any roasted coffee in stock except during the farmer’s market. During market season I roast coffee on speculation that it will sell. I have to guess what kind of coffeeContinue Reading
Did you know that…..? Porcupines are a rodent, mostly live up in the trees; they cannot groom themselves since they would get a tongue full of their own defense mechanism and therefore smell really bad. The handlers draw straws on who will handle the porcupine since they also smell afterContinue Reading
CFN – Holy Gilles Latour! The poobah of Latour Wealth Mangement looks to be getting some quick cash from the Heart of the City CIP & Brownfield Funding Applications program. Team Cornwall prez and Long Sault resident Gilles Latour needs your money! The scholastically handicapped money man for MayorContinue Reading
CFN – Long time SD&G MPP John Cleary has passed away. He was born in Cornwall Ontario in 1932 and served as MPP from 1987-2003 before retiring . The former Cornwall Reeve(councilor) was a student at St. Lawrence College. The four time elected MPP never lost a provincial raceContinue Reading
CFN – Area photographer Calvin Hanson submitted this huge pumpkin as our CFN Photo of the day! You don’t have to be from Cornwall to submit your photo or video of the day. Just email us at info@cornwallfreenews.comContinue Reading
CFN – I have vivid memories of playing on teeter-totters as a child: most them were of being abandoned in mid-air by whoever was my partner, leaving me to plummet to the ground and smash my tailbone! Every once in awhile someone would come along with whom I could goContinue Reading
BREACHES Cornwall, ON- A 15-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on October 4th, 2012. The youth was bound by Undertakings with the relevant condition to keep the peace & be of good behaviour and to attend school every day without truancy in session. It is alleged that on October 4th, 2012 the youthContinue Reading
CFN – Don’t you just love cool fall days and nights? A time we begin once again to roast or bake a hearty meal in the oven and ready ourselves for the cold days ahead. Of course the autumn weather takes our thoughts to the various celebrations that lay ahead,Continue Reading
CFN – Death. It can be a scary word that conjures up frightening images. It’s change. Our lives change when people pass away that we care for. This week I heard from a friend who’d just come home from the hospital after catching Meningitis; something that is usuallyContinue Reading
Nature & Wildlife Day Sunday October 7th, 2012 Upper Canada Migratory Bird SanctuaryContinue Reading