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Update (Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at 9:55 a.m.) Further to the response provided by Queen’s University regarding the assertion made by Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia, that the 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship (hosted in Kingston by Queen’s University from November 24 to 28, 2021)
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On November 11 each year, people across the country and around the world honour those who have served in the armed forces in a variety of ways. Here in the Kingston area, thousands will come together at a number of different events, remembering those who lost their lives while serving
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Residents in the area of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) may have noticed an increase in military and civilian police traffic in the vicinity on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. 2 Military Police Regiment Detachment Kingston, CFB Kingston, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Kingston Police, and Kingston Fire and
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Residents in the area of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) may notice an increase in military and civilian police traffic in the vicinity on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. 2 Military Police Regiment Detachment Kingston, CFB Kingston, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Kingston Police, and Kingston Fire and Rescue will
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The Royal Military College (RMC) is planning a full return to in-person classes for its undergraduate student population by January 2022. This information comes after months of near-silence from military university, who were unable to respond to media inquires during the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. This was due
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The nuclear reactor operated by the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) has provided a Centre of Excellence on nuclear matters to the whole of government, the Canadian Air Force, and the Department of National Defense (DND) to meet related operational, educational and research needs since 1985. Between August 16
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The repeated, four-note riff coupled with characteristic distortion signals the start of one of Jimi Hendrix’s earliest tunes. Purple Haze. For people of “a certain age” (that’s me), those four notes are as instantly recognizable as the first four notes of Beethoven’s 5th. Purple haze also indicates the beginning of
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Niko Roumanis, a standout volleyball player at École Secondaire Catholique Marie-Rivier will be staying in Kingston to continue his volleyball career as he’s committed to playing for the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Paladins. “I chose RMC because I am looking forward to challenging myself and growing both as
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The department of athletics at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) celebrated the most recent inductees into the Athletics Wall of Distinction (AWOD) with a virtual ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The event streamed on the RMC Paladins Facebook and YouTube pages. The in-person ceremony was cancelled last
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Paladins rowing coach Stephen Lutz earned a Long Service Award for his 25 years of dedication to the sport, as Rowing Canada (RCA) unveiled its 2020 Excellence Award winners throughout January. The RCA Awards recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of the Canadian rowing community, according to a release from
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Excellence in sport and excellence in academics are both tremendous achievements for post-secondary school students, but those students who achieve both receive a special status. Each year, varsity athletes who achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 80 per cent or higher during the previous academic year who also play
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At the Royal Military College of Canada, the Paladins men’s rugby team finished sixth in the country among university sports teams in Movember fundraising, collecting over $7,000. Originally, RMC rugby was hoping to raise $1,000—a goal they surpassed within 24 hours of launching their campaign, according to a release from
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