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May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments blackmail, cybertip.ca, Kingston Police, nude, sex act, sextortion, social media, superimposed image, teenagers, teens, video calls

Kingston Police has become aware of a new and concerning sextortion tactic. Offenders are superimposing a youth’s face in a video or photo to make it look like they are nude or engaging in a sex act. Then they demand the youth send them money or gift cards, or they

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May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments caregiver perspective, caregivers, children, KFL&A, KFL&A Parent Advisory Committee, Kingston, Maltby Centre, mental health, mental health support, navagating the mental health system, parent input, parent perspective, parents, recruiting, recruitment, Roadmap to Wellness, social services and supports, teens, volunteer, wellness, youth, Youth Mental Health Family Advisory Committee

Parenting has often been compared to walking through a minefield. Each step filled with stress and gratitude, where roadblocks and unexpected detours are common, and missteps are feared. Parenting a child who is experiencing difficulties with their mental health? Well, you might as well add a blindfold to that minefield

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August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments assault with a weapon, Kingston Police, knife, online dating, possession of a weapon for committing an offense, possession of weapons, social media, teenagers, teens, uttering threats to cause death

Kingston Police have released a startling account of a meetup-gone-wrong between two teenagers, who initially met online. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 police say a 16 year-old male, the suspect, met with a female youth in downtown Kingston. The two had been speaking to each other via social media. According

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June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Cake Cupboard, community, Faculty of Education Genders & Sexualities Alliance, Kel Martin, Kingston, Kingston Pride, Kingston Youth Pride Council, LGBTQ, pride, pride month, Queen's University, Queer Prom, teens, youth

The Kingston Youth Pride Council and Queen’s Faculty of Education Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) are presenting Queer Prom on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 7 to 10 p.m. Queer Prom will be taking place at the Queen’s University Faculty of Education at 511 Union Street West, a fully

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September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, charged, dangerous driving, Kingston, Kingston Police, north end, pursuit, stolen vehicle, Sutherland Street, teenagers, teens, Weller Avenue, youth

Dangerous driving in Kingston’s north end led to a police pursuit and the subsequent arrest of two youths on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. At approximately 8 p.m. that night, Kingston Police began getting reports of a vehicle driving erratically in the area of Weller Avenue and Sutherland Drive. Police determined