2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (139+ words) A 56-year-old woman from Carleton Place has died after being hit by a vehicle along the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Division Street. According to the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the collision happened on July 8 shortly…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (269+ words) A day after circulating a warning for extreme weather and a threat of tornado winds, Environment Canada has issued a heat warning in Kingston and the surrounding area for Canada Day and July 2, which will run into the weekend. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1134+ words) Nearly a year after police first laid charges against the former eastern Ontario lawyer, Gregory Castellano has pleaded guilty to multiple criminal offences, including two counts of sexual assault. On May 15, Castellano appeared before the Napanee Ontario Court of Justice…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (166+ words) A member of Ottawa Police Service has been arrested and charged by Kingston Police in connection with off-duty incidents. According to a news release, the incidents took place in March. The Ottawa Police Service reached out to Kingston Police in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (316+ words) On Feb. 19, 2025, then prime minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to build a privately-operated high-speed rail network in Canada that will connect Quebec City to Toronto. At the time, a design phase for the project was announced with an estimated cost…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (442+ words) On Feb. 19, 2025, then prime minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to build a privately-operated high-speed rail network in Canada that will connect Quebec City to Toronto. At the time, a design phase for the project was announced with an estimated cost…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (146+ words) Conservative leaders says money could be better spent on other infrastructure. PETERBOROUGH " The proposed high-speed rail project would be cancelled if the Conservatives win the next federal election, party leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday. Conservative MPs throughout eastern Ontario have…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (505+ words) The extended consultation period for the high-speed rail proposal needs to include more in-person open houses, critics say. SYDENHAM "Citizens groups opposed to the high-speed rail project are calling for more in-person information sessions after the public consultation period was…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (297+ words) BROCKVILLE " Premier Doug Ford says that he supports a southern route for the federal government's high-speed Alto rail project, and a stop in Kingston. At a news conference to announce the next phase of the Brockville Correctional Centre and expanded…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (742+ words) Students want to be able to afford education and university and costs of living and we really can't if Doug Ford cuts our OSAP," said Alalea Tokonitz, a grade 11 student from LCVI. Secondary students from LCVI and Kingston Secondary School took…...