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Police warn of ‘unscrupulous’ HVAC company targeting Kingston residents

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments consumer protection act, homeowners, HVAC company, Kingston, Kingston Police, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Mississauga, salesman, seniors, targeting seniors, telephone solicitation, water heaters

Kingston Police are warning local residents after receiving numerous complaints regarding an HVAC company and its sales personnel based out

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Four arrests made for drone use, drug smuggling at Collins Bay Institution

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cannabis, Collins Bay Institution, contraband, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), criminal organization, drone, drone drop, drone use, drug smuggling, illegal drone use, Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, Kingston, Kingston Police, Mississauga, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Quebec, Sainte Anne des Plaines, tobacco, Toronto, weapons

The Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, led by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have arrested four people in connection with the

Additional charges laid following drone interception at Collins Bay Institution

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, cannabis, cellphones, charged, Collins Bay Institution, contraband, contraband shipment, drone drop, drones, drugs, fentanyl, heroin, inmate charged, Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, Kingston, Mississauga, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), seizeure, tobacco

After authorities successfully intercepted a shipment of contraband at Collins Bay Institution, the Ontario Provincial Police held a press conference

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Loughborough Public gets Indigenous-inspired outdoor teaching space

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Anishinaabe, Batchewana First Nation of the Ojibway, First Nations, Frontenac Country, Georgina Riel, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous, Janza Giangrosso, Kingston, Kingston-Cataraqui Rotary Club, learning space, Loughborough Public School, Medicine Wheel, Mississauga, Ojibway, Ojibwe teachings, South Frontenac, Sydenham, teaching space

Loughborough Public School unveiled their new Indigenous-inspired outdoor teaching space on Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2019. The opening ceremony was

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Frontenacs drop a pair of home games on the weekend

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Tim Cunningham 0 Comments Allan McShane, Anthony Salinitri, Brett Neumann, Coach, Eric Henderson, Hamilton Bulldogs, hockey, Jake Gravelle, Kingston, Kingston Frontenacs, Matthew Strome, Mississauga, OHL, Ontario Hockey League, Owen Tippett, Ryan McLeod, Sarnia Spirit, Tim Cunningham, Zachary Roy

Home cooking was not enough for the Kingston Frontenacs, as they lost both home games this past weekend. Friday night

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Threatening messages on Christmas Day lead to arrest

December 27, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments abuse, arrested, Brampton, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), charged, domestic abuse, domestic assault, harassment, Kingston, Kingston Police, Mississauga, on-going harassment, Ontario, Prescott, publishing intimate images without consent, threats to cause death

A man from Brampton, Ont. has been arrested and charged after his harassing of his former domestic partner came to