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Ten new cases and 12 recoveries in HPE, five new in Northumberland

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting 10 new cases of COVID-19 today and 12 recoveries, for an active total of 83. Eight of the new cases were found in Belleville and two were found in Cen...

David Foot Apr 22, 2021

Nine new cases and 19 recoveries in HPE, two new cases in Northumberland

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting another nine new cases of COVID-19 in the area today, but also 19 recoveries, dropping the active case total down to 86. Five of the new cases were fo...

David Foot Apr 21, 2021

Cuerrier leaving Belleville Downtown District BIA, search for new executive director begins

The search is beginning for a new Executive Director (ED) for the Belleville Downtown District BIA. Current BIA head Marijo Cuerrier has announced she will leave the job in June, to take on the ED rol...

David Foot Apr 21, 2021 Marijo Cuerrier has announced she is leaving the Belleville Downtown District BIA, to join another neighbouring BIA group. (Photo: Christopher Gentile)

OPP say hospital staff were assaulted after a disturbance in Picton

A 22-year-old Prince Edward County man has been arrested after OPP were called to investigate a disturbance in Picton this past weekend. Officers were called to Upper Lake Street, around 2:00 p.m. on ...

David Foot Apr 21, 2021

Derek Chauvin found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious...

David Foot Apr 20, 2021 Demonstrators show signs of support, during a Black Lives Matter rally in Downtown Belleville, on June 7, 2020. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Active COVID-19 cases in HPE drop back under 100

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Hastings Prince Edward is back down to under 100 for the first time since last month. HPE Public Health is reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the area today, ...

David Foot Apr 20, 2021

Federal Liberals release 2021 budget

Federal Budget 2021 - Overview OTTAWA - The first federal budget in more than two years extends Ottawa's COVID-19 ``lifeline'' for workers and struggling businesses another few months as it aims to pu...

David Foot Apr 19, 2021

HPEPH: Residents in North Hastings and Centre Hastings should be alert

Along with the usual warnings about COVID-19 in the area, officials with Hastings Prince Edward Public Health are asking residents in the northern part of our listening area to take extra precautions....

David Foot Apr 19, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

RELEASE: QHC President and CEO provides COVID-19 community update

The following is a letter from Quinte Health Care President and CEO Stacey Daub: In anticipation of the very sobering COVID projections released by government, Quinte Health Care has been accelerating...

David Foot Apr 19, 2021 President of Quinte Health Care Stacey Daub. (Photo: QHC)

Another confirmed COVID-19 case at Loyalist College, deemed to be low risk

Officials at Loyalist College say another member of the college community has tested positive for COVID-19 since the last update on April 14. A letter from Loyalist President Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan say...

David Foot Apr 19, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)