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January 21, 2020 at 2:03 pm

BELLEVILLE – QNet News anchor Michael Sukut brings you the latest from the Quinte region. Headlines include high school teachers from the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board striking; a[…]

Local

Man charged with threatening woman’s life

January 21, 2020 at 1:31 pm

By Logan Somers BELLEVILLE – A young man was arrested in Belleville Monday after police say he threatened a woman’s life. Belleville police received a complaint Monday at 7:02 p.m.[…]

Local

Police warn the public about Kijiji scam

January 21, 2020 at 11:27 am

By Logan Somers BELLEVILLE – Belleville police are warning people after a victim in the city e-transferred $1,350 for a property they believed to be real but then realized didn’t[…]

Community

Health unit concerned that etizolam may be causing overdose deaths in area

January 21, 2020 at 11:17 am

By Kyle Ellington BELLEVILLE – Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is warning people of a dangerous drug called etizolam which it says has caused overdoses in the city. “The illicit[…]

Local

Salvation Army kettle volunteer dinner on Wednesday

January 21, 2020 at 9:57 am

By Robert D. Champagne BELLEVILLE – With the Christmas season over, Salvation Army will be hosting a dinner for volunteers of its kettle campaign to say thank you. The dinner[…]

Featured · Local

Public warned about viral outbreak at Northumberland Hills Hospital

January 20, 2020 at 3:27 pm

By Logan Somers COBOURG – A outbreak of a highly contagious norovirus affecting both patients and staff at the Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg has officials warning about the potential[…]

Local

A Prince Edward County man faces six charges

January 20, 2020 at 2:22 pm

By Logan Somers PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY – Prince Edward County man is facing multiple charges after a collision in Ameliasburgh Sunday, the OPP reported today. On Sunday, just after 1:20[…]

Campus · Featured

Heating problem at Loyalist building not a big deal, says students

January 20, 2020 at 1:50 pm

By Logan Somers BELLEVILLE – The loss of one of the two boilers that heat Loyalist College is having little effect on students. A small group of students in the[…]

Local

Snowmobile accident kills woman

January 20, 2020 at 10:55 am

By Logan Somers BELLEVILLE – One person is dead and another injured after a snowmobile accident on Saturday night on Bay Bridge Road during the weekend’s snowstorm. Belleville police say[…]

Campus

Housing still a big problem for students in Belleville

January 20, 2020 at 10:30 am

By Robert Champagne BELLEVILLE – As Belleville’s housing shortage continues, Loyalist College students with tight budgets and even tighter timelines are at the epicentre of the struggle to find a[…]