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• Tackling tumours

  24-06-2024 21:07 via thewhig.com
  
  Participants walk the concourse at Richardson Stadium on Saturday during the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada's "Parade of Power," held by the Kingston Brain Tumour Community in partnership with the Kingston Grenadiers. Participants carried signs in support of those who've fought brain cancer. The walk was held between Kingston Grenadiers games at the stadium on Saturday. It honoured the memory of coach Dale Sands, who passed away from a brain tumour, and all those we've lost over the years, wh
  
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• Cataraqui Conservation issues flood watch

  10-03-2026 12:49 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — The region’s conservation authority issued a flood watch on Monday as melting snow and rainfall affect local water levels. With temperatures in the double digits, the winter’s significant snowfall is rapidly melting, and Cataraqui Conservation is warning local residents that there is an increased likelihood of flooding in certain portions of the region. In a news release on Monday afternoon, the authority also pointed to pending rainfall that will affect water levels
  
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• Neighbours of Sydenham Road shelter cite concerns over trespassing, vandalism

  10-03-2026 12:45 via thewhig.com
  The Sydenham Road shelter operated by Doors of Compassion, has been open to patrons for less than a month and already some neighbours are raising concerns about recent activity. According to the general manager of the Cataraqui Cemetery and Funeral Services, Craig Boals, the graveyard property has already incurred a number of incidents, including a recent break and enter, which resulted in a staff member being chased and the culprit later arrested by Kingston Police. “We have separate inci
  
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• Kingston mayor talks about potential local stop on high-speed rail line

  09-03-2026 19:07 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — Mayor Bryan Paterson said he would leave it to the experts to determine how a high-speed rail line would reach a station in the city. But if the high-speed rail line is built and if Kingston is added to it, Paterson said a station could be built within the urban portion of the city. Paterson, along with his equivalent in South Frontenac, called on the federal government to take another look at building a high-speed rail line along the Highway 401 corridor through eastern Ontario
  
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• Kingston, South Frontenac form common front on high-speed rail

  09-03-2026 19:02 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — Following their council motions last month, the City of Kingston and Township of South Frontenac reiterated their support for bringing a new high-speed rail route into the city with a station added to the line. In a news conference Monday morning, Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson and South Frontenac Mayor Ron Vandewal said their municipalities are allied in the effort to get any new high-speed rail line built along the Highway 401 corridor. “I think if the federal government
  
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• Judge dismisses defence application to quash accused cold case rapist's committal to trial

  09-03-2026 17:15 via thewhig.com
  Justice Robyn Ryan Bell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a defence application seeking to quash the preliminary inquiry decision that committed Lawrence Serson to stand trial. The ruling was delivered March 5 at the Frontenac County Court House, following arguments earlier in the day on a certiorari application — a form of judicial review used to challenge decisions made during a preliminary inquiry. Certiorari is a rarely used judicial remedy that allows a higher cou
  
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• Staff at Collins Bay Institution seize multiple packages containing contraband

  09-03-2026 16:54 via thewhig.com
  A large number of unauthorized items have been seized by staff at Collins Bay Institution. According to a news release, staff members found the contraband between Feb. 26 and March 5. The packages contained tobacco, marijuana, hashish, drug paraphernalia, edged weapons, as well as cellphones and accessories. The total estimated institutional value of the seizures was approximately $85,460, according to Correctional Service Canada. CSC  said it uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from en
  
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• Kingston Police officer struck by motorist during road closure

  09-03-2026 16:42 via thewhig.com
  A Kingston Police officer sustained minor injuries after being struck by a frustrated driver. According to police, it happened on March 7 shortly after 11:30 p.m. Police responded to a call about a cube van that had struck a house in the area of Bath Road and Coronation Boulevard. The following day around 1 p.m., eastbound traffic on Bath Road was temporarily closed by a marked police cruiser in order for a tow truck to retrieve the van. A driver approached and was told the road was closed and t
  
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• Homeless portraits bring a message of hope to Kingston’s Tett Centre

  09-03-2026 14:15 via thewhig.com
  Photographs — and the artwork they inspired — were featured on the weekend at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning as part of an event in support of Lionhearts Inc., an organization dedicated to the eradication of hunger and homelessness. A Sheltered Life: Portraits of Resilience was more than an art show and fundraiser for Lionhearts, according to its organizer and author, Alain Doseger. Doseger said he wants to erase the stigma and stereotypes surrounding housing insecurity
  
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• Kingston broadcaster, former radio personality tells all in a revealing and cheeky memoir

  09-03-2026 13:55 via thewhig.com
  Kingston broadcaster, on-air personality and now published author Jesse Reynolds was described by many as rare talent at his book launch on Saturday. The memoir, Forbidden Fruit and Camo Boots, is a steamy tell-all from Reynolds, a Kington TV reporter and former radio announcer. The book, and its author, were feted at the Renaissance Event Venue on Saturday night. Friends, family, fans and colleagues joined the author and stand-up comedian for a book signing, refreshments and entertainment. Drag
  
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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
  What's Good with the Kingston Frontenacs: Playoff spot on the horizon  Kingston Daily
  
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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
  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
  Gaels men's hockey team one win away from Queen's Cup appearance  Kingston Daily
  
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• Ferry shuffle planned as Kingston dock construction continues - Kingston Daily

  05-03-2026 12:03
  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
  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
  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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