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Officers hurt chasing suspect  Share Comments 
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Two Kingston Police officers are being assessed in hospital after they were injured during a foot chase with a man who fled from an officer who had arrested him. One officer suffered serious cuts to her hand after jumping a fence during the pursuit. [more]
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Frontenac Falcons advance to OFSAA quarterfinalsShare Comments 
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The Frontenac Falcons have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations triple-A boys basketball championship in Kingston. The 10th-seeded Falcons beat the No. [more]
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The Trotsky wins Kingston film fest People's Choice AwardShare Comments 
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KINGSTON—The Kingston Canadian Film Festival, which concluded on Sunday, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a 20% increase in attendance over last year. [more]
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Man crawls to safety after plunging into icy watersShare Comments 
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KINGSTON—A man is lucky to be alive after his all-terrain vehicle broke through thin Lake Ontario ice off Prince Edward County about 40 kilometres southwest of Kingston. Ontario Provincial Police say the man was riding just offshore from the small community of Waupoos Monday afternoon. [more]
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13-year-old bully chargedShare Comments 
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LONDON, Ont. - A 13-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with criminal harassment after ongoing bullying at a St. Thomas, Ont., elementary school. Police say they arrested the 13-year-old on Sunday. [more]
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Former MP pleads guilty to careless driving; drug possession and drunk driving charges withdrawnShare Comments 
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TORONTO - Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer pleaded guilty Tuesday to careless driving, was fined $500, and had cocaine possession and drunk driving charges withdrawn. Jaffer was arrested on Sept. 11, 2009. [more]
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More foods linked to salmonella-contaminated equipment in U.S. plant recalledShare Comments 
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TORONTO — The list of foods being pulled from Canadian shelves due to fears of salmonella contamination, all tracing back to contaminated equipment in a U.S. plant, continues to grow. [more]
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Canadians neglecting dental hygiene: SurveyShare Comments 
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TORONTO—A nice smile is important to most Canadians, but many aren't doing enough to maintain their teeth and gums. [more]
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Canada to grow into more diverse nation: ReportShare Comments 
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OTTAWA—Canada is on track to become more diverse. In a population growth report released Tuesday morning, Statistics Canada says by 2031, between 25% and 28% of the population could be foreign-born and about 55% of them would be people born in Asia. [more]
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Buoyed by progress  Share Comments  
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Nearly two years after a mass swim for action, the city is moving ahead with a $400,000 plan to revitalize Richardson Beach, the bath house and Macdonald Park. City councillors have approved spending $280,000 on improving the park and beach area and $100,000 on repairing the 91-year-old bath house. [more]
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Brier a family affair for HowardsShare Comments 
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They should make it a separate promotion. Maybe give fans those eye-holes-punched-out pictures of Glenn, Russ and Steven on a stick to put in front of their faces while they watch the game. Or give everybody free Howard bobble-head dolls. [more]
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Bullock to display Razzie with her best-actress OscarShare Comments 
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Hollywood darling Sandra Bullock plans to show off her Oscar and her Razzie together in the same display at home. The best-actress Oscar she won Sunday forThe Blind Sidewill just get a more prominent position than the Razzie she won Saturday for the awfulAll About Steve. [more]
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Hoops star draws rave reviewsShare Comments  
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Aaron Doornekamp, a grizzled veteran of the Canadian national basketball team when compared to his roommate from the summer, is waiting for a cheque from Kevin Pangos. After all, Doornekamp, 24, did keep a close eye on his roomie when Pangos, then 16, made history in Italy. [more]
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Students try to live on $7.50 per day for foodShare Comments  
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As a fourth-year student at Queen's University, Sarah Baker is living on a tight budget. She's going to have to be even more frugal during the next three weeks. [more]
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Letters to the editorShare Comments 
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'Fourth' -- not third -- Cataraqui crossing I do not support spending untold hundreds of thousands of dollars on studies and reports on whether to build another crossing of the Cataraqui. [more]
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Time for a breakShare Comments 
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You deserve a break today -- but do the kids? Do you let them veg for March Break or pack the week full of activities and camps? March Break should be just that -- a break, a change of pace for the kids, says parenting educator Kathy Lynn. [more]