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• Candidate profile: Mark Gerretsen, Liberal Party of Canada

  16-04-2025 19:40 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — It’s probably good that incumbent Liberal candidate Mark Gerretsen likes campaigning for public office. In the nine years he has been MP for Kingston and the Islands, Gerretsen has had to go before the voters four times and for the past five years of minority government the potential of a campaign was a lost confidence vote away. “I love campaigns,” Gerretsen said, sitting in the war room at his campaign headquarters. “I love going door to door. I l
  
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• McClement makes an impact off the ice following long NHL career

  09-05-2025 14:30 via thewhig.com
  
  Jay McClement, who amassed more than 900 games played in the National Hockey League, including as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has given a lot to the game of hockey. However, the Kingston native’s biggest impact on sport might not have happened on the ice, where he starred for the Leafs, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes, but here, at home in the Limestone City, where he and his wife Lesley, have teamed up with BGC South East to make sports accessible for
  
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• Habitat for Humanity announces new building project in Kingston

  09-05-2025 13:46 via thewhig.com
  
  Habitat for Humanity Kingston Limestone Region broke ground on a new building project in Kingston Thursday morning. Construction on a semi-detached structure at 225 – 225 Wilson Street will begin by the middle of May and will provide two local families with safe and affordable homes, according to a press release issued May 8. Habitat for Humanity helps families buy homes, paving the way for long-term financial security and independence. They do this with a “geared-to-income” mo
  
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• Hidden chapter of Canadian history to be explored at Napanee museum

  09-05-2025 11:39 via thewhig.com
  
  On Tuesday, May 13, the Museum of Lennox & Addington invites the public to attend Little Wanderers: A Literary History of the British Home Children in Canada. The talk will be presented by Dr. Brooke Cameron who promises to unpack the little-known literary and cultural forces behind one of Canada’s largest child migration schemes. Dr. Cameron is an Associate Professor of English at Queen’s University. She is also the author of Critical Alliances: Economics and Feminism in English
  
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• Sydenham Road property in Kingston to become city homeless shelter

  09-05-2025 00:23 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The city is planning to convert a Sydenham Road property into a new modular emergency homeless shelter. Council approved the purchase of 924 Sydenham Rd. Tuesday night for $2.45 million and up to $65,000 in closing costs. The money is coming out of funds earmarked in the 2025 budget for housing and homelessness services. The property is to eventually include accessible modular units installed on the property to provide 30 beds with space for an additional 15 as needed, including
  
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• Kingston Police request help identifying suspect in multiple thefts from local business

  08-05-2025 21:32 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Police have released multiple photos of a suspect believed to be involved various thefts from a local business. According to police, the suspect is allegedly responsible for at least six thefts from the same business since January 2025. The latest theft was on March 18, 2025. The suspect is described as 60 to 75 years old with short grey hair. During the latest theft, the suspect was seen wearing an orange and yellow hi-vis shirt, similar to a construction vest, with a blue Montreal Can
  
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• Kingston Police identified suspect in multiple thefts from local business

  08-05-2025 21:32 via thewhig.com
  Kingston Police have identified the suspect believed to be involved various thefts from a local business. According to police, the suspect is allegedly responsible for at least six thefts from the same business since January 2025. The latest theft was on March 18, 2025. Anyone with additional information regarding the thefts can contact Cst. Andrew Sullivan at asullivan@kingstonpolice.ca People can also provide tips anonymously by calling the Kingston Police general number 613-549-4660 ext. 0 an
  
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• Catholic Education Week shines spotlight on ALCDSB students, staff, volunteers

  08-05-2025 20:38 via thewhig.com
  
  The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board has recognized the accomplishments of seven people who have made a difference within regional Catholic education. Every year during the first week in May, the board celebrates Catholic Education Week and acknowledges students, staff and community members who consistently demonstrate outstanding service. According to the board’s website, there were seven recipients for 2025, five of whom represent Kingston schools. The Archbishop Fr
  
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• OPP officer cleared by SIU in Camden East shooting incident

  08-05-2025 20:29 via thewhig.com
  
  The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has determined that an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer who discharged his weapon during an incident in Camden East earlier this year did not commit a criminal offence in doing so. In his report dated Monday, May 5, 2025, SIU Director Joseph Martino describes how on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at 6:58 p.m., the OPP (East Region) contacted the SIU to inform them that, at about 6:30 p.m. that same night, OPP officers from Lennox & Addington County had re
  
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• Hope Air Fundraising Fly in/Drive In BBQ at Kingston Airport - Kingstonist News

  08-05-2025 16:07 via news.google.com
  Hope Air Fundraising Fly in/Drive In BBQ at Kingston Airport  Kingstonist News
  
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• Sean Kingston Barred From Concert Performance Before Sentencing - bet.com

  08-05-2025 15:49 via news.google.com
  Sean Kingston Barred From Concert Performance Before Sentencing  bet.com
  
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• Ernexa Therapeutics Announces Participation in the D. Boral Capital Inaugural Global Conference - The Kingston Whig Standard

  08-05-2025 14:37 via news.google.com
  Ernexa Therapeutics Announces Participation in the D. Boral Capital Inaugural Global Conference  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Burglary, assault charges withdrawn against Kingston man - Times Leader

  08-05-2025 14:36 via news.google.com
  Burglary, assault charges withdrawn against Kingston man  Times Leader
  
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• Kingston - Kingstonist News

  08-05-2025 13:50 via news.google.com
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• New groundbreaking cancer cell therapy now available in Kingston, fourth program in Ontario - The Kingston Whig Standard

  08-05-2025 13:14 via news.google.com
  New groundbreaking cancer cell therapy now available in Kingston, fourth program in Ontario  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• New groundbreaking cancer cell therapy now available in Kingston, fourth program in Ontario

  08-05-2025 13:10 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — A groundbreaking innovation in cancer therapy is now available in the Limestone City thanks to the work and research of a team of health-care professionals at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). Kingston is now the fourth location in the province to offer Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to patients who suffer from certain types of leukaemia and lymphoma. The treatment involves re-engineering the patient’s own immune system to “hunt down and destroy
  
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• Kingston Police identify suspect involved in multiple thefts from grocery store - The Kingston Whig Standard

  08-05-2025 13:10 via news.google.com
  Kingston Police identify suspect involved in multiple thefts from grocery store  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Kingston Police identify suspect involved in multiple thefts from grocery store

  08-05-2025 13:08 via thewhig.com
  
  A series of multiple thefts from a grocery store in Kingston has led police to identifying the suspect involved in the photos. According to police, the person stole from the store during three separate occurrences beginning in February 2025. The latest theft took place on April 29, when the suspect walked out of the store with a cart full of products. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information can contact Det.-Const. Mike Fleming at mfleming@kingstonpolice.ca. You can also
  
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• Entertaining: Promoter started company to fill void in city's indie music scene

  08-05-2025 13:07 via thewhig.com
  
  When Nate Richardson started booking concerts, he did so for his own band, Sonic Souvenir, and other local bands he knew. While he had worked for other promoters in the past, he got out of the business and “didn’t want to do it for other people anymore,” he said. It wasn’t long, though, before he was hearing from lots of bands who wanted to play in Kingston but didn’t have a local promoter. So he started his own booking company, Boom! Productions, last year. “
  
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• Frontenacs’ forward Ethan Hay commits to Miami University - Canadian Hockey League

  07-05-2025 23:14 via news.google.com
  Frontenacs’ forward Ethan Hay commits to Miami University  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Update: Kingston councillor reprimanded – Integrity Commissioner recommends councillor be reprimanded again - Kingstonist News

  07-05-2025 23:11 via news.google.com
  Update: Kingston councillor reprimanded – Integrity Commissioner recommends councillor be reprimanded again  Kingstonist News
  
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• Sean Kingston Denied Permission For Concert Performance Ahead Of Sentencing - HipHopDX

  07-05-2025 23:00 via news.google.com
  Sean Kingston Denied Permission For Concert Performance Ahead Of Sentencing  HipHopDX
  
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• ‘Edged weapon’ included in latest contraband seizure at Collins Bay Institution - Kingstonist News

  07-05-2025 20:43 via news.google.com
  ‘Edged weapon’ included in latest contraband seizure at Collins Bay Institution  Kingstonist News
  
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• Robin Kuzma commits to the Kingston Frontenacs - BVM Sports

  07-05-2025 20:22 via news.google.com
  Robin Kuzma commits to the Kingston Frontenacs  BVM Sports
  
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• Kingston MP Mark Gerretsen among top Liberal vote winners - The Kingston Whig Standard

  07-05-2025 20:22 via news.google.com
  Kingston MP Mark Gerretsen among top Liberal vote winners  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Kingston MP Mark Gerretsen among top Liberal vote winners

  07-05-2025 20:15 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Re-elected Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen had one of the Liberal Party’s highest vote totals in last week’s federal election. Validated results from Elections Canada showed Gerretsen won 48,682 votes, the third highest vote total among all Liberal candidates. Those votes accounted for 63.2 per cent of the 77,425 votes cast in the riding. Conservative candidate Bryan Paterson won 23,592 votes, accounting for 30.6 per cent of votes cast. New Democratic cand
  
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• Kingston Usher to join Regina Thunder Football Club - DiscoverMooseJaw

  07-05-2025 20:02 via news.google.com
  Kingston Usher to join Regina Thunder Football Club  DiscoverMooseJaw
  
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• Kingston police searching for stolen buffalo robe - CBC

  07-05-2025 19:41 via news.google.com
  Kingston police searching for stolen buffalo robe  CBC
  
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• Davies family carries on a tradition of kindness, generosity - The Kingston Whig Standard

  07-05-2025 18:48 via news.google.com
  Davies family carries on a tradition of kindness, generosity  The Kingston Whig Standard
  
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• Davies family carries on a tradition of kindness, generosity

  07-05-2025 18:45 via thewhig.com
  
  Life has come full circle for me. It was 18 years ago — actually, 18 years and eight days ago, but who’s counting? — that I left the Whig-Standard to join the Ontario Court of Justice. Now that I’m officially retired, I’m doing what I used to do — writing a column for the Whig. It started a couple of weeks ago at a meeting with Jan Murphy, editor-in-chief of the Whig, and Harold Parsons, CEO of BGC South East. The topic of discussion was this year’s Whig
  
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