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A fire that occurred in a Harrowsmith residence over the weekend has been ruled an arson, and one man is currently facing charges, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The fire broke out sometime just before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 25, 2020. Members of the Frontenac Detachment of
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A giant blaze that could be seen for blocks destroyed a house on Division Street in the early morning of Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. Kingston Fire and Rescue crews responded to the working fire in the 470 block of Division Street at approximately 2:13 a.m. The building, which was vacant
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As we say hello to 2020 and set our sights on all the great things the year ahead has in store, we also reflect on the year gone by, which brought with it both wonderful and tragic stories. The following are Kingston’s most significant and most viewed stories as covered
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The death of a man in a vehicle pileup on Highway 401 near Brockville has compounded the tragedy already experienced by a Kingston family this month. The OPP continues to investigate the pileup which occurred in the westbound lanes of the 401 east of the City of Brockville on the
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A family with three young children and another child on the way has been left homeless following a house fire on the afternoon of Sunday, December 1, 2019. Kingston Fire & Rescue responded to the 3000 block of Highway 2, near Grass Creek Park, after receiving reports of a fully
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After losing all of their physical possessions in a devastating house fire, a local family’s GoFundMe exceeded the $5,000 fundraising goal in under two days. While the McGillivray family was insured and stated that “the insurers have been great thus far,” parents Damie and Ben said “the costs of replacing
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A late night fire at a house in Colebrook has claimed the life of a 63-year-old man. Officers with the Lennox and Addington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a structure fire in Colebrook before 11 p.m. on Monday, Jun. 10,
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