Newswatch COVID-19 Digest: Monday, March 16, 2020
Here is the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Monday, March 16, 2020: There have been 145 confirmed cases […]
Provincial Offences Act
Cornwall women plead guilty to animal neglect; receive fines, ownership bans
CORNWALL – Two Cornwall woman have been fined, banned from owning animals and will have to perform community service as part of their sentence for […]
County leaning to in-house prosecutor for POA court
SD&G – The United Counties is gearing up to put either a lawyer or paralegal on its payroll to prosecute cases before the Provincial Offences […]
Sentence in deadly 2015 motorcycle-SUV crash in North Dundas
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected from an earlier version to show the Justice of the Peace was Ginette Forgues, not Karen Baum. CORNWALL […]
Fine or jail? Submissions in 2015 Chesterville fatal motorcycle crash
CORNWALL – The Crown and defence are at odds whether a woman from New York State should face jail time or pay a hefty fine […]
Kirkwood not guilty in 2015 fatal crash near Chesterville
Only on Newswatch CORNWALL – A Chesterville mother has been found not guilty of careless driving in a head-on crash in February 2015, which killed […]
Higher distracted driving fines needed: McGimpsey
SD&G – A councillor is hoping the United Counties of SD&G will lobby the province to increase fines for distracted driving. Coun. Bill McGimpsey made […]
Kirkwood trial: judge implores lawyers to find time for oral submissions
CORNWALL – A provincial judge has indicated he wants to see every effort made to make sure final submissions are entered orally in the trial […]
South Stormont man fined for animal neglect
CORNWALL – A South Stormont man has been found guilty on two counts of animal neglect. Derick Summers, 47, was originally scheduled to go to […]
Verdict in careless driving trial in December
CORNWALL – A verdict in a week-long careless driving trial in Cornwall is not expected until December. Catriona Kirkwood, 42, of Chesterville pled not guilty […]