Cornwall won't get to enjoy its debt-free status for very long. Just months after becoming debt-free, the city is now getting set to borrow millions of dollars to help cover the cost of building a new multi-sports centre, ambulance headquarters and gym and community space at the aquatic centre.[...]

To the Editor, Recently in both the U. S. & Canada many have recounted their experiences with their respective health care systems. I should like to add one more. On the afternoon of Friday, Oct.[...]

The Cornwall Ice Pirates hockey tournament is looking for a couple of teams. One women's team and one 40-plus men's team are needed for the tourney, being held at the Bob Turner Memorial Centre, on Nov.[...]

Charles the gorilla eyed a bank of cameras for a minute before languidly reaching for a piece of fruit, unwittingly selecting his 2 1/2-month-old son's name. Nassir, that's his baby.[...]

A strong new voice has entered the debate over the potential closure of the region's only special needs school.[...]

Today is the Feast of the Presentation of Mary, when her parents brought her as a young girl to the temple. She was chosen to be the vessel to bear our Saviour, and is deserving of respect and honour for her gift of herself to God.[...]

When a shipment of steel arrives in January there will be clear signs of a St. Lawrence College makeover, local Dean Don Fairweather said Friday.[...]

A new exhibit at the Cornwall Regional Art Gallery seeks to capture the inner beauty of the Mohawk people. Charlotte King, an award-winning artist from Snye, QC, first solo show, "In Finding Myself," opened recently and runs until Dec.[...]

Ellen Crothers is sure her son Mathew "will be smiling down from heaven seeing the kids with their toys." That's what Crothers said to local MP Guy Lauzon recently about 'Mathew's Toy Mountain" -- a fundraiser which provides Christmas presents for underprivileged children in the Lancaster area.[...]

An internal report by the Canadian Border Services Agency warned of the possibility of violence if border guards were armed with handguns at a crossing on Cornwall Island, the Canadian Press is reporting.[...]

follow on the web Fans can follow the best sledge teams in the world via webcasts thanks to Hockey Canada and FASTHockey. All games at the 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge, except for the gold medal game, will be available at http://hockeycanada.[...]

Perhaps they were caught off guard. The boss is away so the B team's in charge. Even so, the incompetence on display on the government side in Ottawa Wednesday was breathtaking. Here you have Richard Colvin, formerly the No.[...]

City council could look quite similar after next year's municipal election. A recent polling of councillors members has revealed that the majority of the elected officials intend to seek re-election next November, while several others remain undecided.[...]

Long lineups were a theme at the first local H1N1 vaccine clinic officially open to all members of the public, but couldn't compare to the first clinic in the city.[...]

More than two dozen criminal organizations are now involved in the cigarette smuggling trade in Cornwall and Akwesasne, a local police official said. According to RCMP Sgt.[...]

Dear Robin: My sister is a acting like a true gold digger. Ever since she got burned by the love of her life, she will only date men who have money, nice cars and lots of stuff.[...]

@• Byline:Todd Hambleton @• BylineService:Standard-Freeholder @• Body: Cornwall - It was a much-anticipated CJHL showdown, and the visiting Pembroke Lumber Kings came away with a 3-2 win over the Colts in Cornwall on Thursday night.[...]

What will the healthy do? It was the question asked at one local fitness club on the eve of full public access to the H1N1 vaccine in Cornwall. The buffed and sweaty worked away on treadmills and free weights, iPods in tow.[...]

Anyone who has gone through airport security since 9/11 will probably appreciate Henry Ford's observation that thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably why so few do it.[...]

It's two down and two to go for the Char-Lan Crusaders in their bid for another shot at the seniors girls Ontario basketball championship. The defending OFSAA silver medallists are in the semifinals today at the east regionals.[...]