Anyone else have to recover or reset their lawn furniture after the winds and pop-up thunderstorms yesterday? In the news today, due to an expired liquor sales licence, Spearhead Brewing Company is prohibited from selling alcohol in its taproom until it's renewed. In other news, Kingston native Hugh Dillon, and Headstones lead vocalist, is determined to 'seize the day' as band set to release 11th studio album, Burn All the Ships.
Kingston Police release its collision report for the first quarter of 2025, showing the top intersection for collisions in the City of Kingston is at Bath Road and Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard, with 10 collisions reported. Check out today's stories below. |
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Spearhead Brewing Company on Development Drive in Kingston is prohibited from selling alcohol in its taproom until it receives a new liquor sales licence. (BILL HALL/WHIG-STANDARD) |
Expired liquor licence closes west-end Kingston brewery's taproom
A brewery in the city’s west end is prohibited from selling alcohol in its taproom until it receives a new liquor sales licence, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says.
While Spearhead Brewing Company, 675 Development Dr., can still sell alcohol through its retail store, the licence to do so from its taproom expired on June 28, the AGCO stated in an email in response to queries from the Whig-Standard. |
Kingston native Hugh Dillon ‘super aware of the end game’ The adage, “Life is not a dress rehearsal,” is more than just music to Hugh Dillon’s ears.
It seems to fuel his creative fire and Herculean work ethic, prompting this 62-year-old Renaissance man of song and film to take on more work at an age when many others have either hung it up or are begging their boss for a buyout. |
Kingston Police release collision report for first quarter of 2025
Kingston Police have released their collision report for the first quarter of 2025, covering the period from January 1 to March 31. The report, compiled by Accident Support Services International Ltd., comes ahead of the July 17 meeting of the Kingston Police Service Board. |
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Two sports teams and two community builders were presented with Sports Wall of Fame awards at Quinte West council on Wednesday. (SUPPLIED PHOTO) |
Quinte West celebrates Sports Wall of Fame inductees
Two sports teams and two community builders were presented with Sports Wall of Fame awards at Quinte West council on Wednesday.
The Sports Wall of Fame awards are presented biannually to championship teams, and athletes or sports leaders who have made a lasting impression on sports in the community as part of a Quinte West team or as a resident of Quinte West. |
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Tara Dunphy, left, and Lindsay Schindler are bringing Maggie's Wake to Lyndhurst on July 26. (SUBMITTED PHOTO) |
Maggie's Wake set to heat up Furnace Falls
The award-winning Southwestern Ontario Celtic folk group Maggie’s Wake is branching out to other parts of the province, bringing its unique sound to Furnace Falls Farm, near Lyndhurst, on July 26. |
Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles in the fifth inning for his 1,000th career hit during a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 11, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (SARA NEVIS/AP PHOTO) |
What are the biggest second half storylines for the Toronto Blue Jays? On the latest episode of Long Ball, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Blue Jays writer Rob Longley about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s season to date, if George Springer can keep up his strong play, what manager John Schneider will do when Daulton Varsho and Anthony Santander return from injury and if a swing-off was the right way to decide the MLB All-Star Game. |
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In this photo released by the Dnipro Regional Administration, Ukrainian flag waves as smoke rises after Russia's missile attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (DNIPRO REGIONAL ADMINSTRATION via AP) |
Russia accelerates terror war on Ukraine
Russia is accelerating its war of terror on Ukraine, stepping up drone and missile attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including apartment buildings, parks, schools and hospitals. |
Sailboarder Mike Payne wades into Lake Ontario at Richardson Beach as a storm system with high winds passes Kingston, Ont. on Thursday, July 17, 2025. (ELLIOT FERGUSON/The Whig-Standard) |
First day in a while there are no alerts or special statements on the forecast. Highs don't appear to be forecasted to go above 30C this weekend.
Below is your forecast for Kingston: |
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