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Canadian Cancer Society wants you to try to go dry

January 27, 2016 at 11:51 am

By Candice-Rose Gagnon BELLEVILLE – The Canadian Cancer Society is challenging people to give up alcohol for the month of February. Participants in Dry Feb will give up booze for one month and reap the[…]

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Ex-NHLer tells his story at suicide-prevention session in Stirling

January 21, 2016 at 5:27 pm

By Megan Pounder STIRLING – Shawn Antoski was a big star in the 1990s, playing left wing with the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers and Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Then a skull fracture caused[…]

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Hospital users in Belleville welcome freeze on parking fees

January 21, 2016 at 4:31 pm

By Jaykob Storey BELLEVILLE — People using the parking lot at Belleville General Hospital this week said they are in favour of the Ontario government’s announcement that it would freeze[…]

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Listeria infections being investigated

January 21, 2016 at 2:20 pm

By Kate Shumakova BELLEVILLE – The Ontario government says it is investigating cases of Listeria infections. The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Care said Wednesday that it has not confirmed the source[…]

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Contest offers young people cash to quit smoking

January 21, 2016 at 11:49 am

By Stephanie Clue BELLEVILLE – Smoking cigarettes or winning money: what would you rather do? The Hastings and Prince Edward Health Unit is teaming up with provincial organization Leave the[…]

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Lower Trent warns of possibility of more flooding and risk of water contamination

January 20, 2016 at 3:36 pm

By Jordan Merkley BELLEVILLE – Lower Trent Conservation has issued a flood warning along the Trent River between Glen Ross and Frankford. Residents near Cooke Armstrong Rd. in the town of[…]

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Warming centres offer relief from the cold

January 19, 2016 at 11:41 am

By Haley Rose BELLEVILLE – If you or someone you know needs a safe, warm place to stay, the city encourages the use of two public facilities. The Belleville Public[…]

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Home monitoring equiptment aims to cut down on hospital visits

January 14, 2016 at 3:43 pm

By Michelle Poirier BELLEVILLE – Local residents with chronic illnesses may soon be able to check their own vital signs at home and, if needed, be connected to a paramedic. Remote Patient Monitoring connects patients[…]

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Head lice protocol causes stir with parents across Ontario

January 14, 2016 at 2:16 pm

By William Proulx BELLEVILLE – Parents in the area are concerned about a new policy put in place by the local public school board that would see change to its head lice[…]

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Dogs at risk of contagious parvovirus, says QHS

January 11, 2016 at 3:29 pm

By Ashley Clark BELLEVILLE – The Quinte Humane Society is warning dog owners about a highly contagious virus affecting dogs in the community. On December 29, QHS sent out a news[…]

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