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Municipal Election - How, Where, and When to Vote - Even if You Are Not Yet Registered
October 8, 2026
By Aara Macauley , CFRC Broadcast Journalist The next municipal election is just a couple of weeks away on Monday, October 26, 2026, and there are many ways that you…
Kingston City Council pushes back against VIA Rail Eastern Ontario service cuts
October 8, 2026
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Council is pushing back against VIA Rail’s latest service changes, unanimously supporting a motion calling for the Crown corporation…
Council pushes awareness of rules surrounding e-bikes and e-scooters amid growing safety concerns
October 8, 2026
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Council is boosting efforts to publicize existing rules respecting e-bikes and e-scooters in response to safety concerns. Councillor Ryan…
Fire panels inoperable, 60 units affected during prolonged West Village power outage
October 7, 2026
A prolonged power outage --- now ended --- at the West Village complex at Bath and Days Road in Kingston affected 60 homes and left fire panels inoperable, prompting a…
Police board adopts detailed new oversight policies for IPV, sexual assault, vulnerable victims
October 6, 2026
The Kingston Police Service Board (KPSB) has approved a sweeping package of policies governing how the service responds to intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and crimes involving other vulnerable victims,…
Kingston Health Sciences Centre unveils new MRI suite at Breast Imaging Clinic
October 5, 2026
Breast Imaging Kingston has a new MRI machine, which Kingston Health Sciences Centre says will improve access and reduce patient wait times. The Rose of Hope committee, a group dedicated…
Preparing future voters: Kingston educator creates free resources to teach children about municipal elections
October 5, 2026
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Ontarians must be at least 18 years of age to vote in the upcoming municipal elections this month. However,…
VIA halts Train 641
October 3, 2026
By Brittiny Blodgett, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Picton Gazette VIA Rail is discontinuing Train 641, part of service reductions along the Québec City to Windsor Corridor. The change eliminates…
Kingston runner takes on 100-kilometre challenge to support KHSC’s NICU
October 2, 2026
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Kingstonian Willem Sagriff will be hitting the Point Municipal Park track in Sydenham on Saturday, Oct. 3 with the…
Kingston WritersFest returns: Director reflects on festival’s comeback and the Canadian literary landscape
October 2, 2026
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Kingston WritersFest 2026 is officially underway, running until Sunday, Oct. 4. Last year was a major comeback for the…