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• New indoor pool makes a splash in Loyalist Township

  12-08-2026 17:07 via thewhig.com
  
  Loyalist Township’s new indoor pool at the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre has only been open since Aug. 8, but is already making a splash as program registrations fill and swimming lessons quickly near capacity.According to mayor Jim Hegadorn, the new pool, which has been named Barr Homes Aquatic Centre , has gained a lot of traction, with 62 per cent of programming already filled up.“Of course the swimming lessons, the programs for that, they are definitely at a premium, and most
  
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• Superhero window cleaners bring smiles to Kingston General Hospital's young patients

  14-08-2026 19:39 via thewhig.com
  
  For a few moments on the morning on Aug 14, the windows at Kingston General Hospital became the stage for a superhero surprise as caped window cleaners descended from the rooftops, bringing waves, smiles and a little bit of magic to children watching from the pediatric unit.Employees with Elite Window Cleaning changed into their secret identities of Spiderman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Iron Man, and the Mandalorian.As the caped crusaders repelled down, they interacted with children in the
  
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• Demand for high-speed rail already exists, Go Alto group says

  14-08-2026 19:02 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Thousands of vehicles on highways and dozens of airline flights each day could be replaced by high-speed rail, according to a group advocating for the project’s construction.In a research paper released this week, Go Alto showed a high-speed rail line could shift the way people travel through Ontario and Quebec.“At this stage, we think the discussion should increasingly be about how to build that network well: where it should go, how stations connect to their commun
  
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• Hundreds gather at Dark Sky Viewing Area for the Perseids meteor shower

  14-08-2026 18:47 via thewhig.com
  
  Lennox and Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area was flooded with eager stargazers on the night of Aug. 12, the peak of the Perseids meteor shower.The shower occurs annually, this year taking place from July 17 to Aug. 24. While some meteors are visible under dark skies during non-peak nights, during its peak, onlookers can expect 50 to 100 meteors an hour. The event drove around 200 people to the viewing area, where low light pollution offered greater visibility.This year’s shower was especial
  
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• Hundreds gather an hour outside Kingston for the Perseids meteor shower

  14-08-2026 18:47 via thewhig.com
  
  Lennox and Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area was flooded with eager stargazers on the night of Aug. 12, the peak of the Perseids meteor shower.The shower occurs annually, this year taking place from July 17 to Aug. 24. While some meteors are visible under dark skies during non-peak nights, during its peak, onlookers can expect 50 to 100 meteors an hour. The event drove around 200 people to the viewing area, where low light pollution offered greater visibility.This year’s shower was especial
  
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• Author Martel to discuss new book at Kingston event

  14-08-2026 18:42 via thewhig.com
  
  While one of Homer’s epic poems was turned into one of the biggest movies of the year, The Odyssey, his other famous work inspired one of this year’s most talked-about novels.It was after reading Stephen Mitchell’s translation of The Iliad that bestselling Canadian author Yann Martel – who will be the featured guest of a Kingston WritersFest event Wednesday evening at The Spire – hatched the idea for what would become his newest novel, Son of Nobody.“It&rsquo
  
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• McDonald Institute unveils card game promoting Canadian research

  14-08-2026 18:05 via thewhig.com
  
  What started as an effort to get physicists networking at conferences has turned into a card game featuring researchers from across Canada.Zachary Kenny, communications officer at the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute, has spent roughly three years developing a game designed to help researchers network while introducing younger audiences to astroparticle physics.The idea began while Kenny was at a conference hosted by the McDonald Institute, a national network
  
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• Highway 7 crash led police to loaded handgun, fentanyl; man sentenced to 6.5 years

  14-08-2026 17:55 via thewhig.com
  
  What began as a call to the Lennox and Addington County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) about a vehicle that had slid off Highway 7 in Addington Highlands ultimately led to the discovery of a loaded handgun, cocaine, and fentanyl — and, more than two years later, a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence for one of the vehicle’s occupants.David Jajua, one of four men arrested and charged following the accident on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, has been sentenced by Ontario Su
  
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• Staff at Joyceville Institution seize contraband and unauthorized items

  13-08-2026 22:15 via thewhig.com
  
  Staff members have seized multiple packages containing contraband and unauthorized items at Joyceville Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.The items seized included tobacco, marijuana, hashish, THC, “grabba” (Jamaican tobacco), crystal methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, edged weapons, as well as cell phone accessories. According to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), the total estimated institutional value of the seizures was approximately $801,387.As a r
  
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• Weekend Spotlight Aug. 14 to 16: Things to do in Kingston area this weekend

  13-08-2026 21:42 via thewhig.com
  
  1. Murney Fest Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Murney Tower Museum, 2 King St. West (MacDonald Park) : An annual celebration of local history, museums, and community. Visitors of all ages are invited to enjoy a full day of free family-friendly activities, including crafts, yard games, a scavenger hunt, and interactive booths hosted by local museums and heritage organizations. Guests will also have the opportunity to explore the museum’s newest exhibits while celebrating Murney Tower Museum&
  
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• Kingston-area townships wrestle with Alto NDA question

  13-08-2026 21:42 via thewhig.com
  
  CENTREVILLE — Township councils across the Kingston area are grappling with the question of signing a non-disclosure agreement with the Crown corporation developing a high-speed rail line through the region.Representatives from Alto have been meeting with officials from rural governments in the past couple of weeks to discuss the project and how local governments will be involved.At the centre of the debate is the request from Alto that local governments sign confidentiality agreements.Ki
  
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• Kingston owner of dachshund killed by off-leash dog wants safety concerns addressed

  13-08-2026 20:13 via thewhig.com
  
  The owner of a small dog who was killed by an off-leash dog in downtown Kingston in broad daylight is calling for action to prevent another dog — or person — from suffering a similar fate.Lia De Pauw told the Whig-Standard that the attack happened on Aug. 7. around 8:45 p.m.She had decided to take her two dogs, along with a friend’s dog, whom she was caring for at the time, for their nightly walk around her neighbourhood, something she would do on a regular basis without any c
  
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• Kingston local raises safety concerns with malfunctioning left-turn signal

  13-08-2026 19:56 via thewhig.com
  
  A Kingston resident is raising safety concerns about a malfunctioning advance left-turn signal at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) in Kingston, as the city says aging vehicle detection equipment at the intersection is contributing to the issue.Sarah Venus, who lives on the base with her family, said the advance left-turn signal for traffic leaving Niagara Park Drive toward Highway 2 has not been activating consistently, creating backups during busy periods.“The issue is that the light is no
  
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• A banjo, a punchline and a life well lived: Kingston remembers entertainer Roger James

  13-08-2026 01:06 via thewhig.com
  
  For more than 50 years, Roger James could be found doing what he loved most: making people laugh, sing, clap along and, occasionally, cry.Whether he was standing on the stage of a downtown pub, entertaining passengers aboard a cruise ship in the Thousand Islands, emceeing a community event or dazzling audiences with a blur of banjo and quick-witted humour, James became one of the most recognizable figures in Kingston’s arts community.The longtime musician, comedian and entertainer died su
  
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• Kingston man wins $350k with lottery ticket

  12-08-2026 21:05 via thewhig.com
  
  TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced Wednesday that Kingston resident Daniel Barrett recently won $350,000.According to a release from the OLG, Barrett purchased the “super massive multiplier” ticket at Lasalle Express on Highway 15 in the city.
  Barrett, who works in the tourism industry, said in a supplied statement that he usually plays scratch tickets once or twice a month.“I was at the gas station when I saw this ticket and thought, &lsq
  
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• Kingston to work with Feed the People to secure funding

  12-08-2026 17:46 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The city is to work with a homeless support group so that it can access up to $70,000 in municipal funding.Feed the People, which provides meals to about 100 people every day in Belle Park, was among eight organizations to apply for $350,000 in city funding for an one-year pilot project supporting programs for “harm reduction, homelessness, public health, community supports and related service systems.”The funding was meant to help agencies increase their capacity a
  
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• FOI records reveal how Ontario approved Napanee plant expansion

  12-08-2026 17:41 via thewhig.com
  
  Internal Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) records obtained through Ontario’s Freedom of Information (FOI) process show ministry officials approved the expansion of Atura Power’s Napanee Generating Station despite acoustic modelling that predicted one startup operating scenario would exceed the applicable provincial noise criterion before proposed mitigation measures were implemented.The records provide new insight into the ministry’s technical review
  
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• 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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• Hospital foundation's door-to-door campaign runs all week

  10-08-2026 20:52 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Starting Monday and running all week, canvassers with the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) will begin the organization’s door-to-door monthly giving campaign.From August 10–15, trained canvassers will visit neighbourhoods across the city, giving residents a chance to financially support Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Providence Care through donations.In a release from UHKF, organizers said that the campaign is focused on recruiting donors
  
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• From curiosity to contagion: ‘The Silk Lining’ haunts Kingston’s TK Fringe

  10-08-2026 20:12 via thewhig.com
  
  Audiences arriving for The Silk Lining at this year’s TK Fringe Festival may think they’re settling in for a lecture from an ambitious young academic. What unfolds instead is a slow descent into obsession, cosmic dread and unsettling questions about reality itself.The one-man production from writer-director Dan Walmsley and performer Henry Korba-Babcock is among the shows featured at the TK Fringe, Theatre Kingston’s annual fringe festival operating within the larger Kick &
  
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• Kingston's new ferry terminal now open to the public

  10-08-2026 20:05 via thewhig.com
  
  The new Kingston ferry terminal has officially opened to the public.According to Frontenac Islands, access was permitted to the new building at the Kingston dock as of 10 a.m. on Monday.Officials have asked the public to follow signage and crew directions.Travellers looking for ferry service updates are being asked to visit Ontario 511 . Those with questions or concerns can contact the Wolfe Island Ferry Office by phone at 613-548-7227 or via email at [email protected]. — The Kingst
  
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• Kingston Fringe premiere brings ancient heroine into the modern boardroom

  10-08-2026 19:55 via thewhig.com
  
  A new Canadian musical made its premiere at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning over the weekend. as part of the TK Fringe Festival.Who is Esther reimagines the biblical story of Esther, the Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and is celebrated for helping save her people from destruction. It has been adapted into a present-day corporate setting where workplace discrimination, misogyny and inclusion take centre stage.The production follows Esther, played by Zalyzza Govia, a newcomer
  
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• Kingston Police search for missing youth

  10-08-2026 18:15 via thewhig.com
  
  The Kingston Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old, named Klaira.According to police, Klaira was last seen on Aug. 8, around 1 p.m. in the area of Wright Crescent.Klaira is also known to frequent the Kingscourt area.Klaira currently has dark green hair and was last seen wearing a black hoodie and green sweatpants.Anyone with information regarding Klaira’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Kingston Police at 613-549-4660 ext. 0.The Kingston Whig-
  
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• Desperate mother pleads for missing teenage daughter's return

  10-08-2026 18:15 via thewhig.com
  
  A Kingston mother is asking for the safe return of her daughter, who was last seen on Aug. 8.According to a report from Kingston Police, Klaira is described as a 14-year-old teen with dark green hair who was last seen wearing a black hoodie and green sweatpants. She’s 5 foot 3 inches tall and approximately 100 pounds.Her mother, Kassandra Williamson, said she was last seen entering the YMCA on Wright Crescent around 1 p.m. after being dropped off. But her mother believes she didn’t
  
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• Kingston city council considers closed meeting oversight policy change

  10-08-2026 17:32 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — City council is to consider a change in its closed meeting oversight policy.Since 2008, a subsidiary of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario was responsible for investigating complaints about closed-door meetings.Six years ago, those duties were assigned to Aird and Berlis LLP.AMO announced plans to end that program.The city had been paying $250 annually for administration plus legal fees related to investigations.On Tuesday night, city council is to decide if it wants
  
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• Enterprise councillor to retrace First World War relative’s final footsteps in France after 43-year search

  10-08-2026 15:11 via thewhig.com
  
  For more than four decades, Rob Fenwick wondered about the young soldier whose name was marked with a silver star on a memorial plaque at his hometown church.“He has the same name as me, Mom,” Fenwick recalled saying when he was seven or eight years old.This month, that curiosity will carry the Fenwicks across the Atlantic.Fenwick, a Stone Mills Township councillor, and his wife, Lisa, will travel to France to visit the grave of his cousin, Private Albert “Roy” Fenwick,
  
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• Kingston Sheep Dog Trials returns for 38th year

  10-08-2026 15:09 via thewhig.com
  
  Border collies and their handlers took to the fields at Grass Creek Park this weekend as the Kingston Sheep Dog Trials Festival returned for its 38th year.Despite intermittent showers, great crowds gathered as competitors from across North America offered spectators a close-up look at one of agriculture’s oldest and most demanding partnerships.The festival, organized by Kingston Sheep Dog Trials volunteers with support from the City of Kingston, is widely regarded as one of North America&
  
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• CSC objects to proposed heritage designation for former Pen building

  07-08-2026 21:55 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The Correctional Service of Canada opposes a city plan to designate one of the federal department’s former office sites as a heritage building.The building, known as the Deputy Warden’s House and the Isabel Macneill House was built in 1911. Many of the other former CSC buildings near the intersection of Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard and King Street have been designated as heritage buildings.“The subject property includes a representative and relatively rare
  
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