CORNWALL – A group of local DriveTest Centre employees continued picketing their managers Wednesday, who have been conducting city road tests in the face of the three-month strike.[...]

If the Old Boys Club mentality had its way, taxpayers would still be in the dark on details of the new five-year contract city council gave to Chief Administrative Officer Paul Fitzpatrick.[...]

A former army cadet officer has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for sexually assaulting five adolescent male cadets over a period of more than 20 years. The 55-year-old offender, whose name is under a publication ban, pled guilty to three counts of gross indecency in May.[...]

A woman broke down in court as she described finding the bloody, brutalized body of her stepsister in a Newington house they shared almost four years ago. Dolores Stubbs recounted the moment when she found 59-year-old Mary Lou Wolfe lying dead in the bathroom of the house at 27 Main St.[...]

Things are looking up for the United Way of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. With the closing of the campaign set for Dec. 18, nearly half of the proceeds have already been raised towards this year's goal, says its campaign chair.[...]

It's football fruit and some Calgary grocers will be stocking more of it this weekend. And the more football-shaped the watermelon, the more it seems to appeal to the Saskatchewan Roughriders fans who make it their headgear, said Kevin Julian, produce manager for the Crowfoot Calgary Co-op store.[...]

Canada is nearing a sad milestone, one that is sure to stoke long-simmering anger, especially considering recent parliamentary goings-on. It is a raw nerve left exposed for 20 years, and understandably so.[...]

Add a helping of health to this season's holiday menu. Foods of vibrant colour not only pack a wallop of flavour, but they're nutrient-rich with plenty of vitamins and minerals to see you through the holiday stress.[...]

Only one week remains for Cornwallites to meet the goal of a Christmas letter drive for soldiers overseas. So far, the campaign is woefully short of its goal of 3,000 letters, one for nearly every Canadian soldier in Afghanistan.[...]

mpeeling@standard-freeholder.com CORNWALL - A woman broke down in court as she described finding the bloody, brutalized body of her stepsister in a Newington house they shared almost four years ago.[...]

Patricia Joly snapped a 1-1 tie, as Berwick beat Winchester 3-1 in Finch bantam girls broomball league play. Autumn Merkley and Jenna Zeisig also scored in the win, with assists going to Jessica Beehler (two) and Joly.[...]

City council members agree that the local border dispute needs to be resolved once and for all, but they've stopped short of setting a deadline to find a permanent solution.[...]

Re: Provincial Conservatives hypocritical on HST. I agree with Craig Carter- Edwards that the HST is the right thing to do; all the data substantiates its implementation. But, not utilizing the numbers that McGuinty is using.[...]

The murder trial of a Berwick man begins today, three years after the death of his mother-in-law. Jury selection for the trial of George Johnstone, 36, was completed on Monday.[...]

MP Guy Lauzon, known for his penchant for pamphlets, will be watching next week when an internal board of Parliament tackles MP mail-out practices. The recent concern arose after Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff accused Conservative MPs of abusing the letter-writing privilege.[...]

Dear Robin:With Christmas just around the corner, I have a question for you about gift giving. My family is really big and at Christmas it gets a little insane. Rather than drawing names, my family makes a big deal about buying everyone a gift.[...]

CORNWALL – City firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate a woman from her flipped minivan this morning. The maroon Pontiac Montana collided with a black Ford Ranger at the intersection of Sydney and Fourth Streets.[...]

This may take some getting used to. The junior A Colts, with nine games already in November -- and 16 contests over the last four weeks -- have some CJHL quiet time on their hands.[...]

A former Cornwallite has earned top literary honours for recounting the almost dreamlike journeys of explorers in local French history. Nicole Champeau, 61, will meet with Governor General Michaëlle Jean at Rideau Hall on Nov.[...]

South Glengarry Fire Chief Harold Harvey isn't usually so calm and amiable in the presence of a burning farmhouse, but this day was different. After all, he's the one who burnt it down.[...]