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UPDATE #2 (3:30 p.m., Monday, Jan, 24, 2022): All eastbound lanes of Highway 401 have reopened after a transport fire caused a closure around 5:30 a.m. today, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. UPDATE #1 (10:55 a.m., Monday, Jan. 24, 2022): After a transport fire closed Highway 401 eastbound between the Montreal
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Early in the morning of Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, Kingston Fire and Rescue attended a large house fire on Malvern Terrace. At approximately 2:16 a.m., KFR responded to the 900 Block of Malvern Terrace for the reported structure fire and noted that heavy smoke and fire conditions were present on
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A house fire in the Rideau Heights neighbourhood in Kingston’s north end has resulted in over $200,000 in estimated cost of damages and the apparent death of a dog. The fire broke out at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28. 2021, and began in a room at the back
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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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Members from the Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment and the Frontenac Fire Department were called to a motor vehicle fire in the parking lot at a school in Sydenham, South Frontenac. At approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, police arrived at the scene where the fire department
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Officers with the Frontenac County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) who responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle discovered a different kind of culprit than usual was to blame for an impromptu joyride. The incident occurred on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, when, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Frontenac OPP
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A driver is facing impaired driving charges after losing control of their vehicle in Tyendinaga Township and landing in a ditch. Officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision on Blessington Road in Tyendinaga
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A structure fire in downtown Kingston sent two people to hospital and resulted in an estimated $100,000 in damages, according to Kingston Fire and Rescue. At approximately 8:24 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, Kingston Fire and Rescue were called to the 100 block of Rideau Street, where a two-storey
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Thanksgiving Day got off to an early start for those with Kingston Fire and Rescue and Frontenac Paramedics, who attended the scene of a fire at a local battery recycling plant. At approximately 4:35 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, Kingston Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to Li-Cycle, the
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A single-vehicle collision on Palace Road in Napanee resulted in charges, but no injuries, for a Napanee driver. The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Palace Road in Greater Napanee at approximately 7:30
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In mid-July, Kingston Police were called to the 1000 block of Johnson Street after reports of a firearm being discharged were received. Police said it appears to be an isolated incident, but are continuing to investigate, and would like to hear from anyone with information on this incident. At approximately
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Update (Aug 4, 2021): A partial road failure occurred on Hinchinbrooke Road just north of Silver Rock Lane at Spring Lake on Thursday, Jul. 15, 2021. As a result, and in the interest of public safety, the road has been closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic until further notice.
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