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• Police charge Cornwall man with assault

  20-04-2018 15:31 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 51-year-old man from Cornwall is facing a charge after police responded to a domestic-incident call on Wednesday.
  
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• Over 800 attend third-annual Youth Engagement Fair in Cornwall

  05-03-2026 20:30 via standard-freeholder.com
  Wednesday’s third-annual Youth Engagement Fair broke a record for its attendance with about 873 individuals filtering through Cornwall’s Benson Centre between 4-7 p.m. Lots of you locals were scooting around and having fun at the event as a live DJ played upbeat music. Some youths were getting temporary sparkle tattoos, selecting unique stickers, enjoying free food, and more. While the event’s target demographic was youth ages 11-17, this overall tally also includes youth under
  
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• Cornwall police charge teen with assaults, threats, breach

  05-03-2026 20:06 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 13-year-old girl is facing four charges following a police investigation. Police alleged the teen assaulted and threatened another person on Feb. 28. The teen was taken into custody at police headquarters on Wednesday. The teen, whose identity cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was charged with two counts of assault; uttering threats; and breach of a peace bond / recognizance for failing to keep the peace. She was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court a
  
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• St. Lawrence College unveils flexible-learning classrooms in Kingston, Cornwall

  04-03-2026 23:03 via standard-freeholder.com
  St. Lawrence College (SLC) unveiled two new flexible-learning classrooms simultaneously on Wednesday afternoon, one located in Cornwall and one in Kingston. The format of the event demonstrated how the technology in the flexible classrooms would work. With SLC president and CEO Glenn Vollebregt speaking from the Kingston classroom, anyone in the Cornwall classroom could see and hear Vollebregt through the new h
  igh-quality audio, video, and content-sharing technology. The video automatically tra
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assaulting, choking woman, threatening family

  04-03-2026 20:39 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 31-year-old man from Cornwall is facing nine charges after police responded to an intimate-partner violence call on Tuesday. Police alleged the man assaulted his spouse, and through the investigation alleged he had previously choked his spouse on three occasions, and threatened to kill the woman and multiple members of the family. The man was charged with three counts of assault causing bodily harm — choke, suffocate, or strangle; domestic assault; and, five counts of uttering threats to
  
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• Union asks Ontario education minister to start renegotiating contract now

  04-03-2026 18:45 via standard-freeholder.com
  Education workers across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to begin contract talks now instead of waiting until their contract expires in August. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4151, which represents over 800 education assistants and non-teaching employees with the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO), is calling for Education Minister Paul Calandra to begin contract talks now. “It is critical that we move to the bargaining table as
  
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• Cornwall residents question Saunders Drive bridge housing location option

  03-03-2026 23:33 via standard-freeholder.com
  About 50 residents turned out to the Best Western on Monday night to hear from the City of Cornwall about a 30-unit bridge housing project and how 244 Saunders Dr. is one of three possible locations for it. The public meeting was the third and final one to be hosted, although city staff did mention the possibility of a public town hall being held before city council making its decision on where the bridge housing project will be located. Council is expected to select a location during its April
  
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• Man stabbed in 2023 biker clash in Cornwall found not guilty of firearms charges

  03-03-2026 22:55 via standard-freeholder.com
  A man who was stabbed during a clash between members of two motorcycle clubs outside of the Cora Breakfast and Lunch restaurant in Cornwall in July 2023 was found not guilty of all charges against him stemming from the incident. Kevin Joanisse, 35, appeared before Ontario Superior Court Judge Nathalie Champagne at the Cornwall courthouse on Friday. In her sentencing, Champagne said she wrote two versions of her final verdict — one version in which Joanisse was guilty, and another in which
  
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• Beyond 21 the winner after second hockey tournament held in Cornwall

  03-03-2026 21:53 via standard-freeholder.com
  Beyond 21 scored with a fundraising hockey tournament this weekend that will help it better serve local residents who are developmentally challenged. Hopes were high Saturday’s Beyond the Ice tournament would exceed $15,000, said Beyond 21 executive director Amy Malyon. Six teams of 12 to 15 players each entered the minimum two-game tournament held for the second year at the civic complex. Each team was also required to dress at least two women. While the team entry fee of $1,500 each for
  
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• Driver sentenced to 18 months for 2025 vehicle theft, chase, that closed Highway 401 in South Glengarry

  03-03-2026 20:18 via standard-freeholder.com
  A man from Montreal received an 18-month sentence in a Cornwall court on Jan. 16, after pleading guilty to several charges laid after he caused a Highway 401 closure in South Glengarry last year. Jean S. Ngue pleaded guilty to several of the 18 charges laid against him by SDG OPP after he was caught driving a stolen vehicle on March 4, 2025. Facts read into the record during a court hearing held in French explain how on that date, SDG OPP recognized the vehicle as being one that was reported sto
  
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• Cornwall police charge woman with assaulting her mother

  03-03-2026 19:51 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 23-year-old woman from Cornwall is facing two charges after police responded to a 9-1-1 hang-up call on Monday. Police alleged the woman punched her mother, and assaulted the other woman with a bottle. The woman was charged with assault with a weapon, and assault. She was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court on March 26.Theft, breachA 15-year-old girl is facing two charges after police responded to the reported theft of a vehicle on Sunday. Police alleged the teen stole her
  
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• SDG OPP charge three people with impaired driving, other offences

  02-03-2026 23:51 via standard-freeholder.com
  Three people are each facing charges following three separate SDG OPP investigations. Police released the details on Monday, which included responses to three separate collisions from Feb. 26 through to Sunday. On Feb. 26, SDG OPP officers responded to a single vehicle into the ditch on Highway 417. A 26-year-old from Saint-Maurice, Que., was charged with operation while prohibited; driving a motor vehicle with liquor readily available; operation while impaired — blood-alcohol concentratio
  
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• Persistence, resistance, and resilience highlighted at Black History Month event in Cornwall

  02-03-2026 22:47 via standard-freeholder.com
  Black History Month concluded Saturday with an event in Cornwall that honoured Black Brilliance across Generations — from Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries. The event organized by the African Caribbean and International Association of Eastern Ontario (ACIAEO) and held at École secondaire publique L’Héritage, drew a few dozen residents. Keynote speaker Pierre Ngambi drew a parallel between the history of Black immigrants and his relatively recent arrival fr
  
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• Coldest Night of the Year in Cornwall surpasses its fundraising target

  02-03-2026 22:28 via standard-freeholder.com
  It was the warmest day of the year (so far), but that was quite fine for Habitat for Humanity Cornwall and the Counties, who organized the annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser. “We knocked it out of the park!” said Alycia Sauvé, Habitat’s community engagement coordinator, of the approximately $10,300 raised from 61 donors. That more doubles the amount Habitat’s 2023 Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) event raised. Sauvé asked Habitat executive director
  
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• SDG OPP lay manslaughter, trafficking charges in 2022 overdose

  02-03-2026 20:04 via standard-freeholder.com
  SOUTH STORMONT — A 22-year-old man from Ottawa is facing three charges following an SDG OPP investigation dating back to 2022. In a statement issued Monday, police said officers responded to a report on Oct. 28, 2022, of an unresponsive 20-year-old woman at a residence on Neville Road. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and a post-mortem exam determined she died of an opioid overdose. The SDG OPP crime unit, under the direction of the OPP criminal investigation branch, has been investig
  
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• MPs Eric Duncan, Giovanna Mingarelli hear concerns about Alto high-speed rail

  27-02-2026 22:30 via standard-freeholder.com
  With reports suggesting Alto’s final high-speed rail route could be set sometime later this year, members of Parliament for Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and Prescott—Russell—Cumberland say they have heard from their fair share of concerned constituents. The two MPs, Eric Duncan and Giovanna Mingarelli, who sit on opposite sides of the House of Commons, represent the most southeastern Ontario federal ridings adjacent to the province of Quebec, through which the Ottawa-M
  
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• Maxville Manor community celebrates fundraising milestone

  26-02-2026 23:48 via standard-freeholder.com
  MAXVILLE — A celebration to mark a monumental fundraising achievement for the Maxville Manor long-term care facility took place on Thursday, at the Maxville and District Sports Complex. The celebration brought together local officials, stakeholders, community members, and supporters to mark the completion of the Maxville Manor Foundation’s goal of raising $11 million to support the redevelopment of the facility. “It’s an exciting day for us … $11 million in a small
  
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• Cornwall Public Library, SDG Library prepare for March break programs

  26-02-2026 23:23 via standard-freeholder.com
  A fun lineup of activities are expected to entertain children and their caregivers over the March break at the Cornwall Public Library and SDG Library branches, and those in Cornwall can get there for free on Cornwall Transit and park in the library lot for free that week. Cornwall councillors suspended the rules on Monday to vote on making parking at the Cornwall Public Library, as well as bus fare to the library, free during the March break. There was unanimous support behind free bus fare for
  
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• Ontario Trillium Fund grants $200,000 for Maxville Fairgrounds upgrades

  26-02-2026 19:48 via standard-freeholder.com
  The Kenyon Agricultural Society (KAS) has been awarded $200,000 from the Ontario Trillium Fund to complete electrical upgrades at the Maxville Fairgrounds. The grant will expand electrical services at the Maxville Fairgrounds where the Glengarry Highland Games are held each year, a site owned and managed by the agricultural society. The work will modernize the venue to ensure it is better equipped to hold community activities and unlock opportunity for hosting expanded events. The improvement pr
  
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• South Glengarry netted $1.2-million surplus in 2024

  26-02-2026 17:09 via standard-freeholder.com
  WILLIAMSTOWN — Jamie Pollock, from MNP’s Assurance and Accounting group in Cornwall, presented the draft audit statement to South Glengarry council on Feb. 9, showing a $1.2-million surplus for 2024. Expenses for South Glengarry in 2024 were slightly higher than the previous year, coming in at $17.7 million; however, revenues for the township, which includes taxation, grants, investment income, as well as fees and service charges, were also slightly higher than 2023, finishing the ye
  
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• New rules for Cornwall council candidate election signage

  25-02-2026 21:52 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall council approved a few bylaws related to the 2026 municipal election this week, including one that stipulates new regulations around election signage. Under the updated election sign placement bylaw, candidates can no longer place their election signs within any road allowances or within 15 metres of intersections. Signs must be at least two metres away from roadways and must be placed behind fire hydrants, utility poles, and sidewalks. For any signs placed along country roads, they mus
  
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• Mixed reaction to potential use of Montreal Road location for Cornwall bridge housing

  25-02-2026 21:13 via standard-freeholder.com
  A public meeting on another possible location for bridge housing took place at the Centre Charles-Émile-Claude on Tuesday, eliciting a mixed reaction from those who attended. The event was organized by Cornwall’s human services department, with general manager Mellissa Morgan and manager Lisa Smith leading the discussion. Cornwall Police Service Chief Shawna Spowart also presented information on police calls for the city’s temporary transitional housing site and fielded questi
  
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• Ndidi O to headline at St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage on March 7

  25-02-2026 18:02 via standard-freeholder.com
  MORRISBURG — Combining soul, blues, contemporary roots, and folk music, two-time Juno Award nominee Ndidi O will take to the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage (SLAS) on March 7. The special guest for the show is Alexandria-based artist Katie Ditschun. This is the first time Ndidi O will perform at the SLAS. Her show is part of a short Ontario tour in support of her upcoming album, It’s About Time, which will be released the day before her Morrisburg show. The album was recorded in Ireland.
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assaulting woman

  25-02-2026 17:18 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 40-year-old man from Cornwall is facing a charge after police responded to an intimate-partner violence call on Monday. Police alleged the man assaulted his girlfriend. He was taken into custody at police headquarters on Tuesday. The man was charged with domestic assault. He was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court on March 17.
  
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• Cornwall council requests extended hours for advance voting period

  24-02-2026 23:06 via standard-freeholder.com
  Preparations have begun for the municipal election taking place on Oct. 26, and Cornwall councillors requested that advance polling hours be extended. Council unanimously supported the amendment requested by Coun. Denis Sabourin to change advance polling hours outlined in a bylaw presented on Monday. The amendment reads that advance polling for the public at the Cornwall Square be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. instead of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Oct. 21-23. “The whole idea of the advance polls is to m
  
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• Four Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry municipalities co-operate on firefighter training

  24-02-2026 22:45 via standard-freeholder.com
  Training for newly recruited firefighters from four townships within SDG began with an orientation meeting in early February. Almost 40 recruits from North Dundas, South Dundas, North Stormont, and South Glengarry have partnered for this first-of-its-kind training initiative. South Glengarry Deputy Fire Chief and training officer Bill Chafe acknowledged the sacrifice and commitment of all firefighters, and their supportive families, who serve their communities at moments of greatest need. Curren
  
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• Youths from Cornwall region and Akwesasne to perform Alice in Wonderland

  24-02-2026 20:24 via standard-freeholder.com
  MORRISBURG — A group of creative young people will perform their unique rendition of Alice in Wonderland at the Upper Canada Playhouse this weekend.  Feb. 28 will be the first time that some of the students involved will ever step onto a stage in front of a live audience, and program facilitator Brett Desrosiers said she is already feeling the pre-performance jitters for them. “It’s exciting because I know they will be fantastic,” said Desrosiers. “It’s n
  
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• Teen from Cornwall facing 12 charges following crashes, assaults, driving stolen vehicle

  24-02-2026 17:39 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 14-year-old boy is facing 12 charges stemming from multiple police investigations. Police alleged the teen was seen on Feb. 15 in possession of a vehicle that had been reported stolen, that he was involved in a collision on Feb. 16 with the vehicle, and failed to remain at the scene of the collision. Police alleged the teen was seen on Monday in possession of a vehicle that had been reported stolen, drove the vehicle in a dangerous manner, intentionally collided with a police cruiser, and fled
  
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• Scottish heritage celebrated at Sir John A. Great Canadian Kilt Skate in Williamstown

  23-02-2026 23:51 via standard-freeholder.com
  WILLIAMSTOWN — The annual Sir John A. Great Canadian Kilt Skate returned to the Char-Lan Recreation Centre on Sunday. The event is a part of the annual Great Canadian Kilt Skate, a series of skating events that take place across Canada in celebration of Scottish heritage. Every year, the event is held in partnership with North Glengarry and is hosted in alternate years by each municipality. This year was South Glengarry’s turn again. “It is always nice to have it close to home,
  
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• Regional history in the spotlight at Heritage Fair in Cornwall

  23-02-2026 23:41 via standard-freeholder.com
  Heritage-Patrimoine Cornwall Committee held its annual Heritage Fair at the Cornwall Square on Saturday. The fair featured booths from museums and historical societies from Cornwall, the surrounding area and beyond. The event capped off Ontario Heritage Week, which ran from Feb. 16-22. There were 17 organizations on hand at this year’s event, which has been held in Cornwall annually since the 1980s. “We are honoured that the Commonwealth War Graves (Commission) has joined us this yea
  
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