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BNW Newsbrief – April 5, 2023

April 5, 2023 Bill Kingston

Here are your latest Brockville and area headlines: School buses are cancelled today across Leeds-Grenville. A lot of rain is expected today and that has […]

Three face drug charges after Gananoque traffic stop for seat belt

September 11, 2021 Bill Kingston

GANANOQUE – Three people are facing drug-related charges after a traffic stop in Gananoque early Friday morning (Sept. 10). Gananoque police say they stopped a […]

Police puncture tires, use cruiser block to stop Highway 416 driver

May 3, 2021 Bill Kingston

NORTH GRENVILLE – Provincial police had to use a spike strip and a rolling block maneuver to stop a suspected drunk driver. It started early […]

Another arrest in drug store fraud in Prescott, Cornwall

December 23, 2020 Bill Kingston

PRESCOTT/CORNWALL – Police have made another arrest in relation to those series of opioid prescription frauds in Prescott and Cornwall earlier this month. Grenville County […]

Fraudsters target Prescott, Cornwall drug stores

December 10, 2020 Bill Kingston

PRESCOTT/CORNWALL – Both Ontario Provincial Police and the Cornwall Police Service have been dealing with prescription fraud at pharmacies in Prescott and Cornwall. In Prescott, […]

Grant to tackle substance abuse in Leeds-Grenville

November 9, 2020 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – A local mental health agency has received a grant from the provincial government to tackle substance abuse in the region. Local MPP Steve […]

Health unit to provide OD nasal meds

February 23, 2017 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – The region’s health unit will start providing Naloxone in a nasal spray in order to treat drug addicts who may overdose. Naloxone, also […]