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• RCMP Musical Ride receives 'unbelievable response' from Napanee community

  17-07-2026 20:08 via thewhig.com
  
  NAPANEE — Thousands of spectators filled bleachers and spilled onto the grass around the central arena at the Napanee Fairgrounds on Thursday night to witness one of Canada’s oldest equestrian traditions.The RCMP Musical Ride is a century-long tradition that continues today, with red-clad officers performing choreographed mounted drills on the iconic black horses which are bred and raised at the RCMP stables in Ottawa.Napanee Fair Board vice-president Annie Manion said that the even
  
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• Federal funding helps Kingston biotech firms tackle cancer detection, food safety

  17-07-2026 20:56 via thewhig.com
  
  Two Kingston biotechnology companies are using support from Ontario Genomics ‘ BioCreate — an accelerator program to advance technologies in health and food safety.BioCreate is a five-year and $11.6-million accelerator initiative funded by Ontario Genomics and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. It provides selected startups with $150,000 in funding, mentorship and access to industry networks.Since launching in 2023, the program has supported 32 companies c
  
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• Misuse of accounts comes to light at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Kingston

  17-07-2026 20:40 via thewhig.com
  
  Congregants of St. John The Apostle Catholic Church in Kingston have been made aware of a “financial issue” in regard to its pastor, Friar David Collins.According to a statement from the Office of the Archdiocese of Kingston , Archbishop Michael Mulhall said the financial issue had to do with Friar David’s use of the church’s financial accounts.“Friar David met with the Chancellor of Temporal Affairs, Ken Hall, at the Chancery Office to explain the significant fina
  
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• KFPL hosting summer reading party at newly reopened Isabel Turner branch

  17-07-2026 19:42 via thewhig.com
  
  The Kingston Frontenac Public Library is holding a drop-in Summer Reading Party at the Isabel Turner Branch on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. for teens and adults working on their Summer Reading Challenge, or for those who just want to curl up with a good book in a welcoming atmosphere with others who enjoy reading.According to the release, the Summer Reading Party brings together everything readers love about the Library: a cozy atmosphere, bookish conversation, live music, games and activities,
  
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• Unions demand answers over merger plan of St. Lawrence, Fleming colleges

  17-07-2026 18:59 via thewhig.com
  
  Unions representing faculty and support staff at St. Lawrence College are demanding greater transparency from the college’s leadership, arguing key documents related to its planned integration with Fleming College leave workers in the dark about the institution’s future.OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 417 and 418 said in a press release on Friday that a recently released St. Lawrence College business plan makes no mention of the college’s anticipated dissolution, despite language in the co
  
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• Sexual Assault Centre Kingston faces cyber attack

  17-07-2026 18:20 via thewhig.com
  
  The Sexual Assault Centre Kingston (SACK) is remaining mum following a recent cyber attack against the agency.SACK initially acknowledged the breach in an Instagram post on July 9, urging the public not to open attachments or links sent from @sackingston.com email addresses, “even if the sender looks familiar.” The following day, the organization shared a second post clarifying that it was the target of a “cyber spoofing incident.”“We want to reassure our community
  
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• Kingston Police seek driver after cyclist struck in hit-and-run

  17-07-2026 17:50 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision with a cyclist on June 24.According to police, the collision happened around 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Montreal Street and Drennan Street. Police say the driver of a black Hyundai Tucson struck a cyclist, damaging the bicycle, before leaving the scene without stopping to provide information or help the victim.Fortunately, the cyclist was not injured in the inc
  
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• Air quality warning remains in place for Kingston region Friday

  17-07-2026 15:59 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Though smoke is less apparent in the skies over Kingston on Friday morning, Environment and Climate Change Canada is maintaining a yellow air quality warning for the region, as smoke is expected to return later today.“Smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario will return this evening, resulting in very poor air quality and reduced visibility,” the government agency stated on Friday morning.That returning poor air quality could also persist into the weekend, they
  
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• Rotary clubs unveil Kingston's first Peace Pole at Breakwater Park

  17-07-2026 14:57 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston’s four Rotary clubs unveiled the city’s first Rotary Peace Pole — a symbol of peace and understanding — along a smokey waterfront on Thursday.Under a yellow and murky sky, the monument at Breakwater Park was revealed during a noon ceremony amid wildfire smoke blowing in from northwestern Ontario and Quebec.Poor air quality didn’t dissuade the approximately 80 attendees, which included Rotarians, city officials and residents.Organizers described the project
  
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• Rotary clubs unveil Kingston’s first Peace Pole at Breakwater Park

  17-07-2026 14:57 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston’s four Rotary clubs unveiled the city’s first Rotary Peace Pole — a symbol of peace and understanding — along a smokey waterfront on Thursday.Under a yellow and murky sky, the monument at Breakwater Park was revealed during a noon ceremony amid wildfire smoke blowing in from northwestern Ontario and Quebec.Poor air quality didn’t dissuade the approximately 80 attendees, which included Rotarians, city officials and residents.Organizers described the project
  
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• Bike camp gives kids with disabilities a chance at independent riding

  16-07-2026 19:44 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Rowen Heffernan pedals steadily around the arena surface at the Cataraqui Community Centre on Thursday afternoon.She’s one of a handful of kids who has had the chance to learn to ride a two-wheeled bicycle with a little help from some friends during KidsInclusive’s iCan Bike camp this week.Heffernan is riding a blue and pink bicycle — one that she picked out herself, and that has been in her basement at home for a while, during a time when she just couldn&rsqu
  
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• Canada Day crowds leave Kingston pier a mess, opinions divided on waste management

  16-07-2026 19:40 via thewhig.com
  
  Approximately 1,000 people brought the party to the pier for Canada Day, but many left much of it behind.Students and Kingstonians alike gathered at the Gord Downie Pier to celebrate Canada Day earlier this month, bringing with them music and energy, but leaving behind waste, from beer cans to sunglasses. Following the national holiday festivities, there were no formal complaints made, but some took to online forums to voice their frustrations about the amount of garbage left behind after the l
  
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• Kingston region facing some of the province's poorest air quality Thursday

  16-07-2026 18:47 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Southeast Public Health is warning residents across its eastern Ontario catchment area to take shelter from extremely poor air quality conditions, as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario sweeps across the province.The sight and smell of smoke is readily apparent across the Kingston region Thursday afternoon, and Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued an orange air quality warning . The province’s Air Quality Health Index for the city is 10+, or a “
  
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• Complainant denies defence's suggestion that media coverage influenced recollections

  16-07-2026 18:40 via thewhig.com
  
  The cross-examination of a complainant in the trial of Michael Haaima concluded Tuesday morning with defence lawyer Natasha Calvinho questioning whether the young woman’s recollection of events had evolved through years of reflection and exposure to public reporting about the case.This complainant, whose testimony began the morning of July 13, first spoke to the Ontario Provincial Police in 2022, approximately four years after the events she described in court. The defence noted that seve
  
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• Greater Napanee to formalize encampment map review process after Lions Park discrepancy discovered

  16-07-2026 18:23 via thewhig.com
  
  The council of the Town of Greater Napanee has directed staff to establish a formal annual review process for the town’s encampment education materials after officials discovered its public facing map incorrectly suggested that part of Lions Park could be used for camping — when in fact, under the town’s existing bylaw, the entire park falls within a protected setback from a licensed daycare.Council unanimously approved the direction at its meeting on July 14 after hearing tha
  
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• Napanee's Morningstar Mission announces plans to relocate

  16-07-2026 16:21 via thewhig.com
  
  Morningstar Mission will be on the move “as soon as practically feasible,” according to the Morningstar board.The non-profit organization, currently located at 58 Water St. in Napanee, offers a seasonal overnight warming centre, food bank, free meals, clothing, showers and income tax help for housing-insecure people.Where it will be relocating to is has yet to be determined. One thing, however, is clear: the new location will be in a non-residential area that is still within a walka
  
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• Weekend spotlight July 17 to 19: Things to do in Kingston area this weekend

  16-07-2026 13:28 via thewhig.com
  
  1. Race the Base, K‑Town Triathlon & Duathlon Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kingston Constantine Arena, 7 Navy Way : A full day of racing at CFB Kingston — featuring sprint, Olympic, and brand‑new enduro distances, scenic routes toward Gananoque, and a post‑race cool‑down in historic Kingston. Athletes can expect a warm swim, rolling bike course, and a quiet, picturesque run through the base. Packet pick‑up runs July 18 and 19, with races starting Sunday mor
  
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• Heat awareness advocates press Kingston to expand tenant protections during sweltering summer

  15-07-2026 22:27 via thewhig.com
  
  Climate advocates, physicians, public health officials and a city councillor used Extreme Heat Awareness Day on Wednesday to press Kingston to adopt stronger protections for renters, arguing that dangerously hot apartments are becoming an increasingly urgent public health issue as heat waves grow more frequent and severe.At a press conference organized by Seniors for Climate Action Now (SCAN) at Kingston City Hall, speakers called on the city to move beyond recent pilot initiatives and enact a
  
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• ENT: Festival marks five years celebrating 'analog traditions'

  15-07-2026 21:27 via thewhig.com
  
  Even though her maternity leave started a few weeks ago, Laura Kelly still has a few items left to check off on her to-do list.“I’m seven months pregnant right now,” Kelly said before she made her way to a doctor appointment Wednesday morning. “I know it’s kind of crazy organizing a festival at this moment.”That festival is the Analogue Island Music Festival, which takes place from Friday to Sunday at the Hotel Wolfe Island. The three-day events blends film,
  
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• Complainant's testimony about car crash sparks courtroom dispute over police investigation at Haaima trial

  15-07-2026 21:10 via thewhig.com
  
  A complainant’s account of fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle collision after Michael Haaima allegedly told her he did not want to be “caught with an underage girl” triggered an unusual legal battle on Monday over whether police investigators should continue gathering evidence while a criminal trial is underway.The dispute erupted after Kingston Police Detective Jesse Braun used the lunch recess to verify the woman’s testimony, locating a collision report and Highway T
  
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• Rural politicians, groups worry about effect of Kingston's Alto NDA

  15-07-2026 20:27 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Municipal politicians and community groups around the Kingston area are calling for the city to be open about any discussions it has with Alto.On Friday, Kingston and the Crown corporation developing a high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City signed a non-disclosure agreement that is to govern talks between the two.Alto is considering the addition of a Kingston station to the route, something the city has been pushing for since the project’s study corridor
  
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• Kingston ranks as Canada's eighth most expensive rental market

  15-07-2026 20:09 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston remains one of Canada’s most expensive places to rent, according to the latest national data from Zumper , an online rental marketplace that analyzes rental data from hundreds of thousands of active listings across the country.Vancouver, Burnaby, B.C., and Toronto remained Canada’s three most expensive rental markets last month, while Kingston ranked eighth nationwide for average asking rent price.The data revealed that median asking rents in Kingston reached $1,800 for a o
  
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• People urged to stay indoors as wildfire smoke descends on Kingston region

  15-07-2026 16:45 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Much of Ontario is experiencing poor air quality this morning, as smoke makes its way from wildfires in northwestern Ontario into the Kingston region.Environment and Climate Change Canada has added a yellow warning for air quality , on top of the yellow warning for heat that it issued earlier this week and that continues today.The Air Quality Ontario website , run by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for the government of Ontario, placed a level 4 air qual
  
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• Kingston temperatures could break all-time records as region braces for heatwave high

  14-07-2026 17:36 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Tuesday dawned hot and hazy as the Kingston region continues under a yellow heat warning.Environment Canada has forecasted a 35 C day ahead on Tuesday, with the Humidex potentially rising to a whopping 44 by later Tuesday afternoon.A yellow alert indicates that the weather could cause moderate health impacts.Tuesday marks the peak of the heat event forecasted for this week by Environment Canada, with 37-degree temperatures expected in parts of southwestern Ontario.“Take a
  
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• Kingston approves allocations for $12.1 million in funding support for housing crisis

  14-07-2026 15:14 via thewhig.com
  
  In a 12-0 vote on July 7, Kingston city council approved a $12.1-million plan for federal and provincial housing and homelessness funding.The 2026-27 investment plan consists of three main funding sources, a mix of provincial and national programs. It allocates $2.7 million through the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI), $626,100 through the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI), and $8.7 million through the provincially funded Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP). The
  
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• Order of Canada for Varma honours a lifetime of caring for people in the margins

  14-07-2026 14:52 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — As a child growing up in India, Bhavana Varma remembers the day that she learned about poverty.“I was born in India,” she said recently during an interview with the Whig-Standard. “My mom was a doctor, my dad was in a pilot in the Air Force. I was very privileged where I grew up. I didn’t even know that poverty existed until I suddenly discovered it, and I was so shocked that I came running home and told me dad, ‘I can’t take this. We have to
  
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• Community groups come together in opposition to high-speed rail

  14-07-2026 13:45 via thewhig.com
  
  SYDENHAM — Kingston-area citizen’s groups are among those that that agreed to form a united front against the Alto high-speed rail project.Representatives of the groups met Saturday to formalize their inclusion under the ALT-NO banner.“Because this divisive project, and its treatment of Canadians, is the exact opposite of what it means to build a nation, the communities we represent have not been persuaded that this project is ‘nation-building’ and we are not persu
  
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• Kingston Humane Society issues plea for donations amid rising veterinary medical expenses

  14-07-2026 13:43 via thewhig.com
  
  TheKingston Humane Society is asking the community for financial support as rising veterinarian medical costs continue to strain its resources.The organization said increasing expenses for emergency treatments such as surgeries have added pressure on its ability to care for homeless and vulnerable animals, making public donations more important than ever.According to a news release, two animals that were surrendered to the agency were in need of medical treatment that went beyond $12,000.The fi
  
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• Wanted person arrested in South Frontenac police investigation following dirt bike incident

  14-07-2026 13:36 via thewhig.com
  
  A wanted person is facing multiple charges after being arrested in Parham following an investigation by the Frontenac detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police.According to police, the investigation stemmed from a individual riding a dirt bike allegedly failed to stop for police during a traffic stop in Central Frontenac Township.Officers, who were assisted by the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad and the Offender Management Apprehension Program, executed an arrest warrant and took the
  
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• Kingston signs non-disclosure agreement for high-speed rail talks

  14-07-2026 13:34 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The city signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Alto as part of the development of a high-speed rail line through the region.The NDA was signed Friday between the City of Kingston and Alto, the Crown corporation developing the project.A non-disclosure agreement, often called a confidentiality agreement, is a legal contract meant to keep sensitive or proprietary information private.On Monday, an Alto spokesperson said the information gathered during the public consultation
  
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