Kingston city council honoured the city's most famous rock 'n' roll band Tuesday night, renaming a section of a downtown street Tragically Hip Way.

With Kingston Penitentiary soon to shut down, here is a list and brief descriptions of some of its better-known inmates during its 177 years.

Correctional Services Minister Madeleine Meilleur says the closure of Kingston Penitentiary, which holds killers Paul Bernardo and Russell Williams, would put more strain on the provincial system that is already closing jails.

The unsanctioned ice route between Saint John and the Kingston Peninsula is closed after two vehicles ran into problems over the weekend and its future is now uncertain.

Canadian Tire, Mr. Gas and Pioneer Energy have been fined just more than $2 million for fixing the price of gasoline in Brockville and Kingston in 2007.