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• Teens rescued from Lake Ontario during the holiday Monday

  04-08-2026 21:05 via thewhig.com
  
  Two teenagers are safely on shore after their makeshift raft made out of pool floaties blew away from shore.According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the incident happened on the civic holiday Monday.Officers said they spotted an object low in the water between Kingston and Wolfe Island.With the help of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, they were able to rescue the pair who weren’t wearing lifejackets.The teens were safely returned to their grateful grandparents.— The Kingston Wh
  
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• Deseronto man charged with drug- and driving-related offences

  04-08-2026 19:18 via thewhig.com
  
  An investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police has led to a Deseronto resident being arrested and facing drug- and driving-related charges.According to police, the arrest was made on Dundas Street in Napanee on July 31, just after 1 p.m.Following the arrest, a search warrant was executed on a residence on Green Street in Deseronto. As a result of the arrest-and-warrant execution, police located 10 grams of suspected fentanyl and just under $700 in Canadian currency. Officers also seized a ce
  
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• Wanted federal offender known to frequent Kingston

  04-08-2026 19:14 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 as a result of a breach of his statutory release.Fifty-five-year-old Rejean Hermel Perron was serving a six month and 27-day sentence for three counts of breaching his long-term supervision order and obstructing a peace officer.He is described as a white male, approximately five-foot-one, 121 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.The offend
  
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• Kingston's seniors centre expands to Wolfe Island residents

  04-08-2026 17:30 via thewhig.com
  
  The Seniors Association Kingston Region has decided to expand to Wolfe Island beginning this fall.According to a news release, the opening of the Seniors Centre Wolfe Island will bring a wide range of programs to residents for the first time.Programming will be offered at Wolfe Island United Church, located at 52 Victoria St., every Tuesday through Thursday beginning in September with registration opening on Aug. 4.The Seniors Association Kingston noted that for years, many Wolfe Island residen
  
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