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Update (Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2022): On Monday, Jul. 25, 2022, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) responded to requests for information on how it was ascertained that the vehicle removed from Round Lake in South Frontenac did not leak fluids into the water. “The Kingston District Office
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Two people have been left with “serious injuries” after a collision in Napanee over the weekend, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The collision, which involved a car with two people inside and a farming tractor with a lone driver, occurred on Saturday, Jul. 9, 2022, just after 2
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Update (Tuesday, Jul. 5, 2022):Kingston Fire and Rescue have provided further details on the fire that broke out at Pat Rogers Towing yard on Creekford Road on Monday, Jul. 4, 2022. According to the local fire department, the on-scene portion of the fire investigation has now concluded. Kingston Fire and
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On Tuesday night, Jun. 21, 2022, members of Kingston City Council voted to approve amendments to the City’s Nuisance Party By-Law, one of which would seek to hold landlords accountable for illegal gatherings on their premises. According to a report presented to Council in February, last fall Kingston Police spent
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The lone male occupant of a vehicle that crashed near the LaSalle Causeway yesterday has died, according to Kingston Police. The collision, which involved a single vehicle, occurred on the west side of the LaSalle Causeway at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Jun. 20, 2022. A large number of Kingston
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Kingston Fire and Rescue truck sirens could be heard streaming towards the Kingston airport from all over the city today after a fire broke out at the farmstead property at Lemoine Point. Located at the end of Front Road, the property is home to a large barn, limestone farmhouse, and
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Update (Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 at 2:40 p.m.)The Department of National Defence (DND) has now confirmed that all four of those pronounced dead on the scene where a vehicle was located submerged in the waters off of Point Frederick were Cadets at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). RMC
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The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) Local 462 is calling for public awareness and action, and exhorting Frontenac County Council to advocate for the urgently needed staffing and resources for paramedic services. OPSEU/SEFPO Local 462 represents around 200 paramedics employed by Frontenac Paramedic Services, as well as ambulance communications
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Update (Friday, Apr. 1, 2022 at 3:22 p.m.)The male suspect involved in the early morning stabbing in the parking lot of the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) remains at large, Kingston Police said this afternoon. The stabbing, which occurred just after 4:40 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 31, 2022, occurred after the
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One local teenager has been charged and another is wanted by Kingston Police after a male victim – also youth – was pepper sprayed by one and shot at repeatedly by another. The incident took place in Kingston’s north end, where the victim was shot at with a BB gun
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A driver with Kingston Transit is facing charges after a collision in one of the city’s busier intersections left two paramedics, who were travelling in an ambulance, with minor injuries. The collision occurred just after 7 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022, as the morning commute began to fill the
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Update (Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022)The suspect in this case, Adrion Cole, 37, of Kingston, has now been charged with second degree murder. See that update here. A local man has been arrested and is facing charges as the man he assaulted, his father, lies in the intensive care unit (ICU)
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