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Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, an early morning fire broke out at Kingston’s Sleeping Cabins Project, located at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. The fire quickly consumed one of the cabins, while spreading to two others, culminating in what Kingston Fire and Rescue estimated to be approximately $60,000 worth of damages. Luckily, those
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After one of three people involved in a violent altercation was arrested, Kingston Police have released further details on the assault and those involved. The assault, which occurred just after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, took place on the K&P Trail near Kingston’s Integrated Care Hub (ICH). Two
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The building that was once home to the original Gino’s Pizza and Spaghetti will no longer exist by the end of the day on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, after a fire in the building caused the second storey to collapse. The incident, which kept firefighters with Kingston Fire and Rescue
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In the early morning hours, Kingston Fire and Rescue and Frontenac Paramedics received a call that would see both emergency services spring into action as fast as possible. One of the 15 cabins lined up at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (POH) as part of Kingston’s Sleeping Cabins project was on fire,
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Kingston Police have issued a media release noting that they “wish to inform the public about an ongoing credit card scam.” According to police, the scam involves the victim being contacted by phone by someone claiming to be a representative from a credit card company. The caller then tells the
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UPDATE (Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022): According to the Lennox and Addington (L&A) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Claire “Freedom” Ibit, 15, has been located and is no longer considered missing. “L&A County OPP would like to thank the public for their assistance,” police said in a media release. Original article: The
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UPDATE (Monday, Dec. 5, 2022): On Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, Kingston Police shared on social media that Joel Naumann was located safely on the evening of Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 in Kingston’s east end. Naumann was last seen on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, and his family was concerned about his
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Amid the surge of respiratory illnesses across Ontario early in the ‘cold and flu season,’ Kingston is acting as a place of refuge for pediatric patients who are in greatest need of medical care. Earlier this month, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) announced that the local hospitals it oversees here
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A 33-year-old from Perth, Ont., has been charged after a sexual assault was reported in Lanark County, according to police. The sexual assault was reported to the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. As a result of the ensuing investigation, one person
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Kingston Police have released the above photo, capture on security camera, and are asking for public assistance to identify the woman pictured, the suspect in a theft and fraud investigation. According to police, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, sometime between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 a.m., a wallet was
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At a special inaugural meeting of the 2022 to 2026 Frontenac County Council, two familiar faces were elected to the County’s highest leadership positions. Held at Frontenac County Courthouse on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, the inaugural meeting of the new County Council saw Ron Vandewal, recently re-elected
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A man convicted in a gruesome 1971 double murder case involving a six-year-old boy and his uncle has died while in custody. Lorne Lafrance, an inmate at Joyceville Institution convicted of non-capital murder in 1971, died at the age of 75, according to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). Lafrance
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