ASSAULT ON TODDLER
A 29-year-old local man is facing charges after assaulting his toddler. Police say that on two separate occasions the accused became angry and used a belt on one occasion and the second his hand to strike the child. The child suffered visible injury from the assaults and the incidents were reported to Family and Children Services. Police arrested him Wednesday and brought him in for questioning.

PERTH MAN KILLED
A man from Perth has been identified as the one killed in a fatal accident between a cyclist and a van on highway 7 east of Perth Wednesday morning. 49 year old Christopher Smith died of his injuries after being struck by a cube van travelling east bound Wednesday shortly after 6am. The investigation is active and ongoing no charges have laid at this point.

HISTORIC SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES
A man from Nova Scotia has been brought back to Kingston to face sexual assault charges. Police began an investigation earlier this month in connection with assaults that are alleged to have happened between July 2008 and November 2015. The victim was under the age of 13 at the time and the suspect is the child’s step-grandfather. Police located the 64 year old man and brought him back to Kingston Wednesday.

FLOOD WARNINGS
The Cataraqui conservation authority has extended flood warnings for the region. The warnings will continue until at least the end of July as water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River remain at record high levels. While levels started to recede after their peak at the end of May, rain in recent days has pushed them slightly up again.

CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY LOTTERY WINNER
A man from Napanee has won this years Canadian Cancer Society’s Lottery. Wilfred Freeburn won $50,000 and says he was surprised when he heard the news. Freeburn says he’ll set aside some for vacation but has no real big plans for it. He plans to give some of it back to charitable organizations like the CCS.

OPP CANADA DAY
Provincial police are reminding motorists, boaters and all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts to drive with care and caution over the Canada Day weekend. They say officers will be conducting RIDE and seatbelt spot checks on roads and marine units will be ensuring boaters are in compliance with vessel regulations. The O-P-P is also reminding motorists that speed-related fatalities are up over last year. The death toll due to speeding on O-P-P-patrolled roads is 76 per cent higher than this time last year.

CANADA DAY CHANGE TO SERVICES
The Canada Day holiday means some changes to city services. No garbage collection Monday. It will be a day later all next week. Banks and government offices are closed. Kingston Transit has extended some of their routes to accommodate the holiday on Saturday. Check the city’s website for more info. Kingston Transit will operate on the usual schedule Saturday and Sunday. www.cityofkingston.ca.

CANADA DAY ACTIVITIES
Canada’s 150th birthday is Saturday. There are a number of activities to mark the occasion. The Kingston Public Market runs in Springer Market Square 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also The Limestone Mile race begins in Boucher Park at 9 a.m.. The Annual Red & White People Parade will leave Barrie and Princess Streets at 11 a.m. at Barrie and Princess streets. And make it’s way down Princess Street to City Hall. There is live music, kids games, displays and activities for the entire family all day on Ontario Street and in Confederation Park. The sesqui-spectacular Canada Day fireworks are best viewed from Confederation Basin and start at 10 p.m. www.cityofkingston.ca

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