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Kingston Police are currently investigating a serious motor vehicle accident that occurred late Friday night in the central part of Kingston. At around 11:52 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, Kingston Police, Frontenac Paramedics, Lennox & Addington Paramedics and Kingston Fire & Rescue were all dispatched to a vehicle accident
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Update (Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 at 3 p.m.) According to Kingston Fire and Rescue, no injuries were sustained as a result of the structure fire on John Street just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. The fire broke out in the basement of the residence and was quickly
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Update (Monday, Nov. 29, 2021): At approximately 5:25 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, Kingston Fire & Rescue (KFR) responded to the 300 block of York Street for a reported burn complaint at the Memorial Centre Barns. According to the KFR, upon arrival, fire crews observed heavy smoke and flames
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Kingston Fire & Rescue crews and Kingston Police were on scene at approximately 12:42 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 for a high angle rescue where two intoxicated individuals climbed to the top of the crane at a construction site in the 600 block of Princess Street, between Albert Street
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UPDATE (Friday, Jan. 8, 2021): A number of South Frontenac Fire and Rescue trucks and vehicles from the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshall remained on scene on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 after fire ravaged the McMullen Manor in Verona the night before. The fire broke out in the Carleton
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Mark Fardella, owner of SBT Comics and Games in the Bayridge Centre Plaza, arrived at his store on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, to discover that he had been the victim of a break-in. “Today, I arrived to work to a smashed in door and empty display case,”
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The Tim Hortons at 1396 Bath Road, located in the Pioneer Gas Station near Centennial Drive, is closed following an employee report that they had tested positive for COVID-19. As of 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, the Pioneer at Bath Road near Centennial Drive was closed while crews were
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A Kingston man has been arrested and charged after police found him to be in possession of a loaded handgun in a downtown restaurant. On Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 at approximately 10:25 p.m., Kingston Police responded to a downtown restaurant for reports of a male being in possession of a
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Commissionaires Kingston is going into a legal strike position at CFB Kingston and the Royal Military College of Canada on Monday, June 24, 2019. This strike is between the Commissionaires Kingston union members and their management. The Department of National Defense is not in a legal strike position. “Employees on
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Kingston Police are warning the public on a new scam called “smishing,” similar to phishing. Many companies, products and services use text message alerts to keep you up to date. However, scammers are taking advantage of unsuspecting individuals where they pose as your bank or online account, for example,
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An alcohol-fuelled domestic dispute that turned violent in the Strathcona Park area of the city resulted in the arrest of a local man and woman, according to Kingston Police. On Thursday, Jun. 20, 2019 at approximately 9:20 p.m., the accused man came home to the residence with alcoholic beverages.
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The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) and Kingston Transit have announced that 15 bus shelters in the city will be wrapped in student art. This spring, select bus shelters will be wrapped in student artwork from the LCVI-based, Creative Arts focus program. In 2018, students designed artwork for a
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