It’s not everyday a business in Cornwall celebrates its 10th Anniversary! CFN has decided to do so by offering a heavily discounted banner ad deal for the Month of January 2019! E Interac us your payment to info@cornwallfreenews.com as well as emailing us your 300×250 (or smaller) ad banner andContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Justin Pyper, 26 of Cornwall was arrested on December 27th, 2018 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man failed to attend court for probation charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was located on December 27th, 2018, taken intoContinue Reading
(STORMONT, DUNDAS & GLENGARRY, ON) – The SD&G Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating several incidents after responding to 195 calls for service from Monday December 24, 2018 to Friday December 28, 2018. Among these occurrences, SD&G OPP responded to: – 21 Motor Vehicle collisions – 19 calls forContinue Reading
ARMED ROBBERY (SOUTH GLENGARRY, ON) – On December 27, 2018 at approximately 13:43Pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, responded to a report of an armed robbery at Summerset Acres Rd and County Rd 2, South Glengarry Township. Investigation indicated one male suspect approached the victim,Continue Reading
THEFT UNDER $5000, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Nicole Swift, 27, of Cornwall was arrested on December 24th, 2018 and charged with theft under $5000 and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on November 19th, 2018, the woman took a cell phone from a manContinue Reading
Area Photographer Calvin Hanson shared some of his amazing work to celebrate Christmas. The deer shots were taken at Upper Canada Bird Sanctuary, yesterday and today. The scenes were taken out on Nairne island (there is a causeway from the Bird Sanctuary to the island). Can’t wait to see theContinue Reading
One Christmas several years ago, I received a gift of a beautiful Royal Doulton China rose. A little card with this lovely poem was with it: The Legend of the Christmas Rose: Long ago, to Bethlehem, came Kings from far-off lands- Bearing gifts of jewels and gold and myrrh inContinue Reading
One would be hard pressed to find any politicians or their staff showing any Christmas spirit on either Twitter or Facebook these days. The animosity continues to reach new heights every day as political partisans of all stripes continue their attacks on each other. One of the biggest changes thatContinue Reading
CAUSE DISTURBANCE, ASSAULT POLICE, BREACH Cornwall, ON – David Rafter, 27 and Sara Bender, 30, both of Cornwall were arrested on December 18th, 2018. Rafter was charged with cause disturbance and breach of probation, Bender was charged with assault police and breach of probation. On December 18th, 2018 while investigatingContinue Reading
The Fraser Institute have come out with a report that shows donations to charities across Canada, but especially in Ontario are down over 30% since 2006. Boggling though, right here in Cornwall, this newspaper has over $2,000.00 available in our charity fund. Local business and area people, who aren’t lookingContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Marc Jodoin, 44, of Cornwall was arrested on December 17th, 2018 and charged with breach of probation and breach of conditional sentence order. It is alleged the man breached his probation and conditional sentence order and an investigation ensued. On December 17th, 2018 the man wasContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Shawn MacNeil, 50, of Cornwall was arrested on December 14th, 2018 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged throughout September and October, the man fraudulently acquired money from local businesses, as well as an organization, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. OnContinue Reading
UPDATE – OPP CHARGES FOUR PEOPLE IN RELATION TO A ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE Additional Charges Laid (SOUTH STORMONT, ON) – On December 6, 2018 at approximately 12:16 a.m., members of the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a robbery in a residenceContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER $5000, MISCHIEF UNDER $5000 Cornwall, ON – A 13-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on December 12th, 2018 and charged with theft under $5000 and mischief under $5000. It is alleged on December 5th, 2018 the youth took a laptop from his school without permission. It is further allegedContinue Reading
ARMED ROBBERY (SOUTH DUNDAS, ON) – On December 12, 2018 at approximately 12:08am, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, with the assistance of OPP Emergency Response Team, responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Circle K convenience store in the Village of Iroquois, SouthContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Justice Deborah Kinsella, who brought a Judge Judy pencil bag to trial, gagged a case this writer covered. Not only did she place a gag order on the plaintiff and defendant. She put the same order on the witnesses. While there is a reason to gagContinue Reading
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported the sentence imposed upon Nicholas Dougan’s plea of guilty to two charges of assault. That error has been corrected in the text below. A short-tempered Ontario lawyer who bit off a chunk of a grieving man’s ear in a 2013 fight,Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I’d like those of you that read this that actually care about the arts locally to think about this. Digest it. Taste it like a fine wine please. The City of Cornwall, led by Mayor Bernadette Clement and “her girls” will spend about the same money thisContinue Reading