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• New platform strives to end food waste and hunger in Kingston

  10-02-2026 21:52 via thewhig.com
  A Kingston group is hoping their new app will put an end to food waste and hunger. The app is called “Kingston Food Rescue” and it works by connecting businesses with surplus food to volunteer drivers who deliver it to community fridges, shelters and distribution sites across the city. According to a news release, it was created by four people who were tired of watching good food go in the garbage while others in the community went hungry. Michelle Schwarz, Melissa Reid, along with K
  
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• Kingston man charged following a package seizure by Canada Border Services Agency

  10-02-2026 21:48 via thewhig.com
  A Kingston man faces a number of charges related to child sexual abuse and exploitation after a package was seized by officers at Canada Border Services Agency. According to Kingston Police, officers with the CBSA intercepted a package at Hamilton International Airport on Jan. 23. Coming from China, the package was addressed to a Kingston resident. After examining the package, officers determined the parcel contained a life-sized doll categorized as child sexual abuse and exploitation material.
  
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• Little local support for high-speed rail, MP Scott Reid says

  10-02-2026 18:56 via thewhig.com
  CARLETON PLACE — A high-speed rail line would likely result in widespread expropriation, warned the member of Parliament for a riding that would be split by either of the proposed routes. Since Alto, the Crown corporation developing the project, launched its public consultation period last month, Lanark-Frontenac MP Scott Reid said he has heard from many of his constituents.  “Right now, opinion is uniformly negative and for good reason,” Reid said.“If this project g
  
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• Kingston Police on the lookout for missing youth

  10-02-2026 17:10 via thewhig.com
  Kingston Police are asking the public for help in locating missing youth. Christopher was last seen on Feb. 6, around 3:20 p.m. in the area of Portsmouth Avenue and Bath Road. He is described as Caucasian, with a fair complexion, five-foot-seven with a thin build, medium length curly light brown hair, and blue eyes. He also has a tattoo on his left forearm that reads “2009.” Christopher was last seen wearing a white winter jacket, purple hoodie and brown lace-up boots. Anyone with in
  
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• Still no dates for preliminary hearing in Smiths Falls murder case

  10-02-2026 13:26 via thewhig.com
  A court appearance intended to set preliminary hearing dates for three people accused of the first-degree murder of Robbie Thomson of Smiths Falls instead revealed ongoing delays due to court scheduling and unresolved disclosure issues, resulting in the matter being adjourned again. All three accused — Joshua Belfiori, Erin Mackie, and Christopher Fenton — were present via video for the hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Feb. 6, despite being incarcerated in differen
  
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• School buses north of Kingston cancelled as another snowstorm looms

  10-02-2026 13:14 via thewhig.com
  School buses north of Kingston are not running on Tuesday as another winter storm, which is expected to bring periods of heavy snow to the area, looms. Tri-Board Student Transportation Services announced early Tuesday that transportation was cancelled in several of its zones. “Due to periods of heavy snow expected today, transportation is cancelled in North Hastings, Centre Hastings, North & Central Lennox & Addington, North & Central and South Frontenac weather zones,” a
  
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• High-speed rail project mandate should add Kingston, MP says

  10-02-2026 13:03 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — A high-speed rail option that passes through the city and adds a local station should be officially added as an option, says Kingston’s member of Parliament. Alto, the Crown corporation tasked with developing the project, is currently accepting public input into two possible routes  neither of which include Kingston. But Alto’s mandate should be updated to include a route along the Highway 401 corridor through Kingston, said Mark Gerretsen, the Liberal MP for Ki
  
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• Families speak as jury weighs Kingston prison fentanyl deaths

  10-02-2026 12:59 via thewhig.com
  A coroner’s inquest examining the deaths of five men who died of fentanyl toxicity while in federal custody at Collins Bay Institution has been submitted to the jury for deliberation. The two-week inquest concluded Feb. 5 after examining the deaths of Shane Gammie, Christopher Sipes, Qinlong Xue, Quinn Borde, and Shimon Abrahams, who died between 2018 and 2022 while in the care or supervision of Correctional Services Canada (CSC). All five men had documented histories of substance use and
  
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• Rural townships vote against high-speed rail southern route option

  10-02-2026 12:42 via thewhig.com
  CENTREVILLE — Two municipal councils in the Kingston area voted against having the southern route of the proposed high-speed rail project built within their boundaries. Stone Mills Township and Rideau Lakes Township councils each unanimously passed motions against the project Monday. “The southern route would bring serious and lasting harm to the people who live here and offers no benefit in return,” said Stone Mills Coun. Shari Milligan. “Our area is being treated as not
  
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• Kingston shooting suspect in custody, victim sustained serious injuries - Hudson Valley One

  10-02-2026 06:07 via news.google.com
  Kingston shooting suspect in custody, victim sustained serious injuries  Hudson Valley One
  
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• Kingston Boys handle Byng - KTEN

  10-02-2026 05:42 via news.google.com
  Kingston Boys handle Byng  KTEN
  
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