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• Seniors association receives funding to help make hearing a necessity

  27-02-2026 20:16 via thewhig.com
  In a presentation at the Seniors Association Kingston Region on Feb. 27, it was announced that the non-profit organization has been awarded a grant in the amount of $15,527.88. The funding was provided through the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area’s community grants program and will be used to purchase Auracast, an accessible listening technology for those who are deafened or hard of hearing. “We’re super happy about the Community Foundation seeing our brand and beli
  
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• Single-shot pistol seized by Kingston Police during traffic stop

  27-02-2026 19:48 via thewhig.com
  Kingston Police have arrested and charged a 55-year-old individual following a traffic stop in the city’s west end. According to police, officers were conducting a routine patrol of the area of Bath Road and Palace Road on Feb. 26, when they saw an individual operating an electric bicycle on the roadway. The officer saw the individual travel through a solid red light with no intention of stopping. Following a traffic stop, officers discovered that the individual had an outstanding warrant
  
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• Kingston students compete in the skilled trades

  27-02-2026 13:17 via thewhig.com
  Hundreds of elementary and secondary school students got to show off their skills at St. Lawrence College on Thursday as part of the Limestone District School Board Skills Competition. With college students away during reading week, St. Lawrence College opened its doors to the school board to hold its annual competition. Hundreds of students filled the halls of the college to dazzle judges with their skills in the trades and technology-based challenges. Two dozen skills and trades were explored
  
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• Municipal townships have little say over high-speed rail project

  27-02-2026 12:43 via thewhig.com
  CENTREVILLE — With many residents calling for their local governments to take a firmer stand against the proposed high-speed rail line, many municipal leaders are trying to temper their expectations. Most of the townships in the Kingston area have passed motions opposing the project, but those motions are more often than not qualified by reminders that municipal governments have little say in the matter. “It is the federal government a
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• Film program alum returns to screen first documentary at festival in Kingston

  26-02-2026 21:23 via thewhig.com
  A participant in the inaugural year of the youth-focused “18 MM” film program, Annie Stewart is returning to her hometown this weekend to show her first documentary at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival. That documentary is Team of the Century, a look back at the 2005 London Knights junior hockey team, which went on to win its first Memorial Cup that year, defeating a young Sidney Crosby and the Rimouski Oceanic in the final. It blends archival footage and interviews to recount the
  
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• Kingston-area student's gun threat leaves parents feeling uneasy

  26-02-2026 19:59 via thewhig.com
  When Janza Findlay first was told that a student at Loughborough Public School said they were going to bring a gun to school, she was shocked.
    The school, which is 
  20 minutes north of Kingston, teaches kids from kindergarten to Grade 8
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    Not only was she scared for her own child, who attends the school, but also less than impressed with how she found out.
    “A mom from a (grade omitted) class asked if I’d received the same information. And it was a
  
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• Stone Mills residents to host high-speed rail information meeting

  26-02-2026 19:22 via thewhig.com
  TAMWORTH — Opponents of the high-speed rail proposal are to gather Saturday to learn more about the project and how to meet other people concerned about the project. Organizer Heather Coulson Levy of the Save Stone Mills group said with Alto not planning any public meeting in the township, it was important to give people an opportunity to meet. Alto, the Crown corporation developing the project, is in the midst of its two-month public consultation period and is holding more than 70 op
  
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• Striking workers in Kingston take aim at developer with giant, inflatable rat

  26-02-2026 18:17 via thewhig.com
  Those driving down Andersen Drive near Rona in Kingston’s west end may have to take a second glance at what’s parked outside of a high-rise construction site. An inflatable rat that stands more than 10 feet tall and features pointy teeth, red eyes, with depictions of oozing, pus-filled scabs on its belly. Nicknamed “Scabby,” the rat has been an iconic fixture on union picket lines in North America for decades. Here in Kingston, it’s standing tall for the Labourers&r
  
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• Napanee residents call for arena expansion

  26-02-2026 12:53 via thewhig.com
  Napanee residents Tammy Giles, along with Connie McGarvey and Bill Castleman, appeared before Greater Napanee council earlier this week to emphasize the need for an improved recreational space in the town. “In your mission statement, you state you want us to be an active, vibrant community where everyone thrives. As staff, you’ve stated you want to identify new opportunities and address gaps in the community, and as a council, you’ve stated you want to foster a vibrant, safe co
  
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• Changes to high-speed rail route could derail project, Alto head says

  26-02-2026 12:42 via thewhig.com
  OTTAWA — Lessons learned from high-speed rail projects in other countries suggest the company developing a route between Toronto and Quebec City may not be keen to change its design. Speaking to the Senate Committee on National Finance, Alto’s president and chief executive officer Martin Imbleau said too many changes to the 1,000-kilometre, seven-station line is something that should be approached with caution. Alto is expected to announce a final route later this year and is current
  
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• Winter not over yet for Kingston; expect a sluggish spring, weather expert says

  26-02-2026 12:39 via thewhig.com
  “It’s been a long winter for most of Canada.” Those words, from meteorologist and meteorology manager for the Weather Network Michael Carter, probably feel like an understatement to most Canadians this winter. As the network launched its spring outlook on Wednesday, peering ahead to the next three months, Carter said the long-awaited shoulder season is in no hurry to arrive. “The thing about spring, especially for us here in the north, is it does tend to try our patience,
  
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• Use of force by Kingston Police continues to trend downward, report says

  26-02-2026 12:29 via thewhig.com
  Kingston Police has compiled its statistics regarding use of force for the 2025 year, and according to the report, numbers have continued to trend down as officers across the province have put more of an emphasis on prevention and de-escalation. In a report to the Police Services Board this week, Chief Adam MacIntosh outlined that between January and December of 2025, officers submitted 66 reports for the use of force in 63 separate incidents. That’s down from 82 reports in 73 separate inc
  
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• ENT: Singer Bif Naked bares all in new documentary

  25-02-2026 21:06 via thewhig.com
  The first time Bif Naked watched the documentary about her life — which is being screened Thursday night as part of this year’s Kingston Canadian Film Festival — she sat in a darkened theatre in Calgary last September alongside other film festival attendees, and, like them, wasn’t sure what to expect when it started. “I didn’t see any rough cuts,” the Canadian punk-pop singer, who grew up as Beth Torbert, explained over the phone. “The first time I
  
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• MP Kramp-Neuman joins opposition to high-speed rail project

  25-02-2026 20:33 via thewhig.com
  NAPANEE — Shelby Kramp-Neuman, the Conservative MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington-Tyendinaga, is the latest to come out in opposition to the proposed high-speed rail project. In a statement Wednesday, Kramp-Neuman said she came to the decision after consultations with constituents, stakeholders and representatives of the Crown corporation developing the project. “The feedback I have received from residents across Hastings-Lennox and Addington-Tyendinaga has been of overwhelming co
  
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• Divisional Court reserves decision in trustee challenge testing limits of in-camera confidentiality

  25-02-2026 20:06 via thewhig.com
  Ontario’s Divisional Court has reserved its decision in a case testing the limits of confidentiality in closed-session school board meetings. Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) trustee Rachael Prinzen is seeking to overturn two code-of-conduct decisions that found she improperly disclosed in-camera materials to the minister of education, resulting in her suspension from board meetings. On Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, a three-judge panel — Justice Andras Schreck, Just
  
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• Nearly 1,000 military homes to be built in Kingston as part of major expansion

  25-02-2026 14:48 via thewhig.com
  The federal government has announced a major expansion of military housing with a majority to be built in Kingston. The announcement was made by the Hon. David J. McGuinty, the minister of national defence, on Tuesday. In total, approximately 7,500 new residential housing units will be built in nine locations across Canada, including Kingston, Ottawa, Valcartier, Petawawa, and Edmonton. Nearly 1,000 of those are planned for Kingston. The builds are the second phase of a planned build and will be
  
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• Construction on Kingston's Culligan Water Park progressing, says city

  24-02-2026 21:18 via thewhig.com
  Construction crews working on enclosing the Culligan Water Park in downtown Kingston have gained momentum. Since Oct. 7, 2025, crews have made steady progress on demolition and site preparation. According to the city’s website, crews have completed general excavation along the perimeter walls and removed masonry cladding, stainless steel railings, pool copings, light standards and the canopy roof structure. The top of the perimeter retaining wall has also been demolished with safety fencin
  
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• Final high-speed rail route could be set this year, transport minister says

  24-02-2026 21:14 via thewhig.com
  OTTAWA — The final route for the proposed high-speed rail line could be decided within months and land expropriation, if needed and approved by Parliament, would begin shortly afterward, Canada’s transportation minister told a Commons committee. In response to questions from Northumberland-Clarke MP Philip Lawrence, Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon told members of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities onMonday the final route would be determined &l
  
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• Potential measles exposure at Queen’s University, other Kingston locations

  24-02-2026 21:11 via thewhig.com
  Southeast Public Health has reported a potential measles exposure at various locations, including Queen’s University, Goodlife Fitness and the downtown Metro grocery store. According to a news release from the health unit, the risk is related to a new single positive case of measles, which is a highly contagious virus that spreads throughout the air and can survive on surfaces for up to two hours. Locations, along with times of potential exposure have been listed: Goodlife Fitness (64 Barr
  
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• Kingston-area visitors to Puerto Vallarta describe smoke, gunfire, burned buses after unrest

  24-02-2026 21:08 via thewhig.com
  Kingston-area residents vacationing in Puerto Vallarta say they are safe but witnessed scenes they describe as chaotic — and at times resembling a “war zone” — after violence erupted in the popular Mexican tourist destination Sunday morning. Tyffanie Morgan, a well-known Kingston drag artist, arrived in Puerto Vallarta with a group of friends on Friday afternoon. By Sunday, she said, she was waking up to the same reports many Canadians were seeing online. “I learned
  
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• High-speed rail project lacks benefit for local area, MP Barrett says

  24-02-2026 13:03 via thewhig.com
  BROCKVILLE — A Conservative MP is reaching out to his constituents to gauge their opinions on the proposed high-speed rail line through eastern Ontario. But Michael Barrett, the Conservative MP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands-Rideau Lakes, said the project has the potential to radically change large portions of his riding. And not for the better. “I’ve received more public feedback by email and phone on this issue than I have on any other in my seven years as as a parliame
  
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• Coroner announces inquest into 2019 death of Kingston man following interaction with police

  23-02-2026 21:22 via thewhig.com
  An inquest into the death of Evan Freeman, a 22-year-old man who died following an interaction with Kingston Police, has been announced. According to the regional supervising coroner, Dr. Armita Rahmani, the inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding Freeman’s death, which took place on Sept. 12, 2019. The public hearing will be held at a future date and are held to inform the public about the circumstances of a death. As a result, a jury makes conclusions about the facts of the de
  
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• Williamsville Association seeks review of how Kingston handled soccer stadium proposal

  23-02-2026 19:08 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — A neighbourhood association wants a review of how the city responded to a proposal to develop a new soccer stadium on the Memorial Centre property last year. The Williamsville Community Association is calling for a closer look at Victory Grounds Ventures’ proposal to build a 4,000-seat stadium on the open space at the Memorial Centre. The proposal was welcomed by Mayor Bryan Paterson, senior city staff and the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Kingston and King
  
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• Smash-and-grab suspect sought by Kingston Police

  23-02-2026 19:03 via thewhig.com
  Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect who was involved in a number of “smash and grab” type thefts from multiple parked cars in downtown Kingston. According to police, the incidents took place overnight on both Feb. 14, and 15, in various downtown parking lots. The suspect is described as Caucasian with long, brown hair, wearing a black three-quarter length jacket, light-coloured boot-cut style jeans and b
  
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• Chinese New Year marks Year of the Horse at celebration in Kingston

  23-02-2026 14:05 via thewhig.com
  The Chinese New Year was celebrated at the main branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library on Saturday. The Chinese Canadian Association of Kingston and District spent the afternoon sharing Chinese culture and traditional ways to recognize the Chinese New Year. It is also referred to as the lunar new year because countries such as North and South Korea and Vietnam celebrate it as well. Both the main and second floors of the library’s main branch were bustling with activity and packed
  
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• Cats of all kinds claw their way to the top at Kingston cat show

  23-02-2026 13:47 via thewhig.com
  The Canadian Cat Association held its annual Kingston Cat Show at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on the weekend. Four rings showcased the best-of-the-best felines from across the country on Saturday and Sunday. Kittens, premiers and champions — long-hair, short-hair, purebreds, and mixed-household pets — all breeds and categories imaginable were present. Rather than a two-day show, it is two separate shows with a different set of judges each day, according to organizer and champion cat b
  
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• Northern Ontario family headed to Kingston after winning Kinsmen Dream Home

  23-02-2026 13:26 via thewhig.com
  An Ontario couple is fulfilling their dream of moving to Kingston thanks to the local Kinsmen Club and its annual dream home draw. The 35th Kinsmen Dream Home Lottery announced its winners at Slush Puppie Place on Friday and the top prize went to Francine and Mitch Bedard, who live in Kapuskasing. Francine’s name was pulled during the live draw, entitling her to the keys to the Kinsmen Dream Home, valued at $1.644 million The Kapuskasing residents were nearly speechless when they received
  
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• Bus crash injures eight, closes eastbound Highway 401 near Kingston

  23-02-2026 13:06 via thewhig.com
  ODESSA — About eight people suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries in a crash involving a coach bus Sunday night on Highway 401. The eastbound lanes of the highway were closed between County Roads 4 and 6 for more than three hours as emergency services responded to the crash. Loyalist firefighters, the OPP and Lennox and Addington County paramedics responded to the single-vehicle collision shortly after 7:15 p.m. Eight of the almost 50 people on board were transported by ambula
  
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• Texans sign offensive lineman Jarrett Kingston to one-year, $1.1 million extension - Click2Houston

  21-02-2026 16:52
  Texans sign offensive lineman Jarrett Kingston to one-year, $1.1 million extension  Click2Houston
  
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