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Fentanyl-stuffed rotisserie chicken found by Kingston Police
What started as a call for threatening behaviour ended with weapon and drug charges for a 44-year-old from the GTA after Kingston Police discovered fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine stuffed inside a whole rotisserie chicken.
Senator tries to improve prison voting as inmates across Canada cast their ballots
Twenty-three years after prisoners won the right to vote, Sen. Bernadette Clement visited nine correctional facilities in order to prepare a report about the challenges that still exist for elections held inside.
Body of missing scuba diver recovered in Kingston
Provincial police say the body of a scuba diver who went missing Sunday afternoon has been recovered.
Graduate student worker strike at Queen's nears 1-month mark as exams begin
The university says it expects final letter grades to be assigned in the majority of cases, but that may not be possible in some instances. The union representing teaching assistants is raising concerns about what that will mean for students.
Kingston to pair every resident with a family doctor by end of 2025
It's an ambitious goal, especially for a community that's seen the number of residents without a family doctor stubbornly stuck around 30,000, while people spend hours lining up outside clinics for a chance to secure a health-care provider.
Battle of the mayors brewing in Kingston and the Islands as big names face off in federal election
Mark Gerretsen and Bryan Paterson are facing off in the riding of Kingston and the Islands and while they represent different parties and ideologies, they came up through the ranks the same way — fighting and winning mayoral elections.
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What we know about damage to the new Wolfe Island ferry, and fears it's a 'fair-weather boat'
Documents obtained by CBC show the WI4 was off its regular route when it's believed to have struck bottom, tearing a hole in its hull. Ontario's Ministry of Transportation has offered little information to explain why that happened.
Woman, child killed in trailer fire in Trenton
Ontario Provincial Police say a one-year-old child and 66-year-old woman died in a fire in a trailer park Thursday evening. Three other people were injured.
Support for Trump remains solid in Upstate N.Y. Support for his tariffs? Not so much
While some Americans living just across the Canada-U.S. border are standing behind the president and his trade war, many see it as unnecessary and fear it could harm their country's relationship with their closest neighbour.
Soup company sees sales surge as shoppers buy Canadian to protest tariffs
Since U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration, Sprague Foods has been riding an emotional roller coaster, with the low of stalled business across the border followed by the high of a push to buy Canadian.