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The vandalism of gravestones is a baffling crime that seems to have hit many area cemeteries in the last year. It can leave friends and family of the deceased heartbroken and angry, adding to the pain of the original loss. On top of that, many graves no longer have a
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We’re heading ‘Back to the Farm’ this weekend for one of southeastern Ontario’s biggest parties of the summer; complete with adult beverages in a hay field, gourmet food trucks and, of course, live music. MacKinnon Brothers’ annual Back to the Farm Beer & Music Festival is happening this Sunday, Aug.
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The outdoor pool at the Memorial Centre, recently renamed as part of the Culligan Water Park, has been closed since Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, after a glass bottle was broken inside the pool enclosure. In a statement, released on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, the City of Kingston
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On Sunday, the Kingston Women’s Art Festival will return to City Park to celebrate women artists. Bring the family, browse, and enjoy original art designed and created by women. Sasha Jiminez French, local multi-disciplinary artist, is volunteering her time to help ensure the festival returns to full strength after the
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A new, transformational exhibit is coming to the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. On the evenings of September 10 and 11, 2022, Aqua Nova will turn the atrium into a giant projection screen, allowing the audience to move freely through the space and experience the show from both
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After a two year absence, the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets have made a return to Kingston this summer. While this year’s program is significantly smaller than in years past, some instructors are pleasantly surprised that the training is able to take place in any capacity. The cadets are currently undergoing
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After its debut at the Museum of Lennox and Addington earlier this year, Six Strings, a short film produced by Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO) Language and Cultural Centre, and directed by Bawaadan Collective, has been selected to be part of the Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival, screening on Thursday, Aug,
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“If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep.” The words from Lieutenant-Colonel John McRae’s famous poem, In Flanders Fields, are known to almost every Canadian and yet, faith was broken with Indigenous veterans from the moment they returned from fighting in the Great Wars. Shut out
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Pope Francis’s apology for the Catholic Church’s participation in the residential school system genocide on indigenous people was an “important first step” for many survivors of residential schools according to R. Donald Maracle, Chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, who noted that this first step must be
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*Paid Business Feature* Almost Home is celebrating 30 years of helping families with sick children with serious, complex, or chronic medical problems who need long-term hospitalization at Kingston General Hospital or Hotel Dieu Hospital. Everyone is invited to join Almost Home at Confederation Park on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 for
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On Tuesday, Aug. 2, the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts launches its 2022 Human Rights Arts Festival with Sounding Thunder: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow. The musical journey celebrates the life of the renowned Ojibwe WWI sniper, who was Canada’s most-decorated Indigenous soldier and became a politician and
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For those of you reeling from the pandemic and craving a night of high-caliber comedy, local funny lady and nationally-renowned comedian Deborah Kimmett is taking to the stage in Gananoque for a limited engagement, and we want to send you! Kimmett says her latest show, “Overnight Sensation,” centers around a
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