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• Design of Cornwall's Highway 401 welcome signage considered

  30-01-2026 22:27 via standard-freeholder.com
  A preliminary mock-up of a highway welcome sign that is intended to draw travellers into the City of Cornwall wasn’t quite what some councillors had in mind when they saw it earlier this week. Deputy CAO and Fire Chief Matthew Stephenson explained the partnership with Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries will see two welcome signs established along Highway 401, near the Boundary Road and Power Dam Drive interchang
  
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• Family files complaint against Brockville General Hospital after birthing plans change

  30-01-2026 21:36 via standard-freeholder.com
  Christine Turcotte and her family are calling for better service and communication at the Brockville General Hospital (BGH) after plans for the birth of their daughter Willow changed unexpectedly less than 24 hours before a scheduled C-section was scheduled to take place. Turcotte, 38, was strongly encouraged by her neurologist to have a planned C-section as she survived two strokes in 2022. Another reason the C-section was highly recommended was because Turcotte had her children Olivia, 13, and
  
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• Fire extinguished on Jase Street in Cornwall

  30-01-2026 19:02 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall Fire Services is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a semi-detached home on Jase Street on Thursday afternoon. The city issued a statement Friday, indicating firefighters responded to a home located in the 600-block of Jase Street around 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Thirteen firefighters responded in two pumper trucks, an aerial, and a rescue truck, and six other off-duty firefighters were mobilized to provide support and coverage for other calls within the city. What was described a
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assaulting spouse, mischief

  30-01-2026 18:26 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 37-year-old man from Cornwall is facing three charges following a police investigation into a complaint. Police alleged the man assaulted his spouse on multiple occasions between June 1-30, and threatened to burn down her residence. He was located and taken into custody on Thursday. The man was charged with two counts of domestic assault, and uttering threats to damage property. He was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court on Feb. 24.Thefts, breachesA 37-year-old man from Co
  
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