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Hometown boys Kasador are coming home, and they’re bringing friends. The rock trio from here in Kingston are playing The Ale House Thursday, Jun. 30, 2022, with guests Brother Elsey and Boston Levi. Formed in 2015, Kasador has been through some serious evolutions over the years and got their start
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A “joint, proactive investigation” involving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Kingston Police Force has resulted in the arrest of three men in relation to child exploitation. Two of the arrested men are from the Kingston area. According to both the OPP and Kingston Police, the investigation took place over
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Two men are facing more than 115 charges as the result of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation which began in October 2021. According to police, the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the OPP were involved in the investigation, which centred around numerous break-ins across the OPP’s East Region
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Kingston, along with seven other municipalities in Eastern Ontario, will now have access to Rogers Communication’s 5G network, which aims to improve wireless service and connectivity across the country. Together with the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), Rogers announced on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, that it has extended its 5G
Read moreOne local family and their steadfast supporters have begun on a mission to raise funds for webcams in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) Patrick Kerr and his wife, Abigail, started the campaign, ‘Operation Hellping Hannah,’ raising funds to install webcams at all isolettes in
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One of the best parts of watching the Olympic games on television is seeing the overjoyed reactions of an athlete’s friends and family when the Olympian wins gold or completes a fantastic routine or game. Unfortunately, for Kim Maddux and all other Olympic moms, dads, families, and friends, that just isn’t
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Independent MP Derek Sloan and Independent MPP Randy Hillier attended an Aylmer, Ontario church service on Sunday, Apr. 25, 2021, where police have now laid charges for failure to comply under the Reopening Ontario Act. According to Aylmer Police on Facebook, “Church of God Restoration has been charged under the
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By Marshall Healey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two women face charges of robbery and assault in connection with an assault on an elderly woman in Perth last month. The charges stem from an incident on Wilson Street East in the early afternoon on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Lanark County Ontario
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UPDATE: Quinn’s Meats successfully sold to new owners, Enright Cattle Farm, in February of 2021. Original article: After 46 years running his business, Brian Quinn of Quinn’s Meats in Yarker, Ont. is preparing to retire. He’s hoping to sell the commercial property to someone that will keep the abattoir and
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A Kingston man created quite a commotion after his erratic driving caught the attention of the Ontario Provincial Police, who pursued the man and ended up deploying a tire deflation device to stop him. At approximately 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, officers from the Central Hastings Detachment of
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A total of 12 residents from across Ontario and Quebec are facing numerous charges as the result of a complex investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) held a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 outlining the investigation, Project Daytona, and
Read more Police were involved in a foot chase after a resident in Drummond-North Elmsley township awoke to a vehicle in the ditch and two males attempting to get it out. According to the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the collision occurred on Drummond Concession 5A just before
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