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• Pierre Beaulieu - Cornwall Seaway News

  23-04-2025 16:24 via news.google.com
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• Driver seriously injured in Brinston Road crash Friday

  04-05-2025 02:19 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  SOUTH DUNDAS — A 25-year-old man sustained serious injuries following a single-vehicle collision on Brinston Road on Friday afternoon. SDG OPP said officers responded to the call around 3 p.m. Friday, finding the driver – who was the lone occupant in the vehicle – suffering from life-altering injuries. He was transported from the scene via air ambulance. SDG OPP officers investigated the collision with the assistance of technical collision investigators and a collision reconst
  
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• Anti-oppression session in Cornwall challenges long-held assumptions of Canadian history

  03-05-2025 00:44 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Growing up in the Saskatchewan part of Treaty 6 Territory, Becky Saskamoose-Kuffner said she always knew she was different, but as she put it, she didn’t have the language to explain exactly what was different. “We don’t think to ourselves, as children, I want to be anti-racist when I grow up,” said Saskamoose-Kuffner. “We have a very stained, shared history.” Saskamoose-Kuffner works as an anti-racist consultant for various levels of government. She is the f
  
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• Dutch Ambassador joins local dignitaries to mark 80th anniversary of Dutch Liberation Day

  02-05-2025 22:32 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  MORRISBURG — It’s been 80 years since Allied forces secured the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation during the Second World War, and while the May 5 holiday is widely celebrated in the Netherlands, it also remains an important occasion in Canada as well. To mark the sombre affair, Dutch Ambassador to Canada Margriet Vonno was joined by elected officials in SDG, as well as the SDG Highlanders, to unveil a historical plaque in Morrisburg, which will be displayed in the
  
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• Cornwall Transit to benefit from over $700K in provincial gas tax funding

  02-05-2025 21:57 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry MPP Nolan Quinn announced Cornwall’s 2024-25 provincial gas tax investment on Friday. Cornwall Transit will be able to fuel its needs with the injection of $710,246, to be used wherever needed. The announcement was made at the Cornwall Transit garage on Second Street West with a handful of dignitaries. The provincial gas tax program has been used for various purposes, including funding municipal transit projects, since 2005. Announced last week,
  
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• Oversight of Cornwall and SDG's community safety and well-being plan moves in-house

  02-05-2025 21:39 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Due to advanced requirements for the provincially-mandated Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan, Cornwall city council heard recommendations on Tuesday to have Cornwall’s shared services departments collaborate with SDG on managing the plan. SDG council received a similar presentation during its most recent meeting and approved the regional approach with unanimous support. SDG CAO Maureen Adams and Cornwall Chief of Police Shawna Spowart attended Cornwall council chambers Tuesday t
  
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• Cornwall man arrested for domestic assault with weapon

  02-05-2025 20:47 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 24-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested on May 1 and charged with domestic assault, domestic assault causing bodily harm, and domestic assault with a weapon. Police alleged the man choked his ex-girlfriend and struck her in the face several times on Wednesday. Police also alleged the man struck the woman with his motor vehicle last July. He was taken into custody at police headquarters on Thursday. He was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court on May 27.
  
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• Cornwall council defers already-tendered Queen Street sidewalk project

  02-05-2025 00:02 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall city council decided to defer its Queen Street sidewalk project despite administration saying it would not change its recommendation, and that a deferral could result in thousands of dollars in delayed claim costs. Couns. Elaine MacDonald, Carilyne Hébert, Todd Bennett, and Claude McIntosh voted against the deferral. It was Coun. Dean Hollingsworth who brought the deferral motion forward after hearing from residents who are concerned about how close the sidewalk will be to their
  
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• South Glengarry dips into reserves for bridge work on Third Line

  01-05-2025 23:14 via standard-freeholder.com
  WILLIAMSTOWN — South Glengarry has agreed to allocate $400,000 towards the $605,000 needed to complete the rehabilitation of the Third Line bridge that crosses the Delisle River. At the most recent meeting, council approved the recommendation from general manager of infrastructure services Sarah McDonald to take the funds from the bridge and structures reserve. Coun. Sam McDonell expressed his concern that the year is still fairly new with many projects yet to be completed, and yet the to
  
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• St. Joseph's students travel to Europe to commemorate VE-Day, visit historical sites

  01-05-2025 22:34 via standard-freeholder.com
  Around 20 St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School students, a handful of teachers, and the school’s principal Joy Martel set off overseas on Thursday to take part in Victory in Europe Day (VE-Day) celebrations. The Cornwall crew will visit historical sites in France and the Netherlands over their nine-day whirlwind trip. May 8 is the 80th anniversary of VE-Day, when the German forces capitulated to the Allies and the Second World War’s European battlefields fell silent. Grade 1
  
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• Cornwall police charge Morrisburg man with assault with a weapon

  01-05-2025 21:53 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 41-year-old man from Morrisburg was arrested by Cornwall police on April 30 and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and failure to comply with a release order. On April 29 members of the CPS were dispatched to a disturbance complaint. Police alleged the man breached a release order for possessing a weapon, and chased two individuals known to him while brandishing a knife. On April 30 the man was located at the courthouse, and was h
  
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• Residents concerned about traffic, safety, of proposed truck service centre in South Glengarry

  01-05-2025 19:11 via standard-freeholder.com
  WILLIAMSTOWN — Residents of South Glengarry have voiced concerns over a proposed development on Fourth Line near the Curry Hill interchange on Highway 401. At the most recent council meeting, general manager of planning, building and enforcement Joanne Haley, along with Paul Demchuk from Batory Planning and Management, presented plans for a 40,000-square-foot warehouse, vehicle maintenance and office building, along with nine loading bays and 140 parking spaces designed by nArchitecture I
  
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• Sound on: Beaver Farts (Loudly) on a Cornwall Trail Cam - Outdoors with Bear Grylls

  30-04-2025 22:33 via news.google.com
  Sound on: Beaver Farts (Loudly) on a Cornwall Trail Cam  Outdoors with Bear Grylls
  
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• St. Lawrence College Cornwall's logistics program receives professional accreditation - Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

  30-04-2025 22:00 via news.google.com
  St. Lawrence College Cornwall's logistics program receives professional accreditation  Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
  
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• St. Lawrence College Cornwall's logistics program receives professional accreditation

  30-04-2025 21:52 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  After 11 years, St. Lawrence College Cornwall’s logistics and supply chain management program has passed a significant milestone. In conjunction with the Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation (CITT), known as Canada’s Logistics Association, the college’s graduates will now be qualified through the organization’s CITT-Certified Logistics Program (CCLP). SLC marked the occasion with a special luncheon honouring graduates, faculty, and employers who have all made
  
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• Federal Election 2025: Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry NDP, Green candidates reflect - Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

  30-04-2025 21:35 via news.google.com
  Federal Election 2025: Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry NDP, Green candidates reflect  Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
  
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• Federal Election 2025: Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry NDP, Green candidates reflect

  30-04-2025 21:35 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  With Monday night’s Canadian election now in the rearview mirror, Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry NDP and Green Party of Canada candidates, who finished third and fourth respectively in the local polls, shared some reflective thoughts. NDP candidate Mario Leclerc received 2.5 per cent or 1,653 votes. Federally, his party won seven seats with 6.3 per cent of the vote and with 1,237,263 ballots cast. This is a major decline from the 24 and 25 NDP seats won during the two most recent f
  
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• St. Vincent de Paul recognizes the hard work of its volunteers in Cornwall region - Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

  30-04-2025 21:05 via news.google.com
  St. Vincent de Paul recognizes the hard work of its volunteers in Cornwall region  Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
  
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• St. Vincent de Paul recognizes the hard work of its volunteers in Cornwall region

  30-04-2025 21:01 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Organizers and volunteers of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Cornwall came together on Wednesday for an appreciation lunch. The event, which took place at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297, brought together community partners, volunteers and other community members who have worked together to help support people struggling. April is volunteer appreciation month. “The organization of St. Vincent de Paul has been in operation for over 40 years, and it’s always been completely vo
  
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• Cornwall councillors vehemently oppose using strong mayor powers - Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

  30-04-2025 19:55 via news.google.com
  Cornwall councillors vehemently oppose using strong mayor powers  Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
  
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• Devon and Cornwall Police handle donkeys in rural crime crackdown - BBC

  30-04-2025 19:54 via news.google.com
  Devon and Cornwall Police handle donkeys in rural crime crackdown  BBC
  
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• Cornwall councillors vehemently oppose using strong mayor powers

  30-04-2025 19:53 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Each member of Cornwall city council took their turn sharing their feelings about the city gaining strong mayor powers, most in vehement opposition. Only Coun. Fred Ngoundjo and Mayor Justin Towndale spoke about some of the potential benefits. The discussion happened as the humidity was thick, the overhead lights bright, and tensions high inside the council chambers on Tuesday night. A dozen residents were in attendance waiting to hear discussion about a sidewalk, making the small quarters feel
  
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• Mystery as man, 20, dies after night out in Cornwall as family beg for answers - Cornwall Live

  30-04-2025 18:23 via news.google.com
  Mystery as man, 20, dies after night out in Cornwall as family beg for answers  Cornwall Live
  
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• Medical incident outside Cornwall arcade draws major emergency response - Yahoo News UK

  30-04-2025 18:22 via news.google.com
  Medical incident outside Cornwall arcade draws major emergency response  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Letters to the editor, May 1, 2025 - Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

  30-04-2025 18:20 via news.google.com
  Letters to the editor, May 1, 2025  Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
  
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• Briefs: Students supported Conservative in Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry - Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

  30-04-2025 17:51 via news.google.com
  Briefs: Students supported Conservative in Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry  Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
  
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• Briefs: Students supported Conservative in Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry

  30-04-2025 17:46 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Results from the Student Vote in the federal election were released on Monday evening just prior to voters’ ballots were being counted. In Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry (SDG), 22 schools participated in the Student Vote program, which is co-ordinated by CIVIX Canada. Schools receive ballots and ballot boxes, then conduct their own elections as a means of increasing civic literacy and encouraging participation in the voting process once the students reach voting age. Within SDG, Co
  
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• Cornwall businesses take top spot in Muddy Stiletto Awards 2025 - Yahoo News UK

  30-04-2025 17:33 via news.google.com
  Cornwall businesses take top spot in Muddy Stiletto Awards 2025  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Cornwall council elections 2025: Your polling station, times and how you vote on May 1 - Cornwall Live

  30-04-2025 17:15 via news.google.com
  Cornwall council elections 2025: Your polling station, times and how you vote on May 1  Cornwall Live
  
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• A30 Cornwall three-vehicle collision leaves person in hospital - BBC

  30-04-2025 17:02 via news.google.com
  A30 Cornwall three-vehicle collision leaves person in hospital  BBC
  
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