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• Cookbook a first for Napanee food blogger

  05-06-2026 21:24 via thewhig.com
  
  Back when chef Andrea Mut and her family last lived in Toronto, their home was located in an area nicknamed “The Pocket” because it was inaccessible from three of its four sides.“And in that house, I had a tiny, tiny little kitchen. It’s probably a quarter of the size of this kitchen,” Mut said as she looked around her current one in Napanee.“I thought it was kind of appropriate: ‘The Pocket’ neighbourhood and the little ‘Pocket Kitchen&rsqu
  
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• Kingston Police investigate boat and trailer theft

  05-06-2026 20:57 via thewhig.com
  
  The Kingston Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle involved in the theft of a boat.According to police, it happened on May 4 , around 1:20 a.m. The suspect attended a business in the area of Highway 2 and Joyceville Road. While there, the suspect stole a white 14-foot Crestliner fishing boat and trailer.The suspect was last seen leaving the area in a silver Chevrolet pickup truck.Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s identity is asked to contact Det
  
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• Kingston's renovated Isabel Turner library re-opens

  05-06-2026 20:30 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The city’s biggest west-end library returns to its home after a 19-month renovation to the building.The Isabel Turner branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library is to officially re-open Saturday.Renovations to the 29-year-old building included relocation of the main desk and multipurpose room and the creation of two new study rooms and a reflection and prayer room.“Library service has obviously changed a lot in the past almost 30 years,” explained chief l
  
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• Groundbreaking Kingston research shows exercise not only improves cancer outcomes, but costs health system less

  05-06-2026 20:24 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Researchers from Queen’s University have now demonstrated not only that cancer outcomes improve with prescribed exercise, but that helping post-treatment patients gain access to exercise programs leads to health-care system cost savings.Dr. Christopher Booth and researchers with the Canadian Cancer Trials Group at Queen’s University undertook a 17-year-long study to examine whether exercise could improve outcomes for colon cancer patients . Related'We were astounded
  
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• Weekend Spotlight June 5 to 7: Things to do in Kingston area this weekend

  05-06-2026 19:57 via thewhig.com
  
  1. Lobsterfest Saturday, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Portugese Cultural Centre, 959 Division St. : All you can eat fresh New Brunswick lobster. Tickets are $150 and there are a limited number of the 200 seats left. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the dinner starting at 7 p.m. There will be entertainment, live music and silent auction. Lobsterfest has been running for 31 years supporting charities. This year the event is supporting Youth Diversion and the Partners In Mission Foodbank. For more information, chec
  
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• Kingston Police seize illicit fentanyl following street crime unit warrant

  05-06-2026 18:28 via thewhig.com
  
  Two individuals have been arrested and charged by Kingston Police following an investigation into drug trafficking at a home along Montreal Street.According to police, the investigation began in the spring of 2026. Members of the Kingston Police street crime unit initiated an investigation into individuals that were believed to be involved in the trafficking of fentanyl within the city.A search warrant was obtained under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) for a residence located on
  
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• Churchills' legacy lives on through boys and girls club

  05-06-2026 18:15 via thewhig.com
  
  Edward and Anna Churchill are not well-known names in Kingston. If one Googles their names, one would find a long list of people thanking them, but not much else.Not that they would have cared. They are the type of people who just want to help others, and to help others quietly, without much fanfare, thank you very much.The world needs more people like Anna and Edward.I knew of them decades ago, shortly after my arrival in Kingston. I have been thinking about them since my recent chat with Tom
  
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• Local students continue to benefit from Beyond Classrooms Kingston

  05-06-2026 16:02 via thewhig.com
  
  Following the success of previous years, BGC South East has plans to continue its experiential learning with Beyond Classrooms Kingston,a unique initiative that allows students to continue learning beyond the walls of a traditional classroom.Offered through BGC South East, Beyond the Classrooms transforms Kingston’s museums, galleries, heritage sites and community spaces into living classrooms where students spend an immersive week exploring curriculum through hands-on learning, inquiry a
  
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• Witness's description of manipulation and deception comes before yet another interruption in Haaima trial

  05-06-2026 15:40 via thewhig.com
  
  A complainant whose testimony was delayed after Michael Haaima refused to attend court on Monday finally took the stand this week. In the midst of the woman’s testimony about a relationship she says was marked by deception, self-doubt, and manipulation, court proceedings were interrupted yet again on Wednesday by an injury to defence counsel.The witness, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, testified Tuesday and Wednesday in Haaima’s long-running judge-only trial before
  
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• Hsu echoes auditor's concerns over classroom violence, staffing shortages in school system

  05-06-2026 13:47 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston’s member of provincial parliament is sounding the alarm after Ontario’s auditor general raised concerns about increasing violence and instability in classrooms, pointing to staffing shortages — particularly among educational assistants — as a key factor affecting student safety and learning. In a special report on special education needs released May 12, the watchdog found that schools are struggling to keep pace with increasingly complex student needs, especial
  
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• More than 100 jobs cut at Invista's Kingston facility

  05-06-2026 12:47 via thewhig.com
  
  More than 100 workers at the Invista plant in Kingston have been given notice that their jobs will no longer be needed.Over a period of 48 hours, conversations were had with those impacted, which led to a series of four in-person staff meetings, the first of which happened Thursday morning.According to officials, layoffs will start as soon as June 21 and wrap up by Aug. 2, depending on the job.The meeting, which the Whig-Standard obtained a recording of, explained the reasoning behind the cuts
  
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• Health unit reports continued surge in stomach illness cases in Kingston

  04-06-2026 21:47 via thewhig.com
  
  Southeast Public Health (SEPH) is continuing to investigate cases of cryptosporidiosis in the Kingston area and is reminding residents of the steps they can take to prevent the spread of the gastrointestinal illness. People become sick with cryptosporidiosis when they eat food or drink water contaminated with the parasite Cryptosporidium. The illness is also spread through contact with infected feces from people or animals.The health unit says most people with cryptosporidiosis recover without
  
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• Providence Care to spearhead housing project at Providence Manor site

  04-06-2026 21:01 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul are gifting the Providence Manor building to Providence Care, the health-care organization that they founded, to be developed into a new community-focused housing and health-care space.In a news release on Wednesday, Providence Care said that will take over ownership of the Providence Manor building, which houses their long-term care facility, at 275 Sydenham St. near downtown Kingston in the near future, as they work to transiti
  
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• Thousands of tulips spring across Queen’s campus

  04-06-2026 14:00 via thewhig.com
  
  Though dug up at the end of May, Queen’s University Facilities grounds operations manager Philip Wright hints that the beauty of the thousands of tulips that bloom there each year may lie in their ephemeral nature.As April rolled into May, the colourful tulips that bloomed all across Queen’s University campus served as a reminder that spring was just around the corner.Despite the life and colour that these tulips bring to campus, causing many to stop in their tracks and snap a photo
  
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• ‘Napanee Data Park’ raises questions as town courts energy-intensive industry

  04-06-2026 12:43 via thewhig.com
  
  A proposed 250-megawatt (MW) electricity load entity called “Napanee Data Park” is listed in Ontario’s grid interconnection queue, even as the Town of Greater Napanee says it has received no formal application for a data centre — raising new questions about who is behind the project, where it may be located and how much municipal officials knew when they rezoned industrial lands to permit data centres earlier this year.Public records show the town initiated a zoning byla
  
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• Napanee says Bridge Street cleanup deadline could be flexible by ‘weeks, not months’

  04-06-2026 12:25 via thewhig.com
  
  The Town of Greater Napanee says it is continuing to work with social service agencies, police and the owner of a Bridge Street property that was recently found by the court to be unfit and unsafe for human habitation.In a written response to Kingstonist on June 1, town communications staff confirmed that municipal officials have been holding regular meetings regarding 1388 Bridge St. following a court-ordered injunction requiring clean-up of the property.According to Kylie Huffman, communicati
  
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• Kingston lawyer allowed to surrender licence after unsuccessful appeals over trust fund misconduct

  04-06-2026 12:16 via thewhig.com
  
  The Law Society Tribunal recently upheld a decision allowing Kingston lawyer Brian Anderson Callender to surrender his licence after findings of professional misconduct involving client trust funds. In a decision released May 22, the tribunal’s Appeal Division dismissed appeals from both Callender and the Law Society of Ontario.Callender had argued that the original penalty — which permitted him to surrender his licence by March 26, 2025, or it would be revoked the following day &md
  
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• Haaima trial delayed after accused refuses transport to court, citing mental health concerns

  04-06-2026 12:00 via thewhig.com
  
  The judge-alone trial of Kingston tech entrepreneur Michael Haaima was delayed again on Monday after the accused refused to be transported from custody to court, citing mental health concerns.Haaima, who is facing 98 charges including sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, choking, threats, confinement, trafficking and child pornography and bestiality-related offences, was expected to appear before Justice Robyn Ryan Bell at the Frontenac County Court House on Monday as his Superior Cour
  
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• Kingston student earns top national science honour with new theory on universe's expansion

  04-06-2026 11:45 via thewhig.com
  
  A Grade 9 student from Kingston Secondary School is being recognized among Canada’s top young scientists after winning a major award at the country’s premier STEM competition — and advancing a theory that challenges current understanding of the universe.Liam Desre took home the Best Project Award – Discovery at the 2026 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton, where nearly 400 finalists from across the country competed for close to $2 million in prizes.His project proposes
  
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• ENT: Live music just a short ferry ride away

  03-06-2026 20:49 via thewhig.com
  
  With the recent run of warmer temperatures and sunnier skies, it’s safe to say “patio season” has finally arrived.Two of the best patios around, in my opinion, aren’t even in Kingston, but across Lake Ontario on Wolfe Island.In addition to having patios steps from Lake Ontario, the Hotel Wolfe Island and Spicer’s Dockside Grill offer serve up live music as well as food and drinks.Spicer’s, which used to be the Wolfe Island Grill years ago, will have a couple
  
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• Kingston Police attempting to locate missing youth

  03-06-2026 20:46 via thewhig.com
  
  The Kingston Police are asking for the public’s help in locating missing youth named Christopher.The 16-year-old was last seen on June 2 around 9 a.m. in the area Van Order Drive and Norman Rogers Drive.He is described as Caucasian, five-foot-eight, 126 pounds, with dark blonde curly hair, blue eyes, and has a tattoo on his left forearm that says “2009.” It is unknown what Christopher was wearing last.Christopher has gone missing two other times this past February, where he wa
  
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• Teachers’ association donates $10,000 to support students in need across eastern Ontario

  03-06-2026 19:48 via thewhig.com
  
  A $10,000 donation from a local teachers’ union will help support students and families facing urgent financial challenges across eastern Ontario school communities, according to a press release on Tuesday.The Algonquin Lakeshore unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association has contributed the funds to the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic Education Foundation, a registered charity that provides emergency assistance to families within the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholi
  
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• Beneath the surface, Kingston researchers tackle biggest challenge facing carbon-removal

  03-06-2026 19:32 via thewhig.com
  
  Tucked away in a small laboratory at Kingston’s Reaction (RXN) Hub building, a team of 15 full-time scientists is busy working with SATuration-Centrifugation (SAT-C), a soil-sampling technique that is currently not being used anywhere else in the world.Few people have heard of this method, but it is one developers say could solve a major challenge in carbon removal.SAT-C is a new method to extract water trapped between soil for enhanced rock weathering studies. Developed by researchers at
  
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• Teen arrested and charged for robbery in downtown Kingston

  03-06-2026 18:44 via thewhig.com
  
  An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged by Kingston Police after attempting to rob a downtown business.According to police, it happened on May 30 around 5:30 p.m. The teen was seen shoplifting at a local business in the area of Princess and Barrie streets.When confronted by an employee, the individual claimed to have a weapon, made threats and then assaulted them.The Kingston Police patrol unit responded to the area where they located the individual and placed them under arrest without inc
  
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• Alto takes centre stage: play takes comedic look at high-speed rail debate

  03-06-2026 13:26 via thewhig.com
  
  DELTA, Ont. — The Alto high-speed rail proposal has entered the cultural discourse with a new play that features the infrastructure project and its potential impact on rural communities.The Rideau Players are mid-way through a run of Spectres and Speed Trains, an original play based around the Alto’s public engagement process about the high-speed rail project.“I think that arts are always a reflection of what’s at the centre of the heart of a community,” said playw
  
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• Costs to monitor St. Patrick’s Day in University District dropped 38%, Kingston Police report

  03-06-2026 13:14 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Police spent significantly less to monitor St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the city’s University District this year, with costs dropping by 38 per cent compared to the previous year. The decrease comes as officials report fewer major incidents and improved crowd management during one of the city’s busiest annual student gatherings.During a Kingston Police Services Board meeting on May 28, an information report revealed a massive decrease in the number of tickets and
  
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• Kingston city council considers options for inflatable water park

  03-06-2026 13:07 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — An inflatable water park in the downtown isn’t going to happen and it could be years before a proposed alternative location at Grass Creek Park could be approved.City council voted Tuesday night to abandon plans to locate the park in the Flora MacDonald Confederation Basin after a naming rights agreement fell through.Council voted in favour of continuing planning for the installation of a swimming platform and washroom and change facilities as part of the breakwater prome
  
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• Kingston to begin fielding special constables this summer

  03-06-2026 13:04 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The city is to begin rolling out its first set of special constables this summer.The special constable program is meant to provide municipal bylaw officers with more authority to better handle non-criminal incidents.The city’s deployment of approximately a half dozen special constables is to initially focus on enforcing the Trespass to Property Act, explained Kyle Compeau, the city’s director of licensing and enforcement services.The special constables are not meant
  
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• Astronaut to connect space, sustainability at Kingston’s 2026 Climate Summit

  02-06-2026 20:41 via thewhig.com
  
  Saskatchewan native Dr. Dave Williams has spent a lifetime pursuing extraordinary adventures, experiences that ultimately deepened his commitment to climate action.On Wednesday at St. Lawrence College, Williams will be presenting about space exploration and its connection to climate change for Kingston’s second annual Climate Summit.Over Williams’ 72 years, he has worn many hats. He has worked as an aquanaut, a pilot, an astronaut, a physician and more. Yet no job has had a more pro
  
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• Kingston individual arrested following assault, property damage

  02-06-2026 19:46 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Police have arrested and charged an individual following multiple calls from concerned residents.According to police, the incident took place on May 30 shortly before 5:30 p.m.Police were called to the area of Princess Street and Barrie Street where an individual was said to be assaulting members the public, along with causing significant damage inside a local business.Police were able to locate the 28-year old suspect nearby, who was transported to Kingston Police headquarters and hel
  
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