Record home sales in December 2020 surpass 200 units sold, a new record
The Quinte & District Association of Realtors Inc. (QDAR) is a not-for-profit association that serves approximately 500 realtors in Belleville, Quinte West, Prince Edward,...
Olivia once again tops most registered baby name in Ontario
TORONTO - Ontario has revealed that the top baby names in Ontario for 2019 were Olivia and Noah. According to the Government of Ontario,...
Already in ‘crisis mode’, Ontario hospitals have no protocol for who gets priority treatment, human rights advocates say
By: Isaac Callan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As ICU beds continue to fill up, a nightmare is looming. Doctors in Ontario could soon be forced to...
Province extends elementary at-home learning two weeks
TORONTO – Elementary students in Ontario will be learning from home for two additional weeks. The provincial government announced this afternoon (January 7th) that...
‘I’ve never seen numbers like this’: Opioid-related deaths are on the rise
The grim number of opioid overdoses and deaths has been growing steadily for years. The pandemic may have just taken everything to a whole...
Wife of inmate fears guards will bring virus into prisons
By Marissa Lentz, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As COVID-19 cases continue in federal prisons across Ontario, a Peterborough area woman whose husband is serving time in...
Ontario heading into province-wide lockdown
By: Courtney Bachar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, YGK News Staff Kingston and the rest of Ontario is heading into a province-wide shutdown beginning Dec. 26. All...
The legislature has spoken. Will Doug Ford now ban COVID-19 evictions?
By Alastair Sharp, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Housing advocates seeking a renewed ban on evictions got a surprise boost Tuesday when Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government...