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• Downtown Kingston post office closes Friday, affecting regional mail service

  26-06-2026 19:25 via thewhig.com
  
  The main post office and processing facility in downtown Kingston was temporarily closed Friday for maintenance, disrupting mail service for thousands of residents across the city and nearby communities.Canada Post said the facility at 120 Clarence St. would be closed June 26 while building operations work was carried out, with a notice posted for customers at the site.Retail services at the downtown location were unavailable for the day, while mail delivery and customer pickups were suspended
  
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• 'I'm here to rescue a graduation dress': firefighters, town staff, strangers rally to save graduation for Selby student

  26-06-2026 19:21 via thewhig.com
  
  It was a busy morning in the Martin household, with all four kids at home and a big celebration ahead — youngest daughter Remi’s Grade 8 graduation that evening from Selby Public School — but Sarah Richmond Martin had no idea how much chaos was lurking just outside.She was doing laundry when a knock came at the door, and she glanced outside to see a firefighter in full garb.Her son Kobe, 24, who was up and about and had just finished showering, was at the door ahead of her, sp
  
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• Three Kingston residents named to Order of Canada

  26-06-2026 19:07 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Three city residents have been named members of the Order of Canada.Stephen Archer was honoured for his work as an internationally recognized cardiologist.“His seminal discoveries in pulmonary arterial hypertension and its underlying mechanisms have led to novel therapies and improved patient care,” an announcement of the appointments from Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour stated.“He has influenced important health care initiatives, including the creation of the Transla
  
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• Kingston researcher weighs in on proposed legislation that would make it easier for patients to access psychedelic treatment

  26-06-2026 16:13 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The lead on a major national psilocybin research trial in Kingston is interested to see if a new private member’s bill in parliament, which aims to equip doctors with the ability to prescribe the psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms, will make psychedelics more accessible to patients.Ron Shore , an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at Queen’s University, is a scientific adviser for the Centre for Psychedelics Health and Research at Prov
  
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• Kingston author's research shines light on overlooked siblings of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

  26-06-2026 14:45 via thewhig.com
  
  “A lot of great research is often personal,” said Madeline Mantler, the primary author of a new research paper exploring the experiences of siblings of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.This June, Mantler, in collaboration with the Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Research Network (CanFASD), published a national issue paper, exploring the overlooked experiences of siblings of people with FASD — a topic that deeply connected to her own life as the eldest
  
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• Tragically Hip-inspired ice cream hits the shelves

  26-06-2026 14:14 via thewhig.com
  
  He said, “I’m tragically… chip?”Kawartha Dairy released its latest ice cream flavour on Monday, bringing together two iconic fixtures in Canadian culture, just in time for Canada Day. The family-owned ice cream maker and legendary rock band, Kingston’s The Tragically Hip, partnered to release a limited-edition, premium ice cream concoction dubbed The Tragically Chip, a name the dairy’s head office said was an immediate frontrunner that the band approved righ
  
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• Kingston councillor designs new way for public to talk to city

  26-06-2026 13:52 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The city is conducting a review of a new online portal created by a city councillor who said it is meant to simplify how the public communicates with the municipality.The new website — Kingston City Works — is not active right now and submitted messages won’t go anywhere, but its creator, Meadowbrook-Strathcona District Coun. Jeff McLaren, said it could be up and running in as little as a few minutes.McLaren said the new progressive web app was meant to augmen
  
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• Kingston city councillor's website under scrutiny

  26-06-2026 13:52 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The city is conducting a legal review of a new online portal created by a city councillor who said it is meant to simplify how the public communicates with the municipality.The new website — Kingston City Works — is not active right now and submitted messages won’t go anywhere, but its creator, Meadowbrook-Strathcona District Coun. Jeff McLaren, said it could be up and running in as little as a few minutes.McLaren said the new progressive web app was meant to
  
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• Lunch by George in Kingston adds new van to its new meal distribution model

  26-06-2026 13:44 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Lunch by George has announced the next step in its new meal preparation and distribution model, with the acquisition of a van from Mercedes-Benz Kingston .“Beginning June 29, meals will be prepared in a commercial kitchen at St. Lawrence College and transported to our distribution location on Wellington Street,” stated Outreach St. George’s Kingston (OSGK), the organization that runs Lunch by George, in a release on Thursday. “We have been fortunate to a
  
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