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• Construction on Kingston's Culligan Water Park progressing, says city

  24-02-2026 21:18 via thewhig.com
  Construction crews working on enclosing the Culligan Water Park in downtown Kingston have gained momentum. Since Oct. 7, 2025, crews have made steady progress on demolition and site preparation. According to the city’s website, crews have completed general excavation along the perimeter walls and removed masonry cladding, stainless steel railings, pool copings, light standards and the canopy roof structure. The top of the perimeter retaining wall has also been demolished with safety fencin
  
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• Final high-speed rail route could be set this year, transport minister says

  24-02-2026 21:14 via thewhig.com
  OTTAWA — The final route for the proposed high-speed rail line could be decided within months and land expropriation, if needed and approved by Parliament, would begin shortly afterward, Canada’s transportation minister told a Commons committee. In response to questions from Northumberland-Clarke MP Philip Lawrence, Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon told members of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities onMonday the final route would be determined &l
  
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• Potential measles exposure at Queen’s University, other Kingston locations

  24-02-2026 21:11 via thewhig.com
  Southeast Public Health has reported a potential measles exposure at various locations, including Queen’s University, Goodlife Fitness and the downtown Metro grocery store. According to a news release from the health unit, the risk is related to a new single positive case of measles, which is a highly contagious virus that spreads throughout the air and can survive on surfaces for up to two hours. Locations, along with times of potential exposure have been listed: Goodlife Fitness (64 Barr
  
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• Kingston-area visitors to Puerto Vallarta describe smoke, gunfire, burned buses after unrest

  24-02-2026 21:08 via thewhig.com
  Kingston-area residents vacationing in Puerto Vallarta say they are safe but witnessed scenes they describe as chaotic — and at times resembling a “war zone” — after violence erupted in the popular Mexican tourist destination Sunday morning. Tyffanie Morgan, a well-known Kingston drag artist, arrived in Puerto Vallarta with a group of friends on Friday afternoon. By Sunday, she said, she was waking up to the same reports many Canadians were seeing online. “I learned
  
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• High-speed rail project lacks benefit for local area, MP Barrett says

  24-02-2026 13:03 via thewhig.com
  BROCKVILLE — A Conservative MP is reaching out to his constituents to gauge their opinions on the proposed high-speed rail line through eastern Ontario. But Michael Barrett, the Conservative MP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands-Rideau Lakes, said the project has the potential to radically change large portions of his riding. And not for the better. “I’ve received more public feedback by email and phone on this issue than I have on any other in my seven years as as a parliame
  
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