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• Suzuki, Cullis share their love for each other, the planet in stage debut

  06-03-2026 21:49 via thewhig.com
  Over the course of his 89 years, David Suzuki has been, among many things, a scientist, university professor, TV show host, author, and environmental activist. “Stage actor” can now be added to that list. Suzuki and wife Tara Cullis are starring in What You Won’t Do for Love, which will be performed at the Grand Theatre Wednesday evening. The play is centred around their 50-year romantic relationship and how environmental activism has played a starring role in it. The idea for
  
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• Kingston hospital running out of space as inpatients hit record numbers

  06-03-2026 20:22 via thewhig.com
  Kingston’s major hospital organization says that patients could face longer wait times or treatment in “unconventional spaces” as it deals with unprecedented inpatient numbers. Last week, Kingston General Hospital recorded the highest number of admitted inpatients it has ever seen — 630 patients were admitted, 60 more than the hospital’s current 570 bed capacity. “We’re pretty much out of space,” Dr. David Pichora, KHSC’s CEO, told the Whig-S
  
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• Rising gas prices in Kingston and beyond attributed to strikes on Iran

  06-03-2026 19:23 via thewhig.com
  The City of Kingston, along with the rest of province, are expected to see gas prices continue to rise over the weekend, which could send many people to the pumps hoping to fill up before then. Gas prices first started to rise on Wednesday and by Thursday, those at the pumps in Kingston were paying $1.36, a slight difference from the Greater Toronto Area, where gas is $1.42 or higher. By Friday, the price of gas jumped to $1.46, 10 cents higher than the previous day. According to Dan McTeague, t
  
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• Rural residents seek to derail Canada's high-speed rail project

  06-03-2026 19:04 via thewhig.com
  CENTREVILLE — Standing on the ice along the shoreline of her property, Heather Coulson Levy pondered what the addition of a high-speed rail track would look like at Varty Lake, a 600-hectare water body ringed by permanent and seasonal houses. In the summer, it is a busy recreational spot, with residents and visitors boating, fishing and just enjoying their days by the lake. But Varty Lake also straddles nearly the complete width of the study corridor for the southern route of a proposed hi
  
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• Life not what it used to be for residents, business owners on Wolfe Island

  06-03-2026 14:49 via thewhig.com
  Wolfe Island, located where the St. Lawrence River meets Lake Ontario, is the largest of the Thousand Islands.  Its largest community, Marysville, is a quaint village known for its cafes, bakeries, restaurants and independent shops.  For many of its 1,400 residents, island living brings with it a slow paced, nature-centric lifestyle that focuses on simplicity and community. While some of those characteristics remain intact, for many, including local businesses, the past few years have
  
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• K9 unit helps locate, arrest break-and-enter suspect in Kingston

  06-03-2026 13:46 via thewhig.com
  A break-and-enter at Cataraqui Cemetery has led to the arrest of a 48-year-old Kingston resident. According to Kingston Police, the incident happened on March 5 around 7 a.m. Staff at the cemetery had noticed an insecure building on the property. After checking the structure, they noticed that it had been forcibly entered and a person unknown to them was inside. Members of the emergency response unit, general patrol division and the K9 Unit responded to the scene. At around 7:30 a.m., K9 handler
  
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• Kingston's Maple Madness breathes new life into an old tradition

  06-03-2026 13:40 via thewhig.com
  Every weekend in March and throughout March Break, thousands of people will visit the Little Cataraqui Creek sugar bush, where pancakes will be stacked high and syrup poured abundantly during the 43rd Maple Madness. During school hours this month, hundreds of students will be bussed in to learn the history and science of maple syrup production and environmental stewardship. It was the school programs that started the madness back in the 1970s, but it finally went public in 1983. However, those a
  
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