Two families — united by a tragic misidentification at Ottawa's Montfort Hospital — were told they'd have a say in changes to its patient ID policy. But after months of shock, grief and frustration, they're left feeling forgotten. #ottnews.

The dry summer has sparked fire safety concerns for cottagers on the 1000 Islands. Officials are responding with presentations about portable pumps, like the one this man used to douse flames while wearing just flip flops and a pair of red shorts.

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After the deadly fire, officials carried out a blitz of inspections at properties owned by the landlord and his family. "It's very, very, very unfortunate that it took two deaths to get some action," Bonnie's sister said outside court. Background here:

Kingston landlord Prithvipal Dadiala has pleaded guilty to 3 provincial offences in connection with the 2023 fire on Montreal St. that killed Bonnie Demille and Adam Crowley. 6 other counts were withdrawn. #ygk.

As drought conditions continue, wetlands like the one at H.R. Frink Conservation Area near Belleville are drying out. @quinteca says it's not all bad -- this will allow plants to decompose and release nutrients, but it will take a lot of water for the site to get back to normal.

RT @WolfeIslander3: The WI3 will continue to provide service on a 60-minute roundtrip schedule between Kingston & Dawson Point through Frid….

"Trying six times to get any sort of financials and getting none, I think that speaks to me as having more red flags than Soviet Russia,” said Coun. Tozzo. The fate of Kingston’s taxi commission is set to be debated at council tonight. #ygk

RT @Devin_Heroux: 🇨🇦 MBOKO MAGIC IN MONTREAL. Canada’s Victoria Mboko defeats Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the National Bank Open in Mo….

Staring down the driest summer in his 15 years as owner of PEC’s Broken Stone Winery, Tim Kuepfer has resorted to something he describes as "nearly impossible.”. Staff are hand-watering each one of the roughly 12,000 vines in a bid to save their crop.

The Pros and Cons Prison Arts Program is a musical outlet behind bars. "It helps you calm yourself, ease your mind for all the static that's going on in that place every day, right?” Said a former inmate. “To find it was heaven sent." #ygk

Remember the Wolfe Island electric ferry that’s actually running on diesel?. Turns out relying on a backup power source means it keeps blowing generators, disrupting service and stranding passengers. MTO hasn’t responded to my requests for comment. #ygk

RT @CarrieTait: Hi, yes, g'morning. This is awkward. But targeting a reporter - hi! - with.surreptitiously obtained photos and details of….

For what it’s worth, I’ve been asking @ONtransport what the mechanical issues with the WI4 were since Thursday morning and have yet to receive an answer. Now there’s another outage. If anyone has info about what’s been going on, please let me know: Daniel.taekema@cbc.ca #ygk.

Frontenac Paramedics are so strapped for spare ambulances new staff completed their driver training using rented moving trucks. Crews have also been forced to delay the start of their shift while they wait for a vehicle to become available. #ygk .

The Canadian government has filed a statement of defence alleging the contractor it hired to repair the LaSalle Causeway bridge instead caused a "catastrophic failure.". The feds are also countersuing for $60M — and counting. #ygk.

Electric ferries for Wolfe and Amherst islands have long been used as evidence Ontario is leading by example in the fight against climate change — but both boats are being powered by diesel. Fuel invoices show monthly bills of $150-$200K. #ygk #cdnfoi

Safety updates are coming to the Wolfe Islander IV after it was damaged in December. "Let's try these new procedures and and then make a judgment later as to whether it's an all-weather boat or or a mostly fair-weather boat," says @tedhsu. #ygk.

RT @CBCNews: Canadian Trucking Alliance is renewing calls for the federal government to pump the brakes on what it says is a $1-billion sca….

More than a year after it opened, a site at a Kingston prison where inmates can consume smuggled drugs under medical supervision has only had one user. Meanwhile, more than $500K has been spent. One major barrier? A lack of confidentiality. #ygk

More than a year after Belleville declared a state of emergency triggered by a spate of overdoses linked to the opioid epidemic, people at the heart of the crisis say the situation has gone from bad to worse.

RT @CBCQueensPark: Political staff in Doug Ford's government used code words to thwart requests for Greenbelt documents and left a surprisi….