As Canada tries to recover from the recession, the Canadian Football League apparently wants to make it more difficult for Canadians to find jobs between the lines.[...]

What an enjoyable pastime. Look, a puppet on a string. When in doubt, Tazer first. So much easier and faster than having to think at all.[...]

Hi Robin:My wife and I have been married for two years, and have been together for the last 12 years. In the beginning, our sex life was good, but the last few years it has been going downhill. She rarely seems to want to have sex anymore, and even when she does, it has to be all about her.[...]

Despite a shaky start to its summer season, with box-office receipts off by as much as 20%, the Shaw Festival completed the 2009 season with ticket sales down by only 6.5% over the previous year, posting revenues of $13.[...]

CORNWALL - The local medical officer of health is urging residents not to become complacent about the H1N1 virus. Although recent comments by neighbouring health officials may lead people to conclude the influenza is on the wane, Dr.[...]

CORNWALL -- It's 10:16 a. m. on Friday and OPP Const. Pat Dussault has spotted his first catch of the day. The catch is a white pick-up truck heading south on Highway 138 near Moose Creek. "I've got one behind me .[...]

On Nov. 11, we will celebrate Remembrance Day. Each year, the number of veterans from the great wars diminishes, but there are new veterans, soldiers returning from the ongoing fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and we should thank God for them.[...]

mpeeling@standard-freeholder.com CORNWALL - A Crown attorney and defence lawyers presented final arguments on Friday in the trial of two teenage brothers charged with assaulting officials during a Midget B hockey game at Winchester Arena.[...]

CORNWALL - The local police are looking for a 15-year-old girl last seen on Tuesday. Elisya Amit was last spotted at 1228 Daly Ave. in Cornwall. She is described as five feet, four inches in height, with a weight of 90 pounds, a thin build, short black hair, black eyes and a dark complexion.[...]

An Army officer opened fire Thursday with two handguns at the Fort Hood military base in an attack that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.[...]

The Ontario Hockey league deserves kudos for the stiff suspension it handed down Wednesday, but it shouldn't be finished yet.[...]

Damon Oppenheimer goes to scouting showcase events, college and high school games across North America. As scouting director of the New York Yankees, he gets one of two greetings: Either "Hi Damon" or "Ohhh, here come the Yankees with their $200-million payroll.[...]

CORNWALL -- A high-profile union leader has added his voice to the call for additional funding to help right the Cornwall Community Hospital's financial ship.[...]

Another Canadian teenager has been chosen to star in the hit Broadway production of "Billy Elliot the Musical." This time Liam Redhead of North Bay, Ont., will share the lead role of a British boy who falls in love with ballet in a small mining town.[...]

CORNWALL - Celebrating a life and raising awareness are the focus of a new run organized by a city sports club.[...]

I get cold just thinking about the cold. Bone-chilling temperatures make me shiver in my boots and wanna cry. But I'm no longer afraid of the big, bad cold. Just call me a snow hottie, thanks to the radically inventive Radiance winter jacket, which features built-in heaters.[...]

(Staff ) -- Local residents roll up their sleeves in large numbers Thursday as the Eastern Ontario Health Unit staged its latest round of H1N1 clinics. The clinics ran from 2 p. m. to 8 p. m.[...]

CORNWALL -- For years, contraband cigarettes have been passing through Cornwall's streets. Now, the illegal product is landing right at the city's front door.[...]

@• Byline:Todd Hambleton @• BylineService:Standard-Freeholder @• Body: Cornwall - A promising start for the Colts on Thursday night turned ugly. . . but there was a happy - and bizarre - ending.[...]

mpeeling@standard-freeholder.com CORNWALL - Testimony at the trial of two teenagers charged with assaulting officials during a hockey game last year wrapped up Thursday with five witnesses called by the defense lawyers.[...]