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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Rideaucrest Home, a long-term care home in downtown Kingston. The outbreak was officially declared on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, and there are currently two active cases of the virus associated with the outbreak – one of
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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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In many ways, 57-year-old Eric Gagnon seems like your typical Amherstview retiree: he enjoys spending time with his family, reading a good book, and pursuing an engrossing hobby. It’s this hobby, however, that has garnered him a fair bit of attention around Kingston in recent years because – well –
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A sudden rash of sizable fires at vacant or unattended buildings in downtown Kingston continued with a fire in the early morning of Wednesday, Jul. 14, 2021. At approximately 2 a.m., Kingston Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a structure fire on Dufferin Street in the city’s Inner Harbour
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UPDATE (Tuesday, Jul. 6, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.):Just over an hour after Kingston Police released information about a missing 13-year-old, the teen has been located. “Thanks to the keen observations of a member of the public following a social media release, Landon Pilon, a youth who had been reported missing
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As the snow and wind made for already difficult driving conditions, one local man was arrested after he drove off the road in downtown Kingston and collided with a tree. According to Kingston Police, the man was driving in the 500 block of Rideau Street at approximately 8:05 p.m. on
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Kingston Police have released the above photo and are asking for public assistance in locating a missing Kingston man. Robert Cummings, 51, was last seen on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020 in the area of Montreal and Rideau Streets. According to police, Cummings has medical issues and there are concerns for
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Kingston Police have released the above photo and are asking for public assistance in locating a missing woman. According to Kingston Police, Stephanie McNichols, 35, last spoke to family members in early December. Her current whereabouts are unknown, and her family is concerned for her wellbeing as she suffers from
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The investigation into a shooting that took place in a residence on Rideau Street in June of 2019 has concluded with three individuals facing multiple charges. The shooting took place on Sunday, Jun. 2, 2019 at approximately 2 a.m. when the victim was shot twice with a handgun. The victim
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Members of the Kingston Police Major Crimes and Forensics Units remain on scene today at a downtown residence following the execution of a search warrant over the weekend. On Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 at approximately 5:40 p.m., the Kingston Police Drug Unit and the Kingston Police Emergency Response Team executed
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A large police presence remained on Rideau Street for most of the day after a male barricaded himself inside an old auto garage and refused to leave. The Kingston Police Emergency Response Team, mobile command centre, and a handful of marked and unmarked cruisers responded to the incident. Frontenac Paramedic
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A Kingston teen has been charged after threatening a victim with a handgun during a backpack sale gone hostile on Saturday, Jun. 22, 2019. The victim was buying a valuable backpack from the accused male teen at the Cataraqui Town Centre. According to Kingston Police, the two were casual acquaintances.
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