Ontario man charged with impaired operation after young adult falls off boat, dies
Police in Ontario say a 21-year-old boater is facing charges after a passenger fell overboard on a lake northwest of Kingston.
Officers say they were called about the incident on Weslemkoon Lake near Bon Echo Provincial Park in Addington Highlands, Ont., shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday.
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They say a 22-year-old man fell off the boat and his body was found roughly 12 hours later.
Police say the 21-year-old from Toronto, who is believed to have been operating the boat, has been charged with impaired operation, dangerous operation and operation causing death.
Investigators have not released the identity of the deceased.
They say the investigation is ongoing.
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There was a fire over the weekend in Cell Block 1 of Kingston Penitentiary, which caused tours of the historic prison to close for a day.
Kingston Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to the penitentiary early Saturday morning to deal with the blaze but were forced to break in as there were issues with the locks.
“Access was challenging as keys and codes KFR were provided did not work,” Deputy Chief of Operations Don Carter told Global News in an email, adding that crews “forcibly” entered through a garage door.
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“Once inside, the area around the building involved was tight and limited access with larger fire apparatus.”
Once firefighters were able to get inside, they had things under control by about 5:15 a.m., according to a release from the city. About 75 minutes later, crews had cleared the scene, with one firefighter needing treatment for heat exhaustion at the scene.
Carter said it was unclear what the source of the fire was and estimated the damage to be between $50,000 and $100,000.
“The scene has been turned over to Corrections Canada Investigators and is still under investigation,” he said.
A note on the Kingston Pen Tours website said the prison was closed to the public on Saturday but reopened on Sunday.
The penitentiary is perhaps Canada’s most famous prison, opening its doors in 1835 and remaining in operation until 2013.
The maximum security prison was home to a number of Canada’s most notorious inmates over that time, including Paul Bernardo, Clifford Olson and James Donnelly.
Since its closure, it has become a popular tourist destination while also serving as a filming location for a number of TV series, including Reacher, Mayor of Kingstown and Alias Grace.
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ATLANTA – The Toronto Blue Jays selected shortstop JoJo Parker eighth overall in the first round of Major League Baseball’s draft on Sunday.
The six-foot-two Parker, 18, attended Purvis High School in Mississippi. He became the highest-ever pick out of Purvis.
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He batted .489 with 13 home runs, 64 runs scored and 35 RBIs this past season.
The 200-pound athlete also stole 30 bases to lead the Tornadoes (29-8) to the Class 4A state championship game.
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Parker, also a right-handed pitcher on the high school level, boasted an 8-2 record on the mound with a 2.77 earned-run average and 89 strikeouts in 55.2 innings pitched.
He is currently signed to play college baseball with Mississippi State University next season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 13, 2025.
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Swaths of southern Ontario could see severe thunderstorms and flash floods on Sunday amid extreme heat.
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings and thunderstorm watches for parts of the province, as well as a thunderstorm warning for Stirling, Tweed and Madoc.
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Forecasters say the area halfway between Toronto and Ottawa could see wind gusts up to 90 kilometres per hour and hail the size of nickels.
Meanwhile, police in Toronto say they received reports of water pooling on the Don Valley Parkway on Sunday morning.
A thunderstorm watch was in effect for the city, and police say some lanes of the DVP were restricted.
The heat in southern Ontario, where humidex values have reached 40 C, could last until Thursday.
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