Letter to the Editor: Harassment of Akwesasne residents unacceptable
The following is an open letter from Akwesasne Grand Chief Abram Benedict to “our neighbours” in the City of Cornwall on Friday, Jan. 16, 2021: […]
Quebec
Ontario COVID-19 shutdown starts Boxing Day
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced a “province-wide shutdown” that will start Boxing Day (Dec. 26). During a news conference Monday afternoon, Ford […]
Fate of Cornwall’s DavidsTea decided
CORNWALL – North American tea retailer, DavidsTea, has announced that 18 stores will remain open in Canada – and Cornwall isn’t one of them. The […]
New COVID-19 case in Prescott-Russell; outbreak declared in Maxville
PRESCOTT-RUSSELL – The region’s medical officer of health says the latest novel coronavirus case was the result of travel to Quebec. Dr. Paul Roumeliotis told […]
FCM Recycling closes Cornwall plant
CORNWALL – Electronic waste recycler FCM Recycling has closed its Cornwall operations permanently, putting up to 35 people out of a job. Plant Manager Joel […]
South Stormont beach closed as complaints mount over social distancing
LAKEVIEW HEIGHTS – A popular beach in South Stormont is being closed today (Tuesday) as the township says it can’t control social distancing during the […]
Charges laid in Highway 138 crash that killed Cornwall teacher
CORNWALL – Provincial police have laid charges in connection to a February crash on Highway 138 that killed a teacher from Marie-Tanguay school in Cornwall. […]
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 […]
Newswatch COVID-19 Digest: Sunday April 12, 2020
Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Sunday, April 12, 2020: There have been 6,648 confirmed cases […]