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OPP: Death of woman found in Trent-Severn Waterway near Campbellford not suspicious

A post-mortem is being conducted in Kingston on a body found in the Trent-Severn Waterway near Campbellford on the weekend. Police were called around 10:30 this past Saturday morning to a spot between...

David Foot Apr 13, 2020

Quinte Conservation issues Flood Watch for Lake Ontario and Bay of Quinte

Quinte Conservation has issued a flood watch, with higher than normal water levels expected to continue on Lake Ontario, for the coming month. Water levels on the lake were at 75.28 metres on Wednesda...

David Foot Apr 09, 2020

Drone stuck in tree near Collins Bay Institution

The OPP's Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad has seized another drone near Collins Bay Institution. Members of that OPP unit, Kingston Police and the Correctional Service of Canada were called around 8:3...

David Foot Apr 09, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

Two men wanted in connection with March shooting in Cobourg area

Northumberland OPP are looking for two suspects after a man was dropped off at a Cobourg hospital last month, suffering from a gun shot wound. Specific details on what happened haven't been released, ...

David Foot Apr 09, 2020 42 year-old Andrew Hibbert is one of two men wanted in connection with a shooting in the Cobourg area, in late March 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Northumberland OPP)

G-Hawks' Kim named OJHL's Scholastic Player of the Year

Another player from a local junior A hockey team has picked up a league award. Trenton Golden Hawks' forward Adam Kim has been named the Ontario Junior Hockey League Scholastic Player of the Year. The...

David Foot Apr 09, 2020 Adam Kim #8 of the Trenton Golden Hawks during the first period. Whitby Fury vs Trenton Golden Hawks on January 31, 2020 at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens. (Photo: Amy Deroche/ OJHL Images)

Antique furniture stolen from Quinte West cottage

An antique chest and mirror were stolen during a break-in at a cottage in Quinte West over the past month. Quinte West OPP say someone got into a cottage on Old Highway 2, sometime between March 18 an...

David Foot Apr 09, 2020

Brighton Speedway postpones opening of 2020 racing season

Many sports and racing leagues around the world have either cancelled or postponed events due to COVID-19 and the local track is no different. Brighton Speedway officials announced Wednesday that the ...

David Foot Apr 08, 2020 Charlie Sandercock is back to defend his late model title in #57.

Magna Autosystems lays off more than 1,100 due to COVID-19 cutbacks

Another major auto parts manufacturer in Belleville has been forced into significant COVID-19-related layoffs. Quinte News has learned that Magna Autosystems which makes lighting systems for vehicles,...

David Foot Apr 08, 2020

Quinte West By-Law Officers to help OPP enforce COVID-19 rules

Quinte West By-Law Officers will be helping police enforce provincial rules that are in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Officers will be issuing fines, or further punishment, for anyone in the cit...

David Foot Apr 08, 2020 A steel globe structure outside Quinte West City Hall, which was donated to the city by Horizon Metal Works, in early 2020. (Photo:

RELEASE: Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River System: Update and Outlook

Spring is a critical period for Lake Ontario outflow regulation, as the International Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River Board is closely coordinating with the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board du...

David Foot Apr 08, 2020