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Update (Monday, Jan. 10, 2022):Kingston Police have closed the investigation into the discharging of a firearm in a residential neighbourhood on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. According to police, the Major Crimes Unit has concluded the investigation after the “responsible party” involved in the case was located deceased in another jurisdiction.
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School. According to Public Health, the outbreak has involved seven cases in total, three of which are resolved, leaving four active cases in the outbreak, which was declared officially on Wednesday, Dec.
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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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Kingston Police have released the above photos and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man pictured, a person of interest to police. According to police, the Kingston Police Criminal Investigation Division is currently investigating a series of incidents, with the initial incident taking place on Sunday, Oct.
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From 9:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. today, Monday, September 20, 2021, Canadians will cast their vote at this year’s election. “I feel good, I’m excited,” said Abby Busche, 21, a Queens University student waiting outside the Leon’s Centre polling station in Kingston to fill out her ballot. She is finding
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Kingston Police have released the above photos and are asking for public assistance in locating a missing woman, Cecilia Tardiff, 31. Tardiff was reported missing by her family on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, and was last seen in the area of Brock Street in downtown Kingston on Monday, Aug. 30,
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Kingston Police have released the above photo and are asking for public assistance in locating a missing man, Sam Smith, 52. A local resident, Smith was last seen in the area of the 600 block of Montreal Street near Railway Street on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, and his current whereabouts
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A local man whose case before the courts over domestic violence charges resulted in court-ordered conditions is now facing further charges for violating those conditions. Kingston Police became aware of the violations when, while on general patrol, officers observed two people in a vehicle who were not wearing seatbelts. This
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A local man will appear in court to face assault charges after causing a violent altercation in downtown Kingston. On Saturday, Jul. 31, 2021, at approximately 1:15 a.m., members of the Kingston Police Uniform Patrol Division received a call regarding an assault that was taking place at The Mansion bar
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“I guess I knew there was a need for personal products for women, that people need them in the community, that people were struggling.” Rev. Susan McAllister An odd sight—14 summery, colourful purses hanging on a metal railing—might have caught your attention at the corner of Albert and Princess Streets
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Update (Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021)Kingston Police have now confirmed that the incident involving a female stealing merchandise from a downtown store took place at a local retail store that was hit with a theft just days before. Amanda’s House of Elegance, located at 70 Princess Street, was the subject of
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It’s no secret that local, independent businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but some local businesses, it seems, have been hit hard in more ways than one. Amanda Stewart, owner of Amanda’s House of Elegance on lower Princess Street in the downtown core, recently took to social
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