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Quinte Health Care names new CEO

Quinte Health Care has named a new Chief Executive Officer. Stacey Daub joins QHC from North York General Hospital, with experience at Headwater Health Care in Orangeville as well. Daub told an online...

David Foot Oct 14, 2020 New Quinte Health Care Chief Executive Officer Stacey Daub is introduced during an online press conference, on October 14, 2020. (Photo: Screengrab / Zoom)

Two new cases in HPE on the weekend, all cases clear in Northumberland County

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting two new COVID-19 cases in our area over the weekend. The health unit released a PDF update today, since it's experiencing technical issues with the CO...

David Foot Oct 13, 2020

UPDATE: OPP say a woman was killed in an early morning fire near Havelock

UPDATE @ 10:45 a.m.: Provincial Police now say they are investigating an early morning fire south of Havelock after a woman was found dead inside the home. Havelock-Belmont-Methuen firefighters were c...

David Foot Oct 13, 2020

Dukes seeing double as they sign Dubois twins

The Wellington Dukes have inked another set of twins to the roster. Wellington has signed Jax and Riley Dubois for the upcoming season, adding the pair from the U18 Nepean Raiders AAA program. Jax is ...

David Foot Oct 09, 2020 The Wellington Dukes have signed twin brothers Riley and Jax Dubois for the upcoming OJHL season. (Photo: Submitted / Wellington Dukes)

HPE Public Health finds one more new COVID-19 cases locally

Hastings Prince Edward Health is reporting another new case of COVID-19 in our area today. The Health Unit Dashboard shows six active cases, with the most recent one being detected in Belleville, thou...

David Foot Oct 09, 2020

Tanner Neron sentenced to four years in prison

A 28-year-old man who was convicted of 11 sex-related charges in March of this year will spend four years in prison. Justice Patrick Hurley, who had heard sentencing submissions back in July, issued h...

David Foot Oct 09, 2020

Inmate dies at Millhaven Institution

An inmate at Millhaven institution has died in custody. Officials at the Kingston prison say Edward Schwartz died "of apparent natural causes" on Thursday. He had been serving a life sentence for mult...

David Foot Oct 09, 2020 Aerial image of Millhaven Institution near Kingston.

BGHF Fall Classic raises $50,000 for fracture clinic upgrades

Despite a pivot to fall from the usual summer event, the organizers of the Belleville General Hospital Foundation's annual golf tournament are deeming it a huge success. The Fairways for Fractures Fal...

David Foot Oct 08, 2020 A view from the green on a hole at Black Bear Ridge Golf Course during the BGHF Fairways for Fractures Fall Classic, on October 8, 2020. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Belleville defenceman and former Duke drafted by Florida

A former Wellington Dukes' defenceman has been drafted to the National Hockey League. Belleville native Zach Uens was selected in the fourth round, 105th overall, to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday....

David Foot Oct 07, 2020 (Photo: Ed McPherson / OJHL Images)

RCAF aircraft involved in a search on Lake Ontario near Rochester

Multiple Canadian Armed Forces aircraft are helping in the search for a missing boater on Lake Ontario today. The US Coast Guard located a missing vessel, about three kilometres off the shore near Roc...

David Foot Oct 07, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @JRCCTrentCCCOS)