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• Kingston Councillor Greg Ridge appointed as Chair of Police Service Board - Kingstonist News

  30-01-2026 23:07 via news.google.com
  Kingston Councillor Greg Ridge appointed as Chair of Police Service Board  Kingstonist News
  
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• Contraband seized from Collins Bay Institution

  30-01-2026 20:59 via thewhig.com
  Staff at Collins Bay Institution in Kingston have seized a package containing contraband and unauthorized items. According to officials with the Correctional Service of Canada, the items were seized on Jan. 24 and included tobacco, marijuana, methamphetamines, as well as cellphones and cellphone accessories. CSC said the total estimated institutional value of these seizures was approximately $66,440. CSC has heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions in order to he
  
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• The City of Kingston recognizes Black History & Futures Month in February 2026 - Kingstonist News

  30-01-2026 20:46 via news.google.com
  The City of Kingston recognizes Black History & Futures Month in February 2026  Kingstonist News
  
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• Canada’s largest cancer research tumour bank moves to Kingston hospital - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 20:46 via news.google.com
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• Canada’s largest cancer research tumour bank moves to Kingston hospital

  30-01-2026 20:40 via thewhig.com
  Decades of patient-donated tumour samples are now housed under one roof at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), with the hope of advancing cancer research and clinical trials. The Canadian Cancer Trials Group’s Tumour Tissue Data Repository — the largest cancer clinical trials tumour bank in Canada — has officially moved into its new home at KHSC, according to a news release issued on Friday morning. Bringing multiple locations together in this state-of-the-art facility,
  
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• South Frontenac residents call for local high-speed rail meeting - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 20:05 via news.google.com
  South Frontenac residents call for local high-speed rail meeting  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Ontario Provincial Police officer caught driving impaired while off duty - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 20:05 via news.google.com
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• South Frontenac residents call for local high-speed rail meeting

  30-01-2026 20:04 via thewhig.com
  SYDENHAM — The call for more information about the high-speed rail proposal, including calls for local public meeting with officials from the Crown corporation managing the proposal, are growing. Since three months of public consultations were launched last week, residents of communities north of Kingston have been alarmed by the potential of the rail line taking a southern course. The consultation process, they said, came after the project received federal approval. In a statement Friday
  
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• Kingston-area residents call for local high-speed rail meeting

  30-01-2026 20:04 via thewhig.com
  SYDENHAM — The call for more information about the high-speed rail proposal, including calls for local public meeting with officials from the Crown corporation managing the proposal, are growing. Since three months of public consultations were launched last week, residents of communities north of Kingston have been alarmed by the potential of the rail line taking a southern course. The consultation process, they said, came after the project received federal approval. In a statement Friday
  
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• Fatal snowmobile collision under investigation in Loyalist Township - Kingston Daily

  30-01-2026 20:03 via news.google.com
  Fatal snowmobile collision under investigation in Loyalist Township  Kingston Daily
  
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• Ontario Provincial Police officer caught driving impaired while off duty

  30-01-2026 20:01 via thewhig.com
  A 33-year-old provincial police officer faces two charges of impaired operation of a vehicle following an incident in Stone Mills Township, northwest of Kingston. According to a news release from the OPP, it happened shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday. An OPP officer was approached by an individual that had just exited their vehicle and was displaying potential signs of impairment. The person, who was an off duty OPP officer, was arrested and transported to the L&A County detachment for further t
  
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• The last days of Darbar

  30-01-2026 19:58 via thewhig.com
  “Hi, Darbar,” Ashok Kar says into the phone. “No, only takeout and it will take about two hours,” he replied a few seconds later. Before he has time to return the cordless phone to the clip on his hip, it rings again. “You’ll have to order ahead as we are very busy now,” Kar tells the caller. “Yes, you can order now if you like. You can pick it up at 11:30 tomorrow morning.” “Hi, Darbar,” he answered. “Yes. Yes. Okay. No sam
  
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• Outgoing chair says public health board direction could put health unit merger at risk

  30-01-2026 19:51 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — Southeast Public Health’s board of health elected Lennox and Addington County Warden Nathan Townend as the new chair during its inaugural meeting of 2026. Both Townend and Frontenac Islands mayor Judy Greenwood-Speers were nominated for the position after outgoing chair Jan O’Neill said she would not be seeking re-election. O’Neill, mayor of the municipality of Marmora and Lake in Hastings County, thanked the board for the chance to serve as the first chair of
  
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• Off-duty OPP officer faces impaired charges in Stone Mills - Ottawa Citizen

  30-01-2026 19:25 via news.google.com
  Off-duty OPP officer faces impaired charges in Stone Mills  Ottawa Citizen
  
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• Harlem Globetrotters land in Kingston on 100th anniversary tour, 75 years after first visit to city - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 19:05 via news.google.com
  Harlem Globetrotters land in Kingston on 100th anniversary tour, 75 years after first visit to city  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• UPDATE: Structure fire closes Millhaven Road in Odessa - Kingston Daily

  30-01-2026 18:15 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Structure fire closes Millhaven Road in Odessa  Kingston Daily
  
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• Fire destroys home in Odessa, one person unaccounted for - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 18:10 via news.google.com
  Fire destroys home in Odessa, one person unaccounted for  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Fire destroys home in Odessa, one person unaccounted for

  30-01-2026 18:08 via thewhig.com
  One person remains unaccounted for following a house fire south of Odessa. According to the Loyalist Township Ontario Provincial Police, crews were called to the home at 780 Millhaven Rd. shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday. When firefighters arrived on scene, the home was fully engulfed in flames, with one person unaccounted for. Following the initial call, additional support was received by stations in Loyalist Township, along with crews from Kingston Fire and Rescue, and Napanee. Firefighters r
  
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• Kingston-area man still missing, 40 years after stepping out his door - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 18:03 via news.google.com
  Kingston-area man still missing, 40 years after stepping out his door  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Kingston-area man still missing, 40 years after stepping out his door

  30-01-2026 18:01 via thewhig.com
  It was getting late, and Kelvin Norris’s mother asked him to go outside to unplug the Christmas lights. Kelvin stepped outside — and was never seen again. Kelvin Phillip Norris was 21 years old when he disappeared from his grandmother’s home just west of Bath, at approximately 11 p.m. on November 27, 1984, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. He was reported missing the following day. Despite an extensive investigation that police say began immediately and has been revis
  
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• Collision involving snowmobile claims life of Kingston resident - Kingstonist News

  30-01-2026 16:59 via news.google.com
  Collision involving snowmobile claims life of Kingston resident  Kingstonist News
  
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• Kingston woman, 61, killed during collision between snowmobile, pick-up truck - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 16:23 via news.google.com
  Kingston woman, 61, killed during collision between snowmobile, pick-up truck  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Kingston woman, 61, killed during collision between snowmobile, pick-up truck

  30-01-2026 16:22 via thewhig.com
  A 61-year-old woman from Kingston has died after her snowmobile collided with a pick-up truck. According to Lennox and Addington Ontario Provincial Police, the incident happened on Jan. 29 shortly after 3 p.m. along County Road 5, between Country Road 4 and Newburgh Road. The rider of the snowmobile, a 61-year-old woman from Kingston, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The occupants of the truck were not hurt. The investigation by Lennox and Addington County OPP, with the assistance of a Tech
  
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• Rural groups fight proposed high-speed rail route through South Frontenac - Kingston - Global News

  30-01-2026 16:15 via news.google.com
  Rural groups fight proposed high-speed rail route through South Frontenac - Kingston  Global News
  
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• We can reclaim the vitality of democracy - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 15:06 via news.google.com
  We can reclaim the vitality of democracy  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Kingston can’t turn a blind eye to its rental crisis - The Queen's Journal

  30-01-2026 14:00 via news.google.com
  Kingston can’t turn a blind eye to its rental crisis  The Queen's Journal
  
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• Affordability is not a line item; it's a responsibility - The Kingston Whig Standard

  30-01-2026 13:59 via news.google.com
  Affordability is not a line item; it's a responsibility  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Lobsterfest looking to make an even greater local impact for 2026

  30-01-2026 13:56 via thewhig.com
  Lobsterfest will once again take place at the Portuguese Cultural Centre of Kingston. The event, which features all-you-can-eat fresh lobster from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, also raises funds for local charities. Last year’s event recently announced it raised $14,000, with all the proceeds donated to two organizations who do viral work within the community, Youth Diversion, which received $10,000, and the Partners in Mission Food Bank, which received $4,000. “Lobsterfest has grown
  
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• Fire and burn risk prompts warning to Kingston residents over recalled household products - Kingston Daily

  30-01-2026 12:01 via news.google.com
  Fire and burn risk prompts warning to Kingston residents over recalled household products  Kingston Daily
  
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