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Despite being launched into a fourth iteration of ‘lockdown’ until Jan. 27, local restaurants remain resilient and adaptable in the face of COVID adversity. As the city with the most restaurants per capita in the country, Kingston’s restaurant scene isn’t one without competition or creativity! Over the past two years,
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Early in the morning of Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, Kingston Fire and Rescue attended a large house fire on Malvern Terrace. At approximately 2:16 a.m., KFR responded to the 900 Block of Malvern Terrace for the reported structure fire and noted that heavy smoke and fire conditions were present on
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Update (Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 at 2:45 p.m.) According to police, Jason Kavanagh, 38, reported missing on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, has been located safely. “Kingston Police would like to notify the public that Jason Kavanagh was located this morning, December 23, 2021 and returned home safely,” Const. Greg Anderson,
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An 84-year-old Kingston woman is home safe and sound thanks to local police, who located her after her whereabouts became unknown for nearly 10 hours. Kingston Police said they were contacted on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, regarding the woman, who had gone missing from her residence in the city’s west
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A heavy police presence descended on the Westbrook area of Kingston yesterday and, while they left having apprehended the man they were after, the flurry of activity in between was perhaps more than they’d expected. At approximately 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, a number of Kingston Police officers
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A local man is facing charges after police determined he was under the influence of alcohol while investigating a collision in Kingston’s west end. The collision occurred on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at approximately 11 p.m. near the intersection of Bayridge Drive and Taylor Kidd Boulevard. The accused man struck
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With three active cases of COVID-19 among students there, an outbreak has been declared at Truedell Public School, according to Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health. The outbreak was declared on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, four days after the first case of COVID-19 was detected among the student
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J.A.K.K. Tuesdays Sports Pub in Kingston’s west end remains open after repeated non-compliance with the Section 22 Order issued against it on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, and despite being served with a Superior Court Order. Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health representatives and Sheriffs from the Superior Court
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Attention all gamers, thrill-seekers, kids, and kids at heart! Kingston’s newest centre for fun and activity for those of all ages is now open, seven days a week! After the COVID-19 pandemic saw the closure of many of Kingston’s family-friendly activity centres and entertainment venues, one west end hub is
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Kingston Police responded to numerous calls over Halloween weekend, including a significant arrest in Kingston’s west end, where quick action from a patrol officer stopped a suspect from fleeing the scene. Shortly after midnight on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, patrol officers were dispatched to a business located on Bath Road
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Kingston Police have released the above photo and are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing man, Nicholas Fortier, 36, of Kingston. According to police, Fortier was last seen by his girlfriend on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at his residence on Datzell Lane in Kingston’s west end. Fortier
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Kingston’s Norman Rogers Airport (CYGK) will be conducting a full scale emergency exercise on Friday, Oct. 22nd, 2021. The exercise, which is periodically mandated by Transport Canada, will depict an aircraft crash at the airport. According to an advisory from Saad Cheema, the airport’s Supervisor of Airport Operations and Administration,
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