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• Kingston Police joins OPP Bail Compliance Dashboard Initiative

  23-06-2026 18:23 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Police has officially joined the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Bail Compliance Dashboard (PBCD), enhancing its ability to monitor high-risk offenders and strengthen public and officer safety.The provincial tool provides real-time access to cross-jurisdictional and inter-agency information, helping officers manage individuals released on bail for firearms-related offences and crimes against the person. By integrating the dashboard into its operations, Kingston Police is imp
  
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• Federal offender wanted on Canada-wide warrant after breaching statutory release

  23-06-2026 16:05 via thewhig.com
  
  The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is asking for the public’s help in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.According to a news release, he is wanted for breaching his statutory release.Saba is described as 51-years-old Middle Eastern male, five-foot-10, 200 pounds, with a bald head, brown eyes and a medium complexion.Saba is serving a six-month, six-day sentence for breach of long-term supervision order.The offender is known to frequent Milton,
  
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• Downtown Kingston strikes a chord with new public art installation

  23-06-2026 16:02 via thewhig.com
  
  Downtown Kingston is set to become an open-air showcase of music and art this summer with the launch of Play Me Kingston, a new public art initiative featuring 10 custom-designed guitar sculptures throughout the city’s downtown core.According to a news release, the installations will be created by local and regional artists and will celebrate Kingston’s rich musical heritage, marking the 10th anniversary of The Tragically Hip’s final concert and the inaugural RoadTrip Music Fe
  
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• Cleanup removes more than 2,300 pounds of debris from Kingston waters

  23-06-2026 15:30 via thewhig.com
  
  Bicycles, tires and patio furniture are among the many items that get blown or thrown into Kingston’s waterways — a problem local divers are determined to tackle.On June 6 at Crawford Wharf, Neptune and Salacia Diving hosted the Kingston Waters Cleanup, which drew about 20 divers and 20 non-divers who worked to remove more than 2,300 pounds of debris from beneath the water’s surface. Among other waste, the divers removed roughly 20 tires from the water. Despite their success,
  
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• Queen’s University, Université de Sherbrooke partner to advance Canada’s AI-quantum computing ecosystem

  23-06-2026 14:08 via thewhig.com
  
  Canada’s ambitions to become a global leader in advanced computing received a major boost as Queen’s University and Université de Sherbrooke announced a new partnership to integrate cutting-edge AI supercomputing infrastructure with emerging quantum technologies. Formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the collaboration aims to unite research excellence, innovation, and industry partnerships to drive economic growth, attract world-class talent, and reinforce C
  
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• Food bank sees green as Kingston’s Fines for Food pilot helps grow fresh produce

  23-06-2026 14:03 via thewhig.com
  
  In an unassuming grey shipping-style container, in the back of a commercial lot, is an acres worth of hydroponically grown produce that is grown, harvested and distributed weekly to Kingstonians in need through the local food bank .This unique pilot project, created in Kingston, is a collaboration between the company Growcer, the City of Kingston, RBC and Modern Niagara with the goal of supporting the Partners in Mission Food Bank with fresh locally grown produce all year round.The spark for th
  
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