Regional COVID-19 testing jumps five-fold in one day under new rules
CORNWALL – With relaxed criteria on novel coronavirus testing, the number of residents showing up for a swab at Eastern Ontario Health Unit assessment centers […]
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Newswatch COVID-19 Digest: Saturday May 23, 2020
Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Saturday, May 23, 2020: There have been 24,628 confirmed cases […]
Cornwall awarded money for Brookdale Avenue widening, bike lanes
CORNWALL – The provincial government has awarded the City of Cornwall just over $1.6 million to widen a northern section of Brookdale Avenue and add […]
Virtual meetings with Ontario ministers could save money for rural municipalities
LANCASTER – With many municipalities using Zoom and other teleconferencing software, South Glengarry’s deputy mayor is hoping to seize on the opportunity to save taxpayers […]
Doctor surprised Cornwall’s Heartwood tagged as previous COVID-19 outbreak location
CORNWALL – The region’s medical officer of health is at a loss to explain why a Cornwall long term care home shows up in a […]
Select businesses allowed to open Monday
EASTERN ONTARIO – The provincial government has announced a select list of businesses that will be able to reopen Monday as part of getting the […]
City receives $2M in social services relief fund requests
CORNWALL – The city’s social services department says it’s already received $2 million in requests for cash from the Social Services Relief Fund. The $200 […]
Newswatch COVID-19 Digest: Tuesday April 28, 2020
Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Tuesday, April 28, 2020: There have been 14,856 confirmed cases […]
Closing SD&G stores on Sunday was explored; MPP doesn’t see Quebec shopping problem
CORNWALL – The region’s top doctor says he considered an order to close all local stores on Sunday during the coronavirus outbreak. But Medical Officer […]
Quebec to Ontario Sunday shopping during COVID-19 frustrates top doctor
SD&G – It’s not only public frustration in Cornwall and South Glengarry about weekend Quebec shoppers coming to SD&G during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s also […]