Kingston news

• Chestmates Kingston to carry city flag in parade of breast-cancer survivors in France, before racing to win

  11-08-2026 20:27 via thewhig.com
  
  Jane Kitchen took a leisurely sight-seeing boat tour on a vacation in France just a couple of months ago, but she is prepared for a high-paced trip on the water when she returns to the country in two weeks.Kitchen, a retired history teacher in her 80s, will be paddling hard along with her friends on the Chestmates Kingston dragonboat team.“It’s something that we’ve been training for twice a week this summer, but we’ve been looking forward to it for a long time,” Ki
  
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• Defence presses Haaima complainant on allegations disclosed years after first police interview

  11-08-2026 20:15 via thewhig.com
  
  Editor’s note: the following story contains details around sexual assault that might be disturbing to some readers.Defence counsel for Michael Haaima spent two days at the end of July scrutinizing how one complainant’s account of their relationship changed over time, including confronting the woman with an allegation she did not simply omit from her first police interview, but appeared to deny when specifically asked about it.Natasha Calvinho’s cross-examination on Thursday, J
  
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• Driver and puppy rescued after cement truck overturns in South Frontenac

  11-08-2026 17:47 via thewhig.com
  
  A truck driver along with his four legged companion are lucky to be alive after a crash in South Frontenac.According to South Frontenac Fire & Rescue, crews were dispatched to the scene along Burnt Hills Road on Aug. 6 around 1 p.m.When they arrived on site, crews were notified that one individual was trapped in the truck, along with his puppy.According to Brad Smith, the deputy fire chief for South Frontenac Fire & Rescue, what crews were about to embark on was not going to be an easy
  
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