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Kingston Police deem 2024’s event ‘Homecoming as it should be’
A true "Homecoming, as it should be" is how Kingston Police describe this year's event at Queen's University, which came in well under budget...
New supportive options available as 234 Brock St. re-opens with seven new suites
Community service organization Lionhearts Inc. is expanding its supportive housing program with seven new units now ready to welcome residents at 234 Brock St.
Since the Kingston...
City to implement new education-based measures to tackle graffiti vandalism
Members of the Kingston Environment, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee have unanimously approved additional efforts to prevent, remove, and report graffiti.
It is estimated the City...
Islanders continue to advocate for better ferry service as the Wolfe Islander IV remains...
Last week, the Wolfe Islander IV was taken out of service after sustaining damage, stranding travelers for over 12 hours before the Wolfe Islander III was...
Kingston votes in favour of public health merger
Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFLA) Public Health have voted in favour of merging with two other nearby units, making use of an incentive...
Current and future Frontenacs among first to benefit from new amateur hockey landscape
The Kingston Frontenacs announced the signing of forward Kieren Dervin to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement this week, one of the first players...
Kingston area family doctors receive recognition from patients for care
Family doctors in Kingston and nearby towns are being recognized by the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) for their level of care and...
St. Lawrence College to re-enter OCAA volleyball
St. Lawrence College (SLC) announced on Tuesday that as of fall 2025-26, the school will have a varsity volleyball team competing in the Ontario...
Wolfe Islanders say ferry service is a safety concern
EDITOR'S NOTE: The MTO has clarified there are not currently have plans to operate two ferries simultaneously, only that current 80-minute roundtrip schedule will...
Councillors say provincial government guilty of “overreach” around encampments, consumption sites
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article was initially posted on the Local Journalism Initiative news wire on November 21, YGKnews.ca was undergoing site maintenance
Sydenham...
Healthcare workers protest privatization in Kingston with “Trojan Horse”
CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and the Ontario Health Coalition brought their "Trojan Horse" tour to Kingston on Thursday.
The demonstration has been...
Not-For-Profit Academy launching in Kingston
Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDC) and The Community Foundation for Kingston and Area (CFKA) are partnering to present a workshop series that has been...
Kingston to welcome IIHF World Junior Championship
Kingston will welcome the best of the best young hockey players in December as Slush Puppie Place has been pegged to host a pre-tournament...
Queen’s alumni recognized among next generation of “scientific superstars”
A Queen's University Alumni and current medical resident at Kingston General Hospital was recognized last week as part of the 2024 STAT Wunderkinds.
Caitlyn Vlasschaert...
Council ties Integrated Care Hub funding to community safety
Kingston City Council voted 12-1 on Tuesday in favour of a motion to reopen the Integrated Care Hub (ICH), but it will have to...
Temporary Lasalle Causeway bridge performs first lift
Two weeks after the installation of a temporary bridge allowed the Lasalle Causeway to be open to vehicular traffic for the first time in...
Kingston’s Loving Spoonful announces pending closure
After 16 years of providing food services and training for residents of Kingston, the Loving Spoonful charity has announced they will be ceasing operations.
The...
Inaugural Climate Expo to provide Kingstonians with climate change tools
What started as an electric vehicle demonstration turned into the city’s first-ever Kingston Climate Expo, a running until October 20.
Hosted by the City of...
New ABA clinic launching in Kingston to support children
On Saturday, The Children's Wellness Centre in Kingston is hosting the grand opening of a new Pediatric Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) clinic.
It's a space...
Toronto Maple Leafs Optimistic About Jani Hakanpaa’s Fitness Ahead of 2024-25
Respected throughout the NHL as something of a defensive powerhouse, the signing of Jani Hakanpaa was considered to be proof that the Toronto Maple...
Circumstances unclear as ‘Crossroads Village’ project goes on hold
While two months ago things seemed solidified, a plan to move Kingston's community of sleeping cabins to an underused lot behind Crossroads United Church...
Kingston’s first ‘Home Movie Day’ explores the theme of “transience”
Transience — the temporary nature of things and the passage of time — is the theme of Kingston’s first ‘Home Movie Day’, a joint...
Community organizations respond to Mayor’s call for ICH closure
4 days after a brutal attack near the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) and Belle Park Encampment took the lives of 38-year-old Taylor Wilkinson, 41-year-old...
Kingston Humane Society adoption promo continues as Ontario locations join in
Animals at Ontario SPCA locations throughout the province are available at a 20% discount through the end of this weekend in an effort to...
LaSalle Causeway modular bridge build to begin in one week
A proposal to begin building a temporary modular bridge in exactly one week on September 19 has been greenlit as of Thursday morning.
Public...