Did anyone else feel like it was fairytale or horror movie-esque yesterday, seeing the random mist or steam floating off the roads and parking lots, drifting on the breeze?
In local news today, a new groundbreaking cancer cell therapy will be available in Kingston.
“It’s completely different to chemotherapy, to radiation to surgery, to bone marrow transplant — all of which are great, but this one is a very different way of approaching cancer,” Dr. Annette Hay, a hematologist at KHSC and chair of the Division of Hematology at Queen’s University said. “It’s only been available as a standard of care to patients for about five years.” Also in the news, Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen was among top Liberal vote winners in the country.
And lastly, city council has approved a new roundabout at a new intersection at Hwy. 15 and Summer Valley Terrace. These stories and more, below: |
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The team involved with making CAR T-cell therapy available at Kingston Health Sciences Centre poses for a photo outside Watkins Wing at Kingston General Hospital on Monday, May 5, 2025. Back row, from left: Brittany Somers and Julie Williams, registered nurses; Charlotte Holmgren, nurse practitioner; Renee Hartzell, program operational director – cancer care; Anastasia Miron, quality assurance manager – oncology. Front row, from left: Angie Bauder, registered nurse, Dr. Troy Climans and Dr. Annette Hay, hematologists; Christine Brown, program manager – oncology; and Rya MacKenzie, clinical learning specialist. (MEGHAN BALOGH /The Whig-Standard)
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Kingston MP Mark Gerretsen among top Liberal vote winners
Re-elected Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen had one of the Liberal Party’s highest vote totals in last week’s federal election. Validated results from Elections Canada showed Gerretsen won 48,682 votes, the third highest vote total among all Liberal candidates. |
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From May 5 to 9 the City of Pembroke is commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on May 8, 1945 by flying the Canadian Red Ensign flag at city hall. The flag was donated by Councillor Ian Kuehl. In the photo holding the flag are Pembroke Mayor Ron Gervais (left) and Kuehl along with members of the Royal Canadian Legion from Pembroke Branch 72. (SUBMITTED PHOTO) |
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Kingston's Slaves of Spanky return Saturday night to the Broom Factory. (PETER HENDRA/Kingston Whig-Standard) |
Brad Marchand #63 of the Florida Panthers is stopped by Joseph Woll #60 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 7, 2025 in Toronto. (CLAUS ANDERSEN/Getty Images) |
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Born in Kingston in 1859, Sir Henry Mill Pellatt was an honoured military officer, industrialist and builder of Toronto's Casa Loma castle. He's pictured here, circa 1890s, in a photographic portrait in Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library Digital Archive (SUBMITTED) |
From enormous wealth to heartbreaking poverty
Notching his mark in the history of Kingston, banker Henry Pellatt Sr. experienced a rise in prominence, but then such a low that the outgoing man moved his family to Toronto. While the senior Pellatt made a local impression, his son reached a greater audience. Henry Pellatt Jr. was a gregarious, respected authority in diverse fields — military, commerce, insurance, and hydro electricity. The celebrated Casa Loma home in Toronto remains as Pellatt’s enduring legacy, but his good fortune deserted him in his final years.
| A woman walks through steam rising from the asphalt of the Cataraqui Centre parking lot as unsettled weather passed through Kingston on Wednesday afternoon. (ELLIOT FERGUSON/The Whig-Standard) |
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More chance of showers today and tomorrow with a possibly warm and sunny weekend.
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Did you know? In 1886, American pharmacist John S. Pemberton developed Coca-Cola, a drink he originally b |
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