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New legislation to protect women using abortion services

October 5, 2017 at 1:55 pm

By Rachel Bell BELLEVILLE – Pro-choice activists are applauding the new bill Ontario has introduced to ensure women have safe access to abortion services. The bill would protect a woman’s[…]

Campus · Local

Opioid-overdose prevention kits available at Loyalist College

October 2, 2017 at 1:53 pm

By Sophie Dudley BELLEVILLE – As the battle against the opioid crisis in Ontario continues, Loyalist College is offering students a medical kit that prevents overdoses. The NarCan naloxone kits are available[…]

Campus · Sports

Locals react to latest findings on energy drinks

September 28, 2017 at 8:49 am

By Mariia Khanenko BELLEVILLE – The campus nurse at Loyalist College says the rush students get from caffeine energy drinks is illusory. Lauren Deans was reacting to the Canadian Paediatrician’s[…]

Campus

Room for students to pray at Loyalist College

September 21, 2017 at 3:30 pm

By Lori-Anne Little, Julia Lennips and John Bronn BELLEVILLE – Loyalist College has a new room where students can pray and express their religion. The Spiritual Room has found a[…]

Local

Hastings and Prince Edward students suspended over missing immunization records

April 21, 2017 at 3:05 pm

By Stelios Pappas BELLEVILLE – Hundreds of local students have been suspended from school in the last two days for not having their immunization records updated. Bill Sherlock, program manager[…]

Community · Local

How much sugar goes into your coffee?

April 13, 2017 at 1:22 pm

By Trish Bauder BELLEVILLE – Some students at Loyalist College don’t realize how much sugar goes into their daily coffee. QNet News spoke to Kara Bradshaw and Robyn Currye, two[…]

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Some Loyalist students in favour of marijuana legalization

April 13, 2017 at 12:20 pm

By Lindsey Cooke and Cali Doran BELLEVILLE – Some Loyalist College students are in favour of the upcoming legalization of marijuana happening in July 2018. “I honestly think that the legalization of[…]

Local

Homeless shelter looking for a place to call home

April 10, 2017 at 1:35 pm

By Martin Allen BELLEVILLE – For people living on the street, the Grace Inn Homeless Shelter will fill a crucial gap in providing a bed for the night, says the woman[…]

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LIVE CHAT: National World Health Day

April 6, 2017 at 5:57 pm

BELLEVILLE – 69 years ago, this year, the World Health Organization came to life. Their “goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world.” The[…]

Local

Teen pregnancy in Hastings and Prince Edward higher than provincial average

April 6, 2017 at 3:12 pm

By Jenna Leslie BELLEVILLE – The teen-pregnancy rate in this region is the seventh-highest in Ontario, board members of Hastings Prince Edward Public Health were told Wednesday. Hastings and Prince Edward counties rank[…]