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• Breaking down cheap Kingston eats | The Journal - Queen's Journal

  25-07-2022 14:19 via queensjournal.ca
  
  Breaking down cheap Kingston eats | The Journal  Queen's Journal
  
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• Suzuki, Cullis share their love for each other, the planet in stage debut

  06-03-2026 21:49 via thewhig.com
  Over the course of his 89 years, David Suzuki has been, among many things, a scientist, university professor, TV show host, author, and environmental activist. “Stage actor” can now be added to that list. Suzuki and wife Tara Cullis are starring in What You Won’t Do for Love, which will be performed at the Grand Theatre Wednesday evening. The play is centred around their 50-year romantic relationship and how environmental activism has played a starring role in it. The idea for
  
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• Kingston hospital running out of space as inpatients hit record numbers

  06-03-2026 20:22 via thewhig.com
  Kingston’s major hospital organization says that patients could face longer wait times or treatment in “unconventional spaces” as it deals with unprecedented inpatient numbers. Last week, Kingston General Hospital recorded the highest number of admitted inpatients it has ever seen — 630 patients were admitted, 60 more than the hospital’s current 570 bed capacity. “We’re pretty much out of space,” Dr. David Pichora, KHSC’s CEO, told the Whig-S
  
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• Rising gas prices in Kingston and beyond attributed to strikes on Iran

  06-03-2026 19:23 via thewhig.com
  The City of Kingston, along with the rest of province, are expected to see gas prices continue to rise over the weekend, which could send many people to the pumps hoping to fill up before then. Gas prices first started to rise on Wednesday and by Thursday, those at the pumps in Kingston were paying $1.36, a slight difference from the Greater Toronto Area, where gas is $1.42 or higher. By Friday, the price of gas jumped to $1.46, 10 cents higher than the previous day. According to Dan McTeague, t
  
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• Rural residents seek to derail Canada's high-speed rail project

  06-03-2026 19:04 via thewhig.com
  CENTREVILLE — Standing on the ice along the shoreline of her property, Heather Coulson Levy pondered what the addition of a high-speed rail track would look like at Varty Lake, a 600-hectare water body ringed by permanent and seasonal houses. In the summer, it is a busy recreational spot, with residents and visitors boating, fishing and just enjoying their days by the lake. But Varty Lake also straddles nearly the complete width of the study corridor for the southern route of a proposed hi
  
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• Life not what it used to be for residents, business owners on Wolfe Island

  06-03-2026 14:49 via thewhig.com
  Wolfe Island, located where the St. Lawrence River meets Lake Ontario, is the largest of the Thousand Islands.  Its largest community, Marysville, is a quaint village known for its cafes, bakeries, restaurants and independent shops.  For many of its 1,400 residents, island living brings with it a slow paced, nature-centric lifestyle that focuses on simplicity and community. While some of those characteristics remain intact, for many, including local businesses, the past few years have
  
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• K9 unit helps locate, arrest break-and-enter suspect in Kingston

  06-03-2026 13:46 via thewhig.com
  A break-and-enter at Cataraqui Cemetery has led to the arrest of a 48-year-old Kingston resident. According to Kingston Police, the incident happened on March 5 around 7 a.m. Staff at the cemetery had noticed an insecure building on the property. After checking the structure, they noticed that it had been forcibly entered and a person unknown to them was inside. Members of the emergency response unit, general patrol division and the K9 Unit responded to the scene. At around 7:30 a.m., K9 handler
  
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• Kingston's Maple Madness breathes new life into an old tradition

  06-03-2026 13:40 via thewhig.com
  Every weekend in March and throughout March Break, thousands of people will visit the Little Cataraqui Creek sugar bush, where pancakes will be stacked high and syrup poured abundantly during the 43rd Maple Madness. During school hours this month, hundreds of students will be bussed in to learn the history and science of maple syrup production and environmental stewardship. It was the school programs that started the madness back in the 1970s, but it finally went public in 1983. However, those a
  
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• Festival a chance to sell Kingston as a TV, film destination

  05-03-2026 21:27 via thewhig.com
  While the movies, concerts, and special events got all of the attention at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival this past weekend, there was a development side to it cinephiles didn’t see. It began Friday at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts with the third annual Creative Industries Day, which offered high school and university students, and anyone interested working in film, a look at different roles and careers in the film and TV industry through panel discussions, workshops
  
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• Kingston Humane Society aims to expand its pawprint with new location

  05-03-2026 21:12 via thewhig.com
  For the last 30 years, 1 Binnington Ct. has been home to the Kingston Humane Society, but if all goes as planned, the animal shelter could be moving to a new location at 10 Hyperion Ct. The non-profit organization is currently at the beginning of a capital campaign in its bid for a new, larger building, with a goal of raising $12.5 million. The organization’s current location was formally a window manufacturer, which was transformed into a shelter for animals. According to Gord Hunter, the
  
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• Kingston Police warn public about provincewide bank account scam

  05-03-2026 20:43 via thewhig.com
  A scam involving bank accounts has been circulating throughout the province and the Kingston Police are sounding the alarm here in the Limestone City. According to police, the scam involves fraudsters calling victims and claiming to be police officers. The victims are then told that their bank accounts have been compromised and are instructed to turn over their debit cards, as well as Canadian and U.S. funds, to an individual who attends their home to retrieve the items in order to “protec
  
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• Napanee artist turns creativity into support for Wounded Warriors Canada

  05-03-2026 19:30 via thewhig.com
  Mark Thompson’s art began as something deeply personal — a way to steady himself, to process, and to feel like himself again. Now, he is using it to help others find that same peace. The Greater Napanee artist and founder of Wild Expressions Studio has launched a mission-driven art initiative that combines expressive, nature-inspired fine art with tangible support for Wounded Warriors Canada, a national organization dedicated to helping injured veterans, first responders, correctiona
  
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• Judge reserves decision in Napanee bylaw case over Bridge Street property

  05-03-2026 17:33 via thewhig.com
  A Superior Court judge has reserved her decision after hearing arguments in the Town of Greater Napanee’s application to enforce municipal bylaws against a rural Bridge Street property that the town says is being used as an unpermitted residential trailer compound. Justice Robyn Ryan Bell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice heard submissions on March 4, 2026, in the case Corporation of the Town of Greater Napanee et al. v. Belanger et al., an application brought under Section 440 of O
  
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• What's Good with the Kingston Frontenacs: Playoff spot on the horizon - Kingston Daily

  05-03-2026 12:03 via news.google.com
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• Thinking of planting a tree in Kingston? Here’s what you need to know before you dig - Kingston Daily

  05-03-2026 12:03 via news.google.com
  Thinking of planting a tree in Kingston? Here’s what you need to know before you dig  Kingston Daily
  
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• Gaels men's hockey team one win away from Queen's Cup appearance - Kingston Daily

  05-03-2026 12:03 via news.google.com
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• Ferry shuffle planned as Kingston dock construction continues - Kingston Daily

  05-03-2026 12:03 via news.google.com
  Ferry shuffle planned as Kingston dock construction continues  Kingston Daily
  
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• Local researchers fill information gap in high-speed rail debate - The Kingston Whig Standard

  05-03-2026 11:58 via news.google.com
  Local researchers fill information gap in high-speed rail debate  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Local researchers fill information gap in high-speed rail debate

  05-03-2026 11:55 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — Frustrated by what they said is a lack of information coming out about the proposed high-speed rail project, a group of local academics have begun producing their own research studies. Alto HSR Citizen Research has tapped into about a dozen experts in geology, environmental studies, medicine and other fields to look into questions they said are not answered. Lindsay Davidson, a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and professor emerita at Queen’s University, s
  
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• Kingston family business celebrates staying in the black for 76 years - The Kingston Whig Standard

  05-03-2026 11:53 via news.google.com
  Kingston family business celebrates staying in the black for 76 years  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Kingston family business celebrates staying in the black for 76 years

  05-03-2026 11:49 via thewhig.com
  In 1932, Fred Warren Black was selling vacuums door-to-door in the Kingston area when he decided to open a hardware store on lower Princess Street, offering things like hardware, home-repair items, paint supplies and vacuums. Soon after, Black opened F.W. Black Vacuum Cleaner Sales and Service at 617 Princess St. in downtown Kingston. Not long after, the store started carrying a few appliances, which grew to demand more space. That’s when Black knocked out a wall and expanded the sales flo
  
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• Weekend melt, significant rainfall could increase water levels, conservation authority says

  05-03-2026 11:32 via thewhig.com
  As the warmer weather approaches, Cataraqui Conservation has advised residents of potential flooding due to expected higher-than-normal springtime water levels. According to a news release from the conservation authority, air temperatures are expected to stay consistently above zero starting March 6 and exceeding 10 C on March 7. The rise in temperatures comes as the area is expected to see a magnitude of rainfall beginning March 5. “Two to 11 millimetres of rain or freezing rain is foreca
  
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• Strictly star Alex Kingston shares symptoms she ignored before cancer diagnosis - Yahoo News UK

  05-03-2026 10:51 via news.google.com
  Strictly star Alex Kingston shares symptoms she ignored before cancer diagnosis  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Strictly star Alex Kingston shares cancer symptoms she ignored before diagnosis - The Independent

  05-03-2026 10:51 via news.google.com
  Strictly star Alex Kingston shares cancer symptoms she ignored before diagnosis  The Independent
  
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• What's on in Kingston this weekend: Holi, 88 MPH, and International Women's Day - Kingston Nub News

  05-03-2026 09:34 via news.google.com
  What's on in Kingston this weekend: Holi, 88 MPH, and International Women's Day  Kingston Nub News
  
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• Laryea Kingston warns Black Stars against underestimating Panama at 2026 World Cup - Modern Ghana

  05-03-2026 06:46 via news.google.com
  Laryea Kingston warns Black Stars against underestimating Panama at 2026 World Cup  Modern Ghana
  
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• KSN.AX Kingston Resources ASX A$0.117 after-hours: earnings update and outlook - Meyka

  05-03-2026 06:10 via news.google.com
  KSN.AX Kingston Resources ASX A$0.117 after-hours: earnings update and outlook  Meyka
  
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• Orchestra Kingston: Magic of Sibelius - Kingstonist News

  05-03-2026 05:13 via news.google.com
  Orchestra Kingston: Magic of Sibelius  Kingstonist News
  
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• Missing Person, Bellamy Road and Kingston Road, UPDATE: Image Released - Toronto Police Service

  05-03-2026 04:46 via news.google.com
  Missing Person, Bellamy Road and Kingston Road, UPDATE: Image Released  Toronto Police Service
  
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• WA ferry returns to service after hard landing - The Seattle Times

  05-03-2026 02:47 via news.google.com
  WA ferry returns to service after hard landing  The Seattle Times
  
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