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Conservative candidate Tim Durkin apologizes for controversial opinion piece

October 17, 2019 at 10:37 am

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – Bay of Quinte Conservative candidate Tim Durkin is apologizing for a 2013 opinion piece about the first Belleville SlutWalk that sparked outrage on Your Prince[…]

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All-candidates meeting in Tyendinaga cancelled

October 9, 2019 at 9:59 am

By Thomas Goyer and Kyle Ellington BELLEVILLE – An all-candidates meeting scheduled to take place on the Tyendinaga Mohawk reserve on Wednesday has been cancelled after the People’s Party of[…]

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Loyalist College hosts all-candidates debate Tuesday

October 8, 2019 at 8:10 am

By Brock Butler BELLEVILLE – Loyalist College is hosting an all-candidates debate Tuesday evening in Alumni Hall at 7 p.m. The debate is part of the Journalism program’s initiative ‘So You[…]

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I want to register to vote but don’t know how

October 3, 2019 at 10:29 am

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – With the 2019 federal election coming up, Canadians are getting closer to the voter registration deadline. Some first time voters are probably wondering “How do[…]

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All-candidates debate to be held Tuesday in Trenton

October 1, 2019 at 10:09 am

By Kyle Ellington BELLEVILLE – Bay of Quinte riding candidates are set to debate at an all-candidates meeting tonight in Trenton at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Stella Crescent. It’s[…]

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Cineplex to air ads before movies to encourage people to vote

September 30, 2019 at 2:02 pm

By Thomas Goyer BELLEVILLE – A democracy advocacy group has started its 2019 election awareness campaign encouraging Canadians to get out and vote. Voteparty.ca reached 3.5 million Canadians with the[…]

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International students would like to have voting rights in Canada

September 19, 2019 at 12:37 pm

By Olivia Waldriff BELLEVILLE – The federal election is coming up on Oct. 21, and students at Loyalist College are getting ready to vote – but some can’t, even though[…]

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Local federal election candidates talk about goals for upcoming election

September 18, 2019 at 2:38 pm

by Sarah Cooke BELLEVILLE – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially dropped the writ on Sept. 11, and local party candidates state that they have much to do before the federal[…]

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Belleville city council approves new tax and fund to boost tourism

March 20, 2019 at 2:01 pm

By Evan McClelland BELLEVILLE – A new tax will have visitors to Belleville paying four per cent more for their hotel and Airbnb stays. On Monday, city council unanimously approved[…]

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Overnight warming centre up and running at Belleville Public Library

February 13, 2019 at 11:50 am

By Mike Fleming BELLEVILLE – A brand-new overnight warming centre for people without a place to sleep in the freezing weather has already been put to use. The centre, located[…]