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Business students at Queens University may soon be developing the next strategic plan for the Smiths Falls Police Service. Chief Jodi Empey was approached by the school, which she says has already dev...

The rising cost of the OPP continues to be a discussion point in municipal circles. In Perth, the increase for 2026 was $120,000, representing over $1.8 million of the $10.65 million budget. The Ontar...

Lanark-Frontenac MP Scott Reid's continuing his call for AEDs in RCMP cruisers. Reid has advocated for the installation each year in the House of Commons, which he says could save an estimated 300 liv...

Perth Councillor David Bird says no one likes the 8% tax rate increase and 6% hike in water and wastewater rates, but provincial support is decreasing while all costs continue to increase. Bird says t...

The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has charged a Carleton Place resident in connection with a sexual assault investigation. Police say officers began investigating allegatio...

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The Ontario Provincial Police in Lanark County are investigating a home invasion robbery in Drummond-North Elmsley Township, near Smiths Falls. Officers with the Lanark County OPP were called to a pro...

The Smiths Falls Police Services came in about $500,000 under budget in 2025. It's great news after much noise was made when the town raised the budget by 19% heading into the year in a bid to catch u...

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre faces a mandatory leadership review later this month after the party failed to form government in the last federal election. The vote is scheduled for the pa...

Former Perth Blue Wings forward Ethan Wooller was cast in season five of the hit Crave series, Shorsey. The comedy follows a local hockey team. Wooller said the opportunity for a role on the show's fi...