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Just before 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, Kingston Fire and Rescue were called to a report of a structure fire at an address on lower Princess Street. Eyewitnesses could see smoke coming from the window on the second floor of 70-74 Princess Street, above Amanda’s House of Elegance/Home
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Kingston Police have now arrested and charged a Kingston rideshare driver allegedly responsible for sexual assault of a passenger. According to Kingston Police, they first became aware of the suspect in early July when a woman stepped forward to file a complaint about a driver who had been following her
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Many rural branches of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) will now offer themed toy bins for families to enjoy. Thanks to the Sarah Badgley Literacy Fund for Rural Ontario Children, KFPL received $500 to develop the toy bins for the Arden, Mountain Grove, Parham, and Sharbot Lake Branches. According
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Currently, eligible residents in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) are able to sign up for a waitlist for the Monkeypox vaccine. As set by the province, eligibility requirements are those who identify as trans or cis-gendered and belong to the gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with
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For the past three months, multiple residents in Lennox and Addington (L&A) County have received phone calls purporting to be from the secretary of an Odessa-based business of which the business has no knowledge or involvement, according to police. On Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, the L&A County Detachment of the
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*Paid Business Feature* It seems that rising interest rates are on everyone’s mind these days. With rates rising rapidly during this pandemic recovery phase, those shopping for a mortgage are wondering how this will impact their futures. If you have revolving consumer debt, such as a Line of Credit or Home
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The Kingston Sheep Dog Trials Festival returns to Grass Creek Park this weekend. This family and pet-friendly event is always a hit with residents and visitors alike. “Plan to enjoy this unique rural, summer festival with family and friends. See border collies herd sheep in timed trials and take in
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After responding to a noise complaint in Deseronto in the early morning hours, members of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired driving. Just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, officers responded to the noise complaint,
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Differences in wages paid by food services contractor Aramark Canada to employees in the hospitality and food service sectors of Queen’s University have led to overwhelming support of strike action by the unionized workers at the University’s Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre, according to the Canadian Union of Public
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Editor’s note: this article has been modified from its original version. For greater clarity, the work “units” was replaced with the word “sections” in some parts. The Kingston Health Sciences Centre continues to struggle with serious nursing staff shortages, requiring it to temporarily close some sections and redeploy staff to
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A Kingston resident is facing multiple charges after a fatal collision that took the life of a pedestrian in the Toronto area on Saturday. Toronto Police say that officers responded to a call for a collision in the North York area of Wilson Avenue and Clayson Avenue on Saturday, Jul.
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With Pascan Aviation set to begin offering services out of Kingston this September, the City of Kingston will once again see regularly scheduled flights to and from Kingston Airport. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced Air Canada to leave Kingston in the spring of 2020, there has been no regular
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