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One dead after a pair of three-vehicle collisions
A person has been killed in one of two three-vehicle collisions on Highway four hundred one early Friday morning, say the Ontario Provincial Police.
County withholds wpd permits
PICTON — It doesn’t emerge Prince Edward County council is going to buckle to threats of legal activity by wpd Canada to issue required permits for the diminished White Pines wind development.
Labour council to concentrate on pharmacare
KINGSTON – With flags swinging and music blaring, some might have mistaken the large group of people walking down Princess Street as incoming post- secondary students.
Youthful fundraiser passes through Kingston
Rolling its way to Ottawa there’s a giant green RV featuring the words “Zach Makes Tracks” with a giant photo of a boy on the side of the vehicle. The boy, with a timid, quiet voice, has a message that can’t be disregarded.
Council to debate noise bylaw exemptions
KINGSTON – City councillors are to consider a pair of noise bylaw exemptions at their next meeting.
Fresh Catholic school set to open
KINGSTON – With an emphasis on light, sound and learning, the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board is ready to open the doors to its newest school, St. Francis of Assisi, in the city’s north end.
Rain or shine, Queen’s class of two thousand twenty one has moved in
Rain or shine, the freshmen move-in starts early and gets busy quickly.
Street closes for thousands of party-goers
Thousands of party-goers have taken to the Queen’s University district, forcing police to close a main artery to campus.
Donation keeps kids in the zone
The children at the Boys and Ladies Club of Kingston and Area were a little more satisfied while climbing and sliding in the centre’s Kids Zone Friday afternoon.
Group seeks to halt tax switches
The people who know Canada’s tax laws better than anybody are raising the alarm about proposed switches to the legislation.
$21,000 deck price ‘crazy’
When Florence Grimshaw found out some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren would be travelling from British Columbia to visit her, she desired her Bath Road home to be in tip-top form. Instead, she’s had to cancel their visit for fear someone may fall off her brand-new front deck, built by a subcontractor hired by The Home Depot.
Shoplifter charged by police
A woman has been charged by police after a store’s security stopped a shoplifter Thursday evening.
Beer bottle thrown at victim’s head – police
Police have laid charges after a victim reported a beer bottle had been thrown at her face.
Crashes snarl traffic on Hwy. 401
If you’re beginning the long weekend early and heading west, you might want to skip Highway four hundred one around Kingston.
Secure kiosks set up for sharps disposition
Secure sharps kiosks have been installed, or soon will be, in ten different locations around Kingston, said a news release this week from the Kingston Community Health Centres.
Man jailed for possessing prohibited weapon
It was all a misunderstanding, according to a 53-year-old Kingston man who’s already on probation until March 2019.
Math tutor, fiancee guilty of lovemaking attack
Private math tutor Kevin Chan and his junior fiancee Kayla Drummonde have been found guilty of sexually brunt and interference with a brainy but troubled 14-year-old pupil.
Transit welcomes students
Along with getting their textbooks, touring the school and finding their lockers for the very first time, local Grade nine students are getting the chance to attempt out some fresh wheels.
Napanee reaction to Bill one hundred forty eight guarded
Reaction to Bill 148, the Ontario government’s Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act, has been guarded in Napanee, with representatives from the Downtown BIA and the Napanee and District Chamber of Commerce voicing reservations.