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Shawna O'Neill

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Canadian journalist, currently working at the Cornwall @standfreeholder -- a part of @postmedianet DM me any inquiries or email me at shoneill@postmedia.com

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Telling stories and creating art is my passion.

I hold a Bachelor of Journalism with a Minor in Politics from Ryerson University, as well as a Diploma of Journalism from Algonquin College.

I have worked as a journalist, photographer, editorial editor, art director, head of copy and head of fact-checking at various publications across Canada since 2014.

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Over 200 moccasin vamps in Akwesasne honour residential school children

Over 200 moccasin vamps in Akwesasne honour residential school children

AKWESASNE - A display with 200 moccasin vamps, titled We Were Children Shiiakwaksha'okon:a, will travel from …

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Community will march, pray, and sing for Ashley Thompson

Community will march, pray, and sing for Ashley Thompson

When Ashley Thompson's mother Lorraine Thompson went to the Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) on Dec. 5, 2019…

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Taste Buds' Local Love displays cool Christmas finds - The Cornwall Local

Taste Buds' Local Love displays cool Christmas finds - The Cornwall Local

The Taste Buds are encouraging everyone to follow along on their social media as they visit 17 local stores f…

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Passion breeds beauty in local man's garden

Passion breeds beauty in local man's garden

Walking from the treeline to the water with a push lawnmower at Upper Canada Village preoccupied Taylor durin…

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Cornwall facing doctor shortage

Cornwall facing doctor shortage

Cornwall isn't present on the Rurality Index for Ontario (RIO), which provides incentives to doctors who work…

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Cornwall cancels its septage receiving station project

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By Shawna O'Neill Verified
| Cornwall Standard-Freeholder Verified
With very low demand, staff recommended cancelling project as there are enough other options available in the region. The entrance to Cornwall's wastewater treatment plant. Photo taken on Wednesday May 12, 2021, in Cornwall, Ont. Photo by Francis Racine /Cornwall Standard-Freeholder Article content Cornwall council concurred with staff’s advice last week to cancel the city’s septage receiving station project and prohibit the disposal of septage within the city’s wastewater collection system.
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Love of football brings South Stormont’s Kamden Wint back to Los Angeles

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By Shawna O'Neill Verified
| Cornwall Standard-Freeholder Verified
This school year, Wint will attend Hargrave Military Academy to keep playing football and reach his career goals. Kamden Wint, 15, represented Canada for the second year in a row during the USA Football's Junior International Cup and exchanged items, like jerseys and flags, with players from around the world. Pictured on Friday, June 26, 2026, in South Stormont, Ont.
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Love of football brings South Stormont’s Kamden Wint back to Los Angeles

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By Shawna O'Neill Verified
| Paris Star Verified
Love of football brings South Stormont’s Kamden Wint back to Los Angeles This school year, Wint will attend Hargrave Military Academy to keep playing football and reach his career goals. Kamden Wint, 15, represented Canada for the second year in a row during the USA Football's Junior International Cup and exchanged items, like jerseys and flags, with players from around the world. Pictured on Friday, June 26, 2026, in South Stormont, Ont.
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Why did you become a journalist?

I love to write and uncover the happy, sad, and influential tales of our world. Taking photos of these things is also important.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

My high school did not have a newspaper, probably because it was so small. I should have been the first to develop it.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

To date, I am happiest with a piece I did about a man's garden and a woman' butterfly sanctuary. Nature and compassion are always inspiring.
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