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• Urgent care hours updated at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston

  21-07-2026 20:25 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Health Sciences Centre has updated its hours for both its Urgent Care Centre (UCC) and Emergency Department (ED) at Hotel Dieu Hospital.According to a post on social media, the changes will be implement starting July 22.The Urgent Care Centre will be open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. along with weekend hours running from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.“These updated hours are designed to provide patients with more consistent and predictable access to the UCC. In the past, the UC
  
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• Canada launches new hub to advance military drone and autonomous technology

  21-07-2026 20:21 via thewhig.com
  
  The federal government is launching a new centre focused on developing and testing drones and autonomous technologies for the Canadian Armed Forces.The announcement was made by Defence Minister David J. McGuinty on July 14, with a goal of strengthening Canada’s defence industrial base and improve military capabilities.“Drones are changing the way modern militaries operate, and Canada must be ready to develop, test and adopt these technologies at speed,” said the honourable Dav
  
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• Contraband and unauthorized items seized from Joyceville Institution

  21-07-2026 20:13 via thewhig.com
  
  Correctional staff at Joyceville Institution have seized contraband and unauthorized items from the multi-level federal prison.According to a news release from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), the items were confiscated on July 18.The items seized included tobacco, marijuana, hashish, and cell phones and accessories with a total estimated institutional value of approximately $83,310.As a result, CSC has increased measures to prevent contraband from entering it’s prisons, includin
  
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• Resident pitches proposed integrated rail system

  21-07-2026 14:17 via thewhig.com
  
  HAVELOCK — A resident living in the path of Alto’s proposed northern route has pitched an alternative that could combine the high-speed train travel and commuter rail needs.Havelock resident Richard Kent published his proposal online Monday for the CanConnect Integrated Rail System.The fully electric rail route would cost between $55 billion and $75 billion and run along the existing CN Rail route between Toronto and Quebec City, with stations at communities along the route.The alte
  
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