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• Federal funding helps Kingston biotech firms tackle cancer detection, food safety

  17-07-2026 20:56 via thewhig.com
  
  Two Kingston biotechnology companies are using support from Ontario Genomics ‘ BioCreate — an accelerator program to advance technologies in health and food safety.BioCreate is a five-year and $11.6-million accelerator initiative funded by Ontario Genomics and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. It provides selected startups with $150,000 in funding, mentorship and access to industry networks.Since launching in 2023, the program has supported 32 companies c
  
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• Misuse of accounts comes to light at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Kingston

  17-07-2026 20:40 via thewhig.com
  
  Congregants of St. John The Apostle Catholic Church in Kingston have been made aware of a “financial issue” in regard to its pastor, Friar David Collins.According to a statement from the Office of the Archdiocese of Kingston , Archbishop Michael Mulhall said the financial issue had to do with Friar David’s use of the church’s financial accounts.“Friar David met with the Chancellor of Temporal Affairs, Ken Hall, at the Chancery Office to explain the significant fina
  
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• RCMP Musical Ride receives 'unbelievable response' from Napanee community

  17-07-2026 20:08 via thewhig.com
  
  NAPANEE — Thousands of spectators filled bleachers and spilled onto the grass around the central arena at the Napanee Fairgrounds on Thursday night to witness one of Canada’s oldest equestrian traditions.The RCMP Musical Ride is a century-long tradition that continues today, with red-clad officers performing choreographed mounted drills on the iconic black horses which are bred and raised at the RCMP stables in Ottawa.Napanee Fair Board vice-president Annie Manion said that the even
  
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• KFPL hosting summer reading party at newly reopened Isabel Turner branch

  17-07-2026 19:42 via thewhig.com
  
  The Kingston Frontenac Public Library is holding a drop-in Summer Reading Party at the Isabel Turner Branch on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. for teens and adults working on their Summer Reading Challenge, or for those who just want to curl up with a good book in a welcoming atmosphere with others who enjoy reading.According to the release, the Summer Reading Party brings together everything readers love about the Library: a cozy atmosphere, bookish conversation, live music, games and activities,
  
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• Unions demand answers over merger plan of St. Lawrence, Fleming colleges

  17-07-2026 18:59 via thewhig.com
  
  Unions representing faculty and support staff at St. Lawrence College are demanding greater transparency from the college’s leadership, arguing key documents related to its planned integration with Fleming College leave workers in the dark about the institution’s future.OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 417 and 418 said in a press release on Friday that a recently released St. Lawrence College business plan makes no mention of the college’s anticipated dissolution, despite language in the co
  
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• Sexual Assault Centre Kingston faces cyber attack

  17-07-2026 18:20 via thewhig.com
  
  The Sexual Assault Centre Kingston (SACK) is remaining mum following a recent cyber attack against the agency.SACK initially acknowledged the breach in an Instagram post on July 9, urging the public not to open attachments or links sent from @sackingston.com email addresses, “even if the sender looks familiar.” The following day, the organization shared a second post clarifying that it was the target of a “cyber spoofing incident.”“We want to reassure our community
  
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• Kingston Police seek driver after cyclist struck in hit-and-run

  17-07-2026 17:50 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision with a cyclist on June 24.According to police, the collision happened around 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Montreal Street and Drennan Street. Police say the driver of a black Hyundai Tucson struck a cyclist, damaging the bicycle, before leaving the scene without stopping to provide information or help the victim.Fortunately, the cyclist was not injured in the inc
  
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• Air quality warning remains in place for Kingston region Friday

  17-07-2026 15:59 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Though smoke is less apparent in the skies over Kingston on Friday morning, Environment and Climate Change Canada is maintaining a yellow air quality warning for the region, as smoke is expected to return later today.“Smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario will return this evening, resulting in very poor air quality and reduced visibility,” the government agency stated on Friday morning.That returning poor air quality could also persist into the weekend, they
  
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• Rotary clubs unveil Kingston's first Peace Pole at Breakwater Park

  17-07-2026 14:57 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston’s four Rotary clubs unveiled the city’s first Rotary Peace Pole — a symbol of peace and understanding — along a smokey waterfront on Thursday.Under a yellow and murky sky, the monument at Breakwater Park was revealed during a noon ceremony amid wildfire smoke blowing in from northwestern Ontario and Quebec.Poor air quality didn’t dissuade the approximately 80 attendees, which included Rotarians, city officials and residents.Organizers described the project
  
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• Rotary clubs unveil Kingston’s first Peace Pole at Breakwater Park

  17-07-2026 14:57 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston’s four Rotary clubs unveiled the city’s first Rotary Peace Pole — a symbol of peace and understanding — along a smokey waterfront on Thursday.Under a yellow and murky sky, the monument at Breakwater Park was revealed during a noon ceremony amid wildfire smoke blowing in from northwestern Ontario and Quebec.Poor air quality didn’t dissuade the approximately 80 attendees, which included Rotarians, city officials and residents.Organizers described the project
  
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