Month: August 2018

CORNWALL – A Cornwall landscaper has some extra green after winning on an instant lottery ticket. Denis Joyal won $250,000 – the top prize on Xtreme Green. “I enjoy playing instant tickets,” Joyal said while […] […]

CORNWALL – The mother of a childhood cancer survivor says Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is needed because the illness doesn’t get enough recognition or funding. “It’s really important that we raise the awareness that childhood […] […]

SD&G – A brief but intense line of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon prompted Environment Canada to briefly issue tornado warnings for northern sections of SD&G. The storm also knocked out power to hundreds. The area had […] […]

CORNWALL – People taking the train from Cornwall will now be allowed to bring small pets on board – for a fee. The Crown corporation announced the change today (Aug. 29) to its pet transportation […] […]

Update 3:19 p.m. Wednesday: All weather bulletins have ended for SD&G. SD&G – Environment Canada has a severe thunderstorm watch in place for the region. The weather bulletin was issued at 10 a.m. Wednesday and […] […]

CORNWALL – With fat biking growing in popularity, the Raisin Region Conservation Authority will be grooming trails this winter for the sport. Fat biking is an off-road bicycle with oversized tires for riding on snow […] […]

CORNWALL – The last of three youths involved in a video stunt one year ago on a city street in Cornwall’s west end has been sentenced. Police had arrested and charged each of them in […] […]

CORNWALL – Sentencing for a Cornwall home invasion suspect has been delayed until sometime in October. Christopher Beaulieu, 44, of Rockland, Ont. was to be sentenced on Thursday last week (Aug. 23) in relation to […] […]

REGINA, Sask. – Brooke Henderson has won the CP Women’s Open and is the first Canadian to score the national title in 45 years. The last Canuck was Jocelyne Bourassa in 1973. The Smiths Falls […] […]