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Preliminary report says bird strike was likely cause of fatal Snowbirds crash

The Royal Canadian Air Force says it's focusing on a bird strike as the reason a Snowbird plane crashed in British Columbia last month. A preliminary investigation report posted today says a close loo...

David Foot Jun 01, 2020 A screen grab from video taken just before a Snowbirds Tutor jet crashed, shortly after take off, appears to show a bird near the aircraft. (Photo: Submitted / RCAF)

RELEASE: Quinte Conservation extends free parking through the summer

Free parking at Quinte Conservation's areas has been extended once again as an effort to help connect residents to public green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate Services Manager Tammy Sm...

David Foot May 29, 2020

Belleville Police arrest two people as part of Project Renewal

Two people have been arrested as part of Project Renewal, a joint-forces police investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs across the Quinte Region. That investigation started in early May a...

David Foot May 29, 2020

19-year-old seriously hurt in early morning crash in Colborne

Police say a 19-year-old has been seriously injured in a single vehicle crash in Colborne early this morning. It happened around 4:30 a.m. on Telephone Road between Trottman Road and Mutton Road, wher...

David Foot May 29, 2020 Northumberland OPP are investigating an early morning crash in Colborne, that sent a 19 year-old to hospital with serious injuries, on May 29, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Northumberland OPP)

More than 7,200 COVID-19 tests completed in Hastings-Prince Edward

There is no change in the local COVID-19 case numbers again today. A total of 43 positive cases have been confirmed in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties, with six of those currently active, 32 cases...

David Foot May 29, 2020

Lake Ontario water levels peak early

The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board says it will no longer be releasing outflows from the lake above what is prescribed in plan 2014. The board had been releasing more water than t...

David Foot May 29, 2020 (File photo: John Spitters / Quinte News)

Update: Carrying Place bridge closed until Friday afternoon

Update: Quinte West City Staff say the Carrying Place Swing Bridge will be closed until at least the end of the day Friday. The bridge was damaged Wednesday morning, when a farm tractor crashed into i...

David Foot May 28, 2020 (Photo: Jeremy Prinzen/Twitter)

Norris nabs American Hockey League's award for outstanding rookie

Belleville Senators forward Josh Norris has capped off his impressive rookie season in the American Hockey League with one more major league award. Norris has been named the winner of the Red Garrett ...

David Foot May 28, 2020 Belleville Senators forward Josh Norris celebrates his first professional goal, during a game against the Providence Bruins, on October 19, 2019. (Photo: Jason Scourse / Belleville Senators)

Woman injured in Bayside crash, OPP investigating

Emergency officials say a woman was taken to hospital after a crash in the Bayside area Thursday afternoon. It happened around 2:00 p.m. on Old Highway Two, near Bayside Secondary School. The driver w...

David Foot May 28, 2020 Quinte West Firefighters work on a vehicle that crashed near Bayside, on the afternoon of May 28, 2020. (Photo: Submitted)

Guns and ammo seized from Quinte West home

A Quinte West man has been arrested after OPP executed a search warrant at a home on Byron Street last Friday. Members of the Crime Unit, Tactics and Rescue Unit and Emergency Response Team found two ...

David Foot May 28, 2020