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• Staff at Collins Bay Institution seize drugs, tobacco and edged weapons

  22-01-2026 21:20 via thewhig.com
  Multiple packages containing contraband have been seized by prison staff at Collins Bay Institution. According to officials, the discovery of the items was found on Jan. 20. The items seized included tobacco, marijuana, “shatter” (cannabis concentrate), as well as edged weapons with a total estimated institutional value of approximately $207,221. As a result, CSC has heightened its security measures to prevent contraband from entering the institution. That includes using tools such a
  
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• Nan Yeomans grant recipient announced

  22-01-2026 20:22 via thewhig.com
  A digital media and fibre artist has been named the recipient of the 2025 Nan Yeomans Grant for Artistic Development. Lee Jones, recipient of the $4,000 grant, creates interactive electronic textiles, or e-textiles, “a fun and easy way to learn all about electricity and physical computing,” reads the release announcing her selection. “In her practice, (Jones) works with craft communities and develops (do-it-yourself) toolkits so individuals can design and create interactiv
  
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• Kingston city councillors axe their pay raises, add money for arts

  22-01-2026 19:37 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — City councillors made a mostly symbolic gesture to cut the cost-of-living increase to their 2025 remuneration. “We know this is a difficult time for many households. Costs are rising, budgets are tight and people are asking how government at every level can help ease the pressure rather than add to it,” said Trillium District Coun. Jimmy Hassan. “Freezing our wages is one small but meaningful way we can contribute,” Hassan said. “It allows the city
  
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• Closure of Urban Outfitters in downtown Kingston leaves massive historic building vacant, for sale

  22-01-2026 18:45 via thewhig.com
  Another downtown institution in the small business realm has closed its doors. Thursday marked the last day for Urban Outfitters in downtown Kingston. The chain, known for its hipster vibes and on-trend fashion, has been a fixture to 207 Princess St. for close to 20 years. The company began leasing the building in 2008, following the RBC’s decision to change locations. The sprawling two-floor building featured a whopping 14,585 square feet with a unique shopping layout for a downtown retai
  
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• Workshop series kicks off for Kingston food entrepreneurs

  22-01-2026 18:39 via thewhig.com
  Kingston Economic Development Corporation has partnered with counterparts in London, Ontario’s London Small Business Enterprise Centre to give local aspiring food entrepreneurs access to a workshop series tailored to starting and expanding food manufacturing and packaging businesses. The Foodpreneur Advantage Program is a six-part virtual workshop that is designed with the unique challenges of starting and maintaining a food manufacturing business in mind. The program continues to be run b
  
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• MPP Hsu delivers impassioned speech with rural communities at heart

  22-01-2026 17:30 via thewhig.com
  Kingston and the Islands Member of Provincial Parliament Ted Hsu delivered and impassioned speech at the Regional Ontario Municipal Association conference, which was centred around building “a new Ontario Liberal party,” one which remembers its rural roots. Hsu, who is also the Ontario Liberal rural affairs critic, deliverd the address at the ROMA 2026 conference at the Sheraton Conference Centre in Toronto on Tuesday. ROMA is an annual gathering that brings together municipal leader
  
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• Hope and skepticism at open house for high-speed rail megaproject

  22-01-2026 14:53 via thewhig.com
  Kate Twiss wishes she could visit her ailing sister in Peterborough more often — and she believes a high-speed train would help make that possible. But on Wednesday, at the first of two days of public information sessions at Bayview Yards in Ottawa, Twiss joked: “I don’t think I’ll ride it before I’m gone.” Among the hundreds of Ottawa residents who stopped by the open house, Twiss wasn’t alone in her skepticism. A high-speed rail line in the Quebec City
  
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• Opioids discovered in Kingston cocaine drug sample

  22-01-2026 14:08 via thewhig.com
  Southeast Public Health is warning residents about opioids that were detected in a recent cocaine drug sample. The discovery was reported by Consumption and Treatment Services in Kingston. According to SEPH, there was an alarming combination of stimulant, hallucinogenic and depressant substances, although no cocaine was detected. “This combination of substances significantly increases the risk of serious adverse effects, including physical, psychological, and dissociative symptoms, as well
  
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