Ronald Zajac
The Whig-Standard
Brockville, ON, Canada
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SIU clears police in 401 crash
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says Ontario Provincial Police officers did nothing wrong when a man they were chasing was later struck and injured by a transport truck near Brockville last month. “It is apparent based on the SIU’s preliminary inquiries that there is patently nothing to investigate as far as the potential criminality […] → Read More
Seaway at 60: Development uprooted lives, villages lost
The path of progress often runs through heartbreak, and the St. Lawrence Seaway was no exception.In order for the seaway to happen, houses had to burn, lives had to be uprooted and graves had to be left behind as the communities known today as the Lost Villages were submerged. → Read More
Locals cheer new 401 rest stop
The move follows a continued campaign to address truck safety on the local stretch of Highway 401. → Read More
UPDATED: Byelection called for Dec. 3
Local residents will get to choose the late MP Gord Brown’s successor on Dec. 3. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday announced that a byelection will be held on that date in Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. → Read More
Truck fire closes 401 near Brockville
A small part of the eastbound lane of Highway 401 is closed after a tractor- trailer transporting freezies caught fire after an apparent collision in the early hours of Wednesday morning. → Read More
Tearful plea to Josh Hawkins
Police in Brockville have helped a devastated family send a video message to a missing son and brother. → Read More
Bus crash 'like an earthquake'
It happened in a matter of seconds: All was normal, and then it was “like an earthquake.” → Read More
Bus crash 'like an earthquake'
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‘Gord was the best of us’: MacKay
GANANOQUE — From college pranks to public service, Gord Brown’s life, though cut short far too soon, touched a great many people. → Read More
Heartfelt goodbye to Gord Brown
Politicians, old friends, family members and the community he so loved gave Gord Brown a home-ice sendoff on Thursday. → Read More
Late MP Gord Brown to be laid to rest in Gan
The town he loved and spoke of with pride will be Gord Brown’s final resting place. → Read More
Shock, sadness at MP Brown's death
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MP Gord Brown has died suddenly of a heart attack, leaving both the riding and Parliament Hill in shock. → Read More
Police seek caller in missing man case
Brockville police want to speak with an anonymous caller who provided information about a Brockville man who has been missing for more than a week. → Read More
Fake bomb in Gan was a threat
A suspicious package that prompted a call to the bomb squad and forced the evacuation of a neighbourhood Saturday was a fake bomb, Police Chief Garry Hull has confirmed. → Read More
More charges in grave desecration case
A woman charged in connection with the desecration of a three-year-old boy’s grave last year was charged on Monday with obstruction of justice. → Read More
Prescott couple recalls tragedy in Vegas
A Prescott couple who survived the deadly Las Vegas shooting Sunday night had just moved farther away from the concert stage when the terrible rampage started. → Read More
High water sinks revenue
High water levels in late spring and early summer took their toll on the Brockville region’s tourism businesses, a new survey reveals. → Read More
Senator upbeat on NAFTA talks
Local Senator Bob Runciman is optimistic about forthcoming NAFTA negotiations following a United States governors’ meeting he attended last week. → Read More
Polley reconnects with her past
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Shots fired in 401 incident
Provincial police officers used a spike belt, then a rolling block before stopping a vehicle on Highway 401 west of Brockville Thursday night, an incident in which police fired shots. → Read More