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City of Kingston Enters into Municipal Capital Facility Agreement with 315 Queen Mary Road
May 21, 2026
By Aara Macauley, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. City Council approved a By-Law to Authorize an Agreement for the Provision of a Municipal Capital Facility at 315…
City taking steps towards building new dome over John Machin Field
May 21, 2026
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, Councillor Ryan Boehme put forward a motion aimed towards advancing the construction of an…
Grassroots music festival debuts in living rooms of Kingston's Inner Harbour
May 18, 2026
By Owen Fullerton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, YGK News This weekend, the first ever Guest Slippers Festival has made its way to Kingston's Inner Harbour neighbourhood. The festival, organized by…
Sentinels’ first season kicks off new era for Kingston soccer
May 17, 2026
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. After a decade without a team at this level, semi-professional soccer has returned to Kingston. This spring, the Kingston…
Marianne Ackerman’s Oyster
May 16, 2026
By Eleanor Zichy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Picton Gazette Although Marianne Ackerman’s County roots go back seven generations, she considers herself a “figurative transplant,” having established her career as…
Kingston based author nominated for prestigious award
May 16, 2026
By Owen Fullerton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, YGK News The debut novel from an author based in Kingston is among 16 finalists in Ontario to be nominated for the Trillium…
Kingston Moves: 2024 Household Travel Survey captures evolving travel patterns in the City
May 16, 2026
By Aara Macauley, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. The City of Kingston has released the results of their most recent Kingston Moves Household Travel Survey, which explores…
The Food Sharing Project’s New Regi School Food Hub to Provide Free Lunches to 1500 Students Each Week
May 13, 2026
By Aara Macauley, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Roughly 1 in 3 households in the city of Kingston struggle with food insecurity, leading the city of Kingston…
Kingston doctor wins another legal victory as court denies OHIP appeal request
May 13, 2026
By Michelle Dorey Forestell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Kingstonist Ontario’s highest court has refused to hear an appeal by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) in the case of…
Kingston man sentenced in 'insidious' sexual assault of unconscious friend
May 11, 2026
By Michelle Dorey Forestell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Kingstonist A Kingston man convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious friend has been sentenced to three and a half years in…