Man sentenced to 11 years for smuggling marijuana through Akwesasne
ALBANY, N.Y. – A Quebec man is going to a U.S. prison for just over 11 years for conspiring to smuggle thousands of pounds of […]
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Brenntag opens Quebec plant; Cornwall operations moved
BEAUHARNOIS, Que. – Brenntag, once a chemical manufacturer and packager in Cornwall, has opened up its new plant in Quebec. The company held its grand […]
Not cleared for takeoff: County not on board airport funding
SD&G – The United Counties of SD&G won’t be putting any county taxpayer dollars into the Cornwall Regional Airport in South Glengarry. After nine months […]
Asylum seekers not likely to arrive in Cornwall, fed official says
CORNWALL – While proactive plans are in place, a director general with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is doubtful Cornwall will end up seeing any […]
Prison for wrong-way Highway 401 cube van driver
Only on Newswatch CORNWALL – A New Brunswick man who drove a U-Haul cube van the wrong way on Highway 401 in South Stormont, trying […]
Human remains are Leaf, police say
AKWESASNE – Six months after he disappeared, family and friends of Kenneth “Kenny” Leaf received the news they had feared. Quebec Provincial Police have positively […]
Three Quebecers have vehicles impounded
SD&G – Three Quebec men have had their vehicles impounded for a week after being stopped in separate cases for excessive speeding on Highway 401 […]
Akwesasne approves $240M land claim deal with Ottawa
AKWESASNE – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has agreed with a $240 million land claim settlement with the Canadian government. The MCA said it passed […]
Oxy drug runner through Akwesasne pleads guilty
ALBANY, N.Y. – A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to running an oxycodone trafficking ring through Akwesasne, according to U.S. media reports. Robert Lazore, 42, […]
Gun pulled at house party was ‘absolutely fabricated,’ stepfather says
CORNWALL – The stepfather of a young Quebec man facing various firearms-related charges says his son was only trying to defend himself at an “underage” […]