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A Quebec man is headed into 2022 with a laundry list of charges after a traffic on Highway 401 for speeding led to police discovering he was in possession of a loaded, prohibited handgun. According to the Frontenac County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), members of the OPP
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Editorial note: On Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, this article was updated to reflect Queen’s University’s statement that they have had no reported anti-Newfoundland or anti-Quebec graffiti on campus. Kingston and Gananoque residents hailing from Quebec or Newfoundland and Labrador may have had some jarring experiences lately, as numerous disturbing instances
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Catch a glimpse of the Wolfe Islander IV as it passes through Kingston on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, weather pending Two new electric ferries, at a combined cost of $94 million, are set to replace the current ferries in Kingston in the Spring of 2022. The ferries — the Wolfe
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Police Services in Quebec and Ontario have released the above images and are asking for the public’s assistance in helping identify this male who has been responsible for several automobile frauds in both Provinces. According to a release from Kingston Police, dated Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, the suspect in these
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Some quick work on behalf of Kingston Police has resulted in the arrest of two young males from Quebec after the pair robbed a downtown convenience store armed with a machete and a firearm. The robbery took place on Saturday, Jun. 19, 2021 when, at approximately 10:10 p.m., two male
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A couple from Quebec are facing multiple charges after a number of law enforcement service members came together to track and arrest the pair, who were attempting to drop prohibited items onto the property of Collins Bay Institution by drone. According to Kingston Police, the events surrounding the arrest began
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Over the weekend ending on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, Kingston residents took their frustrations online after people discovered a local church was suggesting Toronto residents travel to Kingston for a service despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, Third Day Worship Centre didn’t create the post on social media that
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Members of the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health Board received a COVID-19 community update from Queen’s University medical student Jonathan Cook at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Cook explained the provincial trends observed for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that cases
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The Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, led by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have arrested four people in connection with the use of a drone to smuggle contraband into Collins Bay Institution. The lengthy investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC),
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On Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020, the Frontenac County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported charges had been laid in two separate and unrelated firearms offences that occurred within the county and the City of Kingston. The first incident involved what police referred to as a “lengthy investigation,” and
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Two individuals from Quebec have been arrested and charged after police intercepted a drone shipment of contraband at Collins Bay Institution, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). At approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2020, members of the OPP-led Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, Kingston Police, and the Correctional
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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
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