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The Liberal government will announce legislation next month that will legalize marijuana in Canada by July 1, 2018. The CBC and various major media outlets are reporting the legislation will be announ...

Quinte West OPP are investigating a report of a theft from Bay Marine on Old Highway 2. According to police on March 23 around 2:45 a.m., unknown suspects entered Bay Marine and took a 2017 side-by-si...

A reporter and Loyalist College journalism graduate is being credited for providing information that led to the capture of an armed bank robber. According to a report in the Kingston Whig Standard pen...

Returning again this year to give a dynamic live cooking demonstration, Chef Rajkumar said he has been touring local shops for fare these past few days. "I love coming out here," he smiled. "The produ...

Heuving explained how expensive it is getting for parents and caregivers especially those working minimum wage jobs. "If you're a mom working a minimum wage job trying to have full-time employment, kn...

Former Stirling-Rawdon police officer Tom Andrews wasn't so sure the switch to OPP would benefit the municipality, asking if there will be 24-hour coverage and what response times will look like, espe...

Loyalist College is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Belleville's college first opened its doors in 1967 to 162 students. The Pioneer building opened a year later. Over the past 50 years, t...

The Quinte West fire department made history this week with the hiring of its first full-time female fire fighter. At Monday's night's council meeting it was announced former volunteer fire fighter Sa...

Quinte West saw a large increase in the number of its employees making over $100,000 in 2016. The number of employees on the "sunshine list" almost doubled from 26 to 42. In a staff report presented t...

A team of officers who work to keep local kids warm every winter has been added to a strong list of police members being hailed heroes. Eight officers are now up for the Police Association of Ontario'...