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Read more A Loyalist Township man’s appeal of his conviction for child pornography related offences has been denied. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, Justices Peter D. Lauwers, Alison Harvison Young, and Jonathon C. George of the Court of Appeal of Ontario heard the case, which was appealing the conviction entered on November
Read more Kingston Police have issued a warning to the public advising of a roofing scam which affected a resident of Victoria Street earlier this year. According to a release from Kingston Police, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, the victim, who was a senior residing in the 200 block of Victoria Street,
Read more It is with profound sadness that we share with you the passing of the lovable man in our life. Suddenly at Kingston Health Sciences Centre on Monday, March 20, 2023 after 7 weeks of finding the liver mass. David Gerald Campbell, his sweetheart of 46 years to Lil (his words)
Read more People sometimes joke that the ukulele lessons they had in seventh grade didn’t prepare them for later life. But Claire Cooper is living proof that those lessons can open up a whole new world of possibilities. The 16-year-old singer-songwriter’s new single, ‘Yellow,’ is being released later this week. “I’d written
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At their annual strategic priority-setting meeting earlier this month, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) met in the County of Lennox and Addington to set Caucus priorities for the year ahead. At the meeting, which took place on March 9 and 10, 2023, the EOWC identified the following priorities for
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Beginning Monday, Apr. 3, 2023, seven employees with Tri-Board Student Transportation Services will be walking off the job if their demands for wage increases are not met, according to Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1479. In a press release issued Monday, Mar. 20, 2023, the union noted that
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Around noon on Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023, those in downtown Kingston may have noticed a rally taking place outside the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) location on lower Princess Street. Members of Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN!) and Queen’s Backing Action on the Climate Crisis (QBACC) gathered together to press Canada’s biggest bank
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Residents in CFB Kingston and Barriefield Village who have their electricity provided by Utilities Kingston will be affected by a planned power outage on Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023. According to a release from the utility company, customers in these areas will experience two, one-hour planned outages: one starting at 8
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After confirming the conclusion of their investigation into the unprovoked group assault on a single person who was waiting at a bus shelter, Kingston Police have announced that nine individuals have been arrested and charged as a result. The serious assault, which occurred at the Kingston Transit bus transfer station
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Editorial note: The following are submitted letter to the editor on the potential re-enactment of the City of Kingston’s ‘Encampment Protocol’ at the encampment in Belle Park on Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023, as outlined at the City Council meeting held Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. The views and opinions expressed do
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Content warning: This article discusses sexual abuse and sexual abuse at the hand of religious authorities, and may be harmful or traumatizing for some readers. Three Jesuit priests who worked in Kingston between 1930 and 2000 have been named on a list of accused sexual abusers of minors. On Monday,
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A bedroom fire at a residence on one of the most unique streets in Kingston led local firefighters to a challenge the likes of which are rare. Tucked away in the Skeleton Park neighbourhood, Primrose Way seems more like a ginnel or an alleyway than it does a municipally-maintained street,
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