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Earthquake shakes eastern Ontario Tuesday afternoon " Kingston News

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (252+ words) Residents across eastern Ontario who thought they felt the earth shake early in the afternoon of Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2026, weren't imagining it. A magnitude 4. 0 earthquake was recorded in western Quebec, near the Ontario border, at 12: 36 p. m. , according to the United States Geological…...

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kingstonist. com > news > opseu-blindsided-by-fleming-college-and-st-lawrence-college-consolidation

OPSEU 'blindsided' by Fleming College and St. Lawrence College consolidation " Kingston News

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (429+ words) The announcement by Fleming College and St. Lawrence College leadership on the morning of Friday, Apr. 10, 2026, "sent ripples" across the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), according to the union. In a media release, OPSEU/SEFPO said that news…...

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Bus driver charged after investigation into February 401 rollover " Kingston News

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (346+ words) The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged the driver of the bus involved in a rollover collision on Highway 401 near Odessa in February. As previously reported, on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at approximately 7: 15 p. m. , a…...

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kingstonist. com > news > impaired-driving-charges-laid-after-collision-in-loyalist-township-sends-two-drivers-to-hospital

Impaired driving charges laid after collision in Loyalist Township sends two drivers to hospital " Kingston News

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (190+ words) A Loyalist Township resident has been charged after what police referred to as "a serious multi-vehicle collision" on County Road 2 in Odessa. The collision occurred just after 9 p. m. on Monday, Mar. 30, 2026, with officers from the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment…...

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kingstonist. com > news > two-commercial-vehicles-pulled-from-service-during-opp-inspections-at-highway-401-in-napanee

Two commercial vehicles pulled from service during OPP inspections at Highway 401 in Napanee

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (257+ words) A Commercial Motor Vehicle inspection on Highway 401 in Greater Napanee resulted in two vehicles being placed out of service after 11 inspections were conducted. The Lennox & Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted the commercial motor vehicle…...

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kingstonist. com > news > some-evacuees-returning-to-kashechewan-for-spring-hunt-as-water-repairs-continue

Some evacuees returning to Kashechewan for spring hunt as water repairs continue " Kingston News

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (707+ words) With the spring hunt coming up, some people are returning to a far north community that's been evacuated for months, though the majority of members remain displaced, says leadership. Kashechewan First Nation's executive director Tyson Wesley said about 150 people are…...

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Letter: When care disappears, the need doesn't " Facing facts about the closure of Kingston's safe consumption site

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (643+ words) Let's be blunt about the situation we're facing with the removal of provincial funding for our safe consumption site. Without funding, the site doesn't operate. Without operational supervised consumption services, the drug problem doesn't go away; it simply moves into…...

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kingstonist. com > news > mixed-reactions-in-kingston-as-changes-announced-to-post-secondary-funding

Mixed reactions in Kingston as changes announced to post-secondary funding " Kingston News

2+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (814+ words) After years of lobbying the provincial government to lift a tuition freeze enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, post-secondary institutions in Ontario are celebrating the province's recently announced funding changes." Universities and colleges in Ontario will be permitted to raise tuition…...

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kingstonist. com > news > driver-dies-after-t-bone-collision-on-highway-401-near-gananoque

Driver dies after "T-bone" collision on Highway 401 near Gananoque

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (209+ words) A Gatineau resident has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 401, which police have described as a "T-bone collision." There were no passengers in either of the involved vehicles, police said. The pickup truck sustained severe damages and was barely…...

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kingstonist. com > news > kingston-resident-facing-impaired-driving-charge-after-reckless-driving-reported-by-off-duty-officer

Kingston resident facing impaired driving charge after reckless driving reported by off duty officer " Kingston News

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (202+ words) A Kingston resident is facing an impaired driving charge after an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer spotted a vehicle being driven dangerously on Highway 401 near Gananoque. According to a media release, shortly after 6: 30 p. m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2025, an off-duty Leeds County…...