The story of a Kingston man learning the truth about his ancestors will be the subject of a U.S.-based reality television show episode tonight.
David Dossett will appear in the show “The Generations Project”, after discovering in 2009, that his family were originally from Jamaica, not Scotland and were of Hebrew faith, not Protestant.
Dossett says the producers from “The Generations Project” came to Kingston last September to film the story and it was in Toronto that more facts about his family were revealed. Dossett then went to Kingston, Jamaica where he learned even more truths about his ancestors.
The episode will air at 10:30 tonight on BYUTV, but can also be seen for free online at byutv.org/generationsprojects.
Students and faculty will occupy the Athletics and Recreation Centre at Queen’s this Wednesday as part of this year’s National Day of Action to Drop Fees.
Organizers are hoping the one-day protest will raise awareness about program cuts, rising student debt, admission freezes, and Ontario’s tuition rebate program.
Residents are invited to join the event which features a full day of workshops, films, and talks will follow the “OcQpancake” breakfast and rallying march.
Occupy Queen’s will begin at 10:30 a.m. this Wednesday.
Ice conditions on area rivers and lakes are extremely dangerous according to the O.P.P.’s Snowmobile, ATV and Vessel Enforcement Team.
Police are reminding people to check the ice before traveling onto it and to wear a floatation suit.
They ask suggest you carry ice picks; if you go onto the ice, be prepared to get wet and cold and be able to rescue yourself and if you’re travelling in a group, keep good spacing so that if one person goes into the water no one else will.
According to police for ice fishing, the ice needs to be at least 4″ inches thick, for a small vehicle, ice needs to be 8″ to 12″ inches thick.
Three members of a Montreal family are looking at life in prison after being convicted in Kingston yesterday of four counts of first-degree murder each.
Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya, and their son Hamed were convicted of killing the family’s three daughters and Shafia’s first wife, and all face an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.
Prosecutors alleged the daughters died because they defied the family’s rules on dress, dating, socializing and going online.
Judge Robert Maranger called their actions cold-blooded and honourless.
The jury in the Shafia family murder trial have received their final instructions from the judge and will begin deliberations this afternoon.
Judge Robert Maranger told jury members today, they can find the accused guilty of first-degree murder, guilty of second-degree murder or not guilty.
Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya, and their son Hamed have each pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Shafia’s three daughters and his first wife.
The four women were found dead in a car at the bottom of the Kingston Mills Locks in June 2009.
The Crown alleges it was a premeditated murder over family honour, staged to look like an accident.
But the defence said in their closing statement, that the evidence does indeed fit with the deaths being an accident.
Zellers employees will have to re-apply for new job once their store closes in October.
The company revealed the news to its workers on Wednesday, which would allow U.S. retailer Target to begin renovations at the site this fall.
A spokesperson from Hudson’s Bay Company would not say how many workers would be laid off. Communications Manager for HBC, Tiffany Bourre says the average Zellers location employs about 100 people.
Target meantime, plans to have its new store open at Cataraqui Centre in the summer of 2013.
Spokeswoman Lisa Gibson says it will take about six to nine months to completely renovate the space. Target is spending between $10 to $11 million dollars on the new store.
The Kingston store is expected to employ between 150 to 200 people.
Kingston police are reminding drivers to take it extra slow and to leave extra space between vehicles on area roadways today, following a number of accidents in the city over the past couple of days.
One accident yesterday, saw a vehicle collide with the Popeye’s restaurant at Gardiners Road and Taylor Kidd Blvd, causing damages to the building.
Police are still searching for the driver who failed to remain at the scene.
Kingston Police are looking for three suspects who were allegedly involved in a home invasion this week.
Police say around the noon hour Wednesday, three masked men entered a Colborne Street home armed with a hand gun and robbed the homeowner of electronics and other items. Two of the suspects then took off in a silver or beige coloured car that was seen headed South on Barrie Street from Colborne.
A third man was seen running west on Colborne from the Barrie Street area.
The suspects are described as black and are believed to be of college/university age.
Anyone with information on these suspects or who saw anything suspicious in the area on January 25th, is asked to contact either:
Det. Adam McMullen 613-549-4660 ext 6281, email amcmullen@kpf.ca, or Det. Chris Gobeil 613-549-4660 ext 6190, email cgobeil@kpf.ca, of the Major Crime Unit or Crime Stoppers can also be contacted at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.ca.
Provincial Police have charged a South Frontenac woman with theft for allegedly stealing a guitar from her landlady.
The theft occurred earlier this month after the victim noticed it was missing from the guitar case.
O.P.P. say the 39-year-old accused returned the guitar to her landlady when she was asked, but several days later, she stole the instrument again and pawned in at a store in Kingston.
Sheryl Moore has been charged with possession of stolen property obtained by crime under $5,000.
A number of events around the Kingston region have been cancelled today as a result of the freezing rain.
They are:
- Meals on Wheels has cancelled its noon hour delivery in Kingston for today
- The Boys and Girls Club bus has been cancelled for todays program at the main Clubhouse. All after-school programs will remain open but transportation will not be offered. The evening program at the main Clubhouse has also been cancelled for this evening.
- Tamworth and Newburgh PS floor hockey tournament for today (Jan. 27) postponed.
- Northern Frontenac Community Services “Youth Dance” in Sharbot Lake tonight is cancelled.
- Legion beanch 425 in Sharbot Lake: Friday night dinner has been cancelled
With school buses cancelled as a result of the freezing rain, the Limestone District School Board and Algonquin and Catholic District School Board have decided to rescheduled all exams scheduled for today.
Highschool students in the LDSB will have to take their exams on Thursday, February 2nd.
However for ALCDSB, it varies according to school. Officials suggest students and parents visit the individual schools’ website.
Some good news for students this morning, Tri-Board Transportation Services has cancelled all buses due to freezing rain.
This affects students in the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, Limestone District School Board and the French First Language schools in Kingston and Trenton.
School buses are also cancelled for Upper Canada District School Board and the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario.
Schools remain open.
The Tri-Board advises parents if they drive children to school today, they are required to pick them up at the end of the day as well.
For the complete list of bus cancellations, visit http://www.triboard.on.ca/index.cfm?action=main.cancellations
