A city lawyer who represented the local Roman Catholic diocese and was later charged during the Ontario Provincial Police's Project Truth probe is next in line to testify at the Cornwall Public Inquiry. Jacques Leduc is scheduled to take the stand when the inquiry resumes July 14. [...]

What I'm about to tell you is not hot air. Perhaps I should rephrase that, there is hot air, but instead of being blown around council tables, it's all going up and away as Kinsmen Lift- Off Balloon Festival gets ready to take off this Thursday. Ages [...]

The City of Cornwall is ramping up its summer playground program again this year in an attempt to give area kids a reason to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. The drop-in program, which is run free of charge in 16 community parks, provides organized activities such as [...]

City council was wowed by the proposal. A ski hill complete with lights, a ski lift, snow-making equipment and a Swiss-style chalet, all within walking distance of downtown. And at no cost to taxpayers. On paper, it was too good to be true. And, as the [...]

For many Ontarians, not having a family doctor is nothing new. Some of us have been without a general practitioner for years, perhaps a decade, with little hope of setting an appointment in the foreseeable future. Instead it's the potentially-long wait at the walk-in clinic, hoping that the [...]

They're famous words in sports, "Play Ball!'', and in Cornwall, more and more kids are heeding the call. Cornwall District Minor Baseball registration numbers continue to rise -- up to more than 250 for 2008. It's a far cry from early this decade, and it's a tribute to [...]

When the brand new owners of the Parkway Post made their business card slogan: "A short stroll from Long Sault Parkway west entrance," they could never have imagined that the very camping artery entrance they'd pegged as a key to their success, would close within a week. "A [...]

It appears cigarette smugglers are becoming more brazen in their attempts to move the contraband in and around the region. Hundreds of thousands of cigarettes were seized by police following an attempt by the would-be smugglers to use their vehicles to block the approach of a police cruiser. [...]

Ontario won't immediately be testing blood, urine or saliva samples taken from motorists suspected of driving while high, which critics warn is stripping police of important new powers that would help them stop impaired drivers. The government-run centre responsible for the testing isn't accepting any samples under new [...]

It's been a handful of years since he's competed in the National Lacrosse League, but it's not hard to find Mike Benedict Jr. playing-- or coaching -- the game at an arena near you. BenedictJr. isoneof thefounders of thenewThreeNationsSeniorB Lacrosse League, and he's helping out the youngest players [...]

A quick scan of the daily police blotter shows that many of the incidents labeled domestic assault happen around midnight. If police handed one of these victims a card for the Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Service of SD and G (VCARS), there would have been no response [...]

A provincial government report stating Ontario's economy lost ground in the first quarter of 2008 is likely linked to "survival factors," according to a Cornwall business leader. The report, released Thursday, outlined how Ontario's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) took a 0.3 per cent dip from January to March [...]

City council is nearing a decision on one of the most important questions it will have to answer this term -- where to build the new multi-pad arena. The decision could come as soon as Monday when council meets behind closed-doors to discuss the "proposed purchase of land" [...]

The Ministry of the Environment published its approval Monday for Domtar Inc. to transport "nonhazardous impacted soil" from its 700 Cumberland Street property to the Big Ben landfill and recreation area behind Wal-Mart. The decision, which can be appealed within the next two weeks, came despite letters of [...]

When a group of teenagers came face-to-face last month with half of the 64 people whose mailboxes they'd smashed, the room was charged with emotion, but even moreso, uncertainty. The victims wondered if this was to be a one-hour slap on the wrist session, while the teens (two [...]

It appears the testimony of police witnesses at the Cornwall Public Inquiry might not be finished just yet. Inquiry commissioner Normand Glaude ruled Wednesday that lawyers for the Cornwall Community Police Service had not adequately proven retired cop Ron Lefebvre should be excused for testifying for mental health [...]

ARoman Catholic priest who learned in 1986 two young men had been sexually abused by one of his colleagues didn't think of telling the police or the Children's Aid Society, the Cornwall Public Inquiry heard Wednesday. Rev. Denis Vaillancourt said that Benoit Brisson and Claude Thibault wanted their [...]

Vince Thompson's prediction was right. The heavy-underdog Akwesasne Lightning are a contender in the Ontario Lacrosse Association junior B playoffs. But now the Lightning have to translate strong play against a league powerhouse into Akwesasne wins: coming home for as many as three games this weekend, the [...]

It comes as no surprise that the appointment of Dr. HenryMorgentalertotheOrderof Canada has stirred up the proverbial hornet's nest and -- once again -- has divided Canadians. To say controversy has been a constant companion of the country's best-known abortionist would be an understatement. Never has the [...]

The majority of Cornwall's nursing homes have been cited for failing to meet some of the province's 400 standards of resident care. Provincial inspection reports analyzed by The Canadian Press show four out of the city's five homes were cited for violations last year. But the number [...]