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Frontenac Park closed to public for expansion of day services at Adelaide Street Shelter
As of today, Frontenac Park will be temporarily closed to the public for the expansion of day services at the Adelaide Street Shelter.
The Adelaide...
New Mohawk language and cultural centre in Tyendinaga embarks on land restoration project
As construction continues on the Kenhtè:ke Language and Cultural Centre in Tyendinaga, Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO) has announced a new land restoration initiative supported by a...
Kingston Fall Fair aims to boost youth participation with revival of Ambassador competition
The Kingston Fall Fair is reviving its Ambassador competition in an effort to call in young Kingstonians, inviting youth aged 17-24 to represent the...
KHSC gets over $300,000 from Auxiliary Café donation
This week, Kingston General Hospital (KGH) Auxiliary presented Kingston Health and Sciences Centre (KHSC) with a donation of $314, 650, contributing to a number...
City completes Community Heat Response Plan in face of rising temperatures
At their Tuesday night meeting, the city’s Environment, Infrastructure & Transportation Policies Committee took a look at the completed Community Heat Response Plan.
On February 4,...
Kingston blows by fundraising target with ALS Canada Walk
Nearly 300 people took to Lake Ontario Park in Kingston on Saturday to take part in the Walk to End ALS, and blowing the...
Lemoine Point Farm update: Court hearing scheduled for February 2026 as City pursues property
Following a video conference on Tuesday involving representatives of the Estate of Mary Fraser and the City of Kingston, a full-day hearing has been...
2025 HomeGrown Live Music Festival sees record turnout
This year’s HomeGrown Live Music Festival attracted 1,800 attendees, a record turnout for the one day music festival.
The annual festival is in support of the Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical...
HBC’s artworks and collections help us understand Canada’s origins — and can be auctioned off
By: Norman Vorano, Queen's University, Ontario
The proposed liquidation of many of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) collections that together trace over three centuries...
Integrity Commissioner recommends Kingston councillor be reprimanded again
The integrity commissioner for the City of Kingston has recommended that Councillor Jeff McLaren be issued a formal reprimand by Kingston City Council as...
Hudson’s Bay Company Owes Over $1.4 Million to Kingston Area Businesses: Court Documents
KINGSTON, Ont – Hudson’s Bay Co. owes more than $1.4 million to Kingston-area businesses and service providers, according to court documents made public after...
The Kingston Symphony brings live music to seniors in new collaboration with Concerts in...
This month, the Kingston Symphony Association celebrated a new partnership with Concerts in Care Ontario, bringing live music to local seniors.
Concerts in Care Ontario brings...
Kingston Health Sciences Centre shares milestone in robotic surgery program
Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has reached a major milestone in surgical innovation by successfully performing two complex robotic procedures—gallbladder and colorectal surgery—during one...
Measles expert discusses outbreak, concerns, prevention: ‘Vaccination, vaccination, vaccination’
Canada officially eliminated measles in 1998, but recent outbreaks of the highly contagious virus have public health officials urging people to get vaccinated.
Dr. Gerald...
Council approves additional $600,000 to attract family doctors
At their meeting on Tuesday, council unanimously approved an additional $600,000 for the city’s family physician recruitment efforts.
The initiative started in 2022, and has...
Council puts possibility of Vacant Home Tax to rest
Council unanimously decided to scrap the idea of implementing a Vacant Home Tax.
A Vacant Home Tax aims to alleviate housing shortages by imposing fees...
Poilievre vows to kill industrial carbon pricing in ‘desperate’ move against Liberal surge
By John Woodside, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s new promise to kill industrial carbon pricing would eliminate the central plank of Canada’s...
Bryan Paterson acclaimed as federal Conservative candidate for Kingston and the Islands
It’s official: Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson will run as a Conservative candidate in the next federal election.
The Conservative Party of Canada announced Paterson’s acclamation...
Council urges federal government to safeguard “Alcatraz of the North” (aka Kingston Penitentiary) from...
At their last meeting, Council unanimously passed a motion advocating for the future of Kingston Penitentiary, urging the federal government to remove it from...
2,000 student workers walk off the job at Queen’s
Two thousand Queen's University graduate student workers, represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), are on strike as of March 10, 2025.
As...
Opinion: Canadians can’t afford to relax barriers to foreign entry in their banking system
Dustin Fergusson-Vaux, University of Waterloo
United States President Donald Trump has made calls to ease Canadian regulatory barriers on foreign-owned banks. His criticism highlights a...
Steelworkers ‘fed up’ with Queen’s, union president says
When United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2010 released a news brief titled “Steelworkers Fed Up: Queen’s Pushes Us To The Brink – Strike Deadline March...
Queen’s University graduate student workers prepare for potential strike
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 901, representing over 2,000 graduate student workers at Queen’s University, could be going on strike as...
Council approves of parking fine increases to come into effect this spring
After being approved by council at their meeting on Tuesday night, parking fine increases will be coming into effect on April 1, 2025.
The lengthy...
Council approves ‘shop local’ campaign in face of U.S. tariff threats
At their meeting on Tuesday night, Kingston City Council voted in favour of a motion to develop a ‘shop local’ campaign.
This motion was brought...