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Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte push back on annual Cannabis Cup, detours in place on Highway 49

An emergency detour has been put in place on Highway 49 due to what OPP are calling a "community event". The Tyendinaga Mohawk Police tell Quinte News officers are supervising a blockade by community ...

David Foot Sep 11, 2020

Dukes add speed to forward group

The Wellington Dukes have added a small, but speedy forward for the upcoming season. They've acquired 20 year-old Tyler Ignazzitto from the Collingwood Colts, in exchange for a player development fee....

David Foot Sep 10, 2020 Tyler Ignazzitto was acquired by the Wellington Dukes on September 10, 2020. (Photo: TimBates / OJHL Images)

Police looking for suspicious man around Stoco Lake

OPP aren't releasing much information but say they're looking for a suspicious man involved in an incident in the Tweed area last week. Police say it happened in the Stoco Lake area sometime over the ...

David Foot Sep 10, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

More contraband found at Collins Bay Institution

Staff at Collins Bay Institution have found two packages of contraband in the prison's medium security unit. Corrections Officers found the packages around 9:30 p.m. last Saturday (September 5), which...

David Foot Sep 10, 2020

OPP make plea for tips on murder of man near Colborne

Northumberland OPP have put out a video on Twitter pleading for information from the public on an ongoing murder investigation from earlier this year. Seventy-two-year-old Boyd Woods was found dead in...

David Foot Sep 10, 2020 In a screen grab from a video posted on Twitter, OPP Detective Inspector Serge Acay makes a plea for information into the May 2020 murder of 72 year-old Boyd Woods, east of Colborne. (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_CR)

Belleville Chamber cancels weekend event in Zwick's Park

The Belleville Chamber of Commerce has had to cancel an event planned for West Zwick's Park this weekend because of the ongoing pandemic. Chamber boss Jill Raycroft says they've been told by public he...

David Foot Sep 10, 2020

UPDATE: Ontario Fire Marshal on scene of Belleville boat fires

Ontario Fire Marshal investigators and Belleville Police are looking into what caused two boats to catch fire in Belleville's Victoria Harbour early Wednesday morning. Fire Chief Mark MacDonald tells ...

David Foot Sep 09, 2020 Investigators look over the damage to one of two boats destroyed by fire, in Belleville's Victoria Harbour, on September 9, 2020. (Photo: Tim Durkin / Quinte News)

Williams officially enters Bay of Quinte Conservative race

There is officially another name in the race to become the next Conservative Party candidate for Bay of Quinte. After reaching out to supporters last week, Ryan Williams officially announced his inten...

David Foot Sep 09, 2020 Ryan Williams poses with family as he announces his intention to run for the Bay of Quinte Conservative Party candidacy, on September 9, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Ryan Williams)

Harassment charges laid after calls and visits to Napanee business

A 25-year-old man from Killaloe has been charged after reports of someone making harassing phone calls to employees at a Napanee business and then showing up in person. Teenage staff at the Richmond B...

David Foot Sep 09, 2020

OPP seize 6,000 more pot plants in Greater Napanee

Provincial Police continue to crack down on illegal marijuana grow operations making another significant seizure on Drive Inn Road in Greater Napanee on Tuesday. Lennox and Addington OPP, the Organize...

David Foot Sep 09, 2020 OPP seized close to 6,000 cannabis plants from two properties on Drive Inn Road, in Greater Napanee, on September 8, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / OPP)