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• KCHC hosting free barbecue event to raise awareness about hepatitis C

  20-07-2026 20:57 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Community Health Centres is hosting a special event to bring hepatitis C awareness and health-care services to the community.KCHC’s Street Health Centre, at the corner of Barrack and Bagot streets, is hosting a free barbecue on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to connect community members with hepatitis C education, testing and support in a welcoming, stigma-free environment.“Hepatitis C is often called the ‘silent killer’ because many people have no symptoms unt
  
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• Portion of Bath Road reopened following water main break

  20-07-2026 17:30 via thewhig.com
  Kingston Police have reopened a portion of Bath Road following a water main break that closed the road between Armstrong Road and Centennial Drive.According to police, the closure happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. Monday, but reopened just before 11 a.m. RelatedGreater Napanee raises development charges as infrastructure costs top $100MFor Kingston comedian Dave Hudson, epilepsy fundraiser is deeply personal
  
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• Long-delayed Haaima trial testimony ends abruptly as witness bolts from cross-examination

  20-07-2026 17:28 via thewhig.com
  
  Nearly a year after a key witness’s testimony was interrupted by an extended legal dispute over what evidence could be heard at trial, the woman returned to the stand this week to complete her evidence in the ongoing trial of Michael Haaima. But what was expected to be the conclusion of her testimony instead became another unforeseen interruption in the already lengthy proceedings.After resuming her testimony on July 14 via Zoom, the witness began to undergo cross-examination by defence l
  
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• Greater Napanee raises development charges as infrastructure costs top $100M

  20-07-2026 14:42 via thewhig.com
  
  The council of the Town of Greater Napanee has approved higher development charges after updating the town’s growth-related capital program, which now identifies more than $100 million in water, wastewater and planning projects needed to support future development.At its meeting on July 14, council unanimously approved an updated Development Charges Background Study and amendments to the town’s development charges bylaw following the completion of the statutory public consultation p
  
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• Controversial conference presentation sparks protest on Queen’s University campus

  20-07-2026 14:14 via thewhig.com
  
  The sidewalk outside Goodes Hall at Queen’s University became the site of a protest on July 15, with a few dozen protesters taking issue with an on-campus conference.Run by the Queen’s Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP), the conference took place over July 14 and 15, focusing on national defence. The protesters were specifically focused on one of the papers being discussed at the conference, titled “Israel’s Reserve Forces: Military and Civilian Capital i
  
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• Kingston's Myers does more than just sing other people's songs

  20-07-2026 13:52 via thewhig.com
  
  Over his 50-year career, Michael K. Myers is best known for singing the songs of others.“I grew up playing covers for people. People like the covers — they dance to them,” he explained over the phone.And he should know. The Kingston crooner currently sings with the popular Big Phat Horn Band, which celebrates its 13th anniversary at the RCHA Club next weekend, and fronts his own jazz ensemble, which performs Wednesday evening in the amphitheatre behind City Hall.And if those m
  
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• For Kingston comedian Dave Hudson, epilepsy fundraiser is deeply personal

  20-07-2026 13:47 via thewhig.com
  
  Determined teams strained against a 37,000-pound fire truck in downtown Kingston on Sunday, turning a test of strength into a public show of support for people living with epilepsy.The 13th annual Pull Together for Epilepsy Fire Truck Pull drew crowds to the front of Kingston City Hall to watch first responders race to pull a Kingston Fire & Rescue truck 100 feet.The distance is symbolic. Organizers with Epilepsy South Eastern Ontario said it represents the roughly one in 100 Canadians livi
  
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• Former base commander Bill Richard remembered as military leader who helped shape modern Kingston

  20-07-2026 13:38 via thewhig.com
  
  Retired brigadier-general William Shane “Bill” Richard, a former commander of CFB Kingston whose influence stretched far beyond the military, is being remembered as a community builder whose leadership helped transform both the city and some of its most important institutions.Richard, who died July 7 at age 77, spent nearly four decades in the Canadian Armed Forces before dedicating much of his retirement to health care, education and community service in Kingston, his adopted homet
  
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• Wildfire smoke and heat are serious risks to pets, expert warns

  20-07-2026 13:22 via thewhig.com
  
  As wildfire smoke drifts across parts of Ontario and summer temperatures threaten to climb again, veterinarians are urging pet owners to take many of the same precautions recommended for vulnerable people.Heather Quilty, a registered veterinary technician and program manager for clinical learning with VetStrategy , said pets can experience respiratory irritation, eye and nose discomfort, and in some cases serious breathing problems when air quality deteriorates.“We really do worry about t
  
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