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City Councillor steps down from Taxi Commission over financial transparency concerns
August 11, 2025
By Owen Fullerton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, YGK News Just a few months after concerns were raised around financial management of the Kingston Area Taxi Commission (KATC), the body overseeing…
United Way KFL&A releases 2024 Point In Time Homelessness Count Report
August 7, 2025
United Way KFL&A releases 2024 Point In Time Homelessness Count Report Kingston one of more than 60 communities participating in the nationally coordinated count of individuals experiencing homelessness across the…
Kingston MPP calls for donations probe
August 7, 2025
By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chatham Voice A Liberal MPP is calling on Ontario's integrity commissioner to investigate whether political donations improperly influenced the Ford government's cancellation…
FlixBus to stop in downtown Gananoque during six-month pilot program
August 5, 2025
By Keith Dempsey, Local Journalism Reporter, Brockville Recorder and Times A new travel option is coming to Gananoque, as council has approved a six-month pilot project to bring FlixBus service…
S.S. Keewatin named 2025 Museum Ship of the Year
August 4, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. The Great Lakes Museum has announced that the S.S. Keewatin has been selected as the 2025 Museum Ship of…
Air Canada launches new motorcoach connection from Kingston to Pearson Airport
July 31, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. It was announced on Tuesday that Air Canada, in partnership with ground transportation company Landline, is launching a service…
Local artists bring colour to downtown street corners with new public art pilot project
July 31, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Kingston’s new Traffic Control Box Pilot Project is transforming overlooked street infrastructure into vibrant public art. The municipal initiative…
Princess Street Promenade returns this Saturday with special Emancipation Day Collaboration
July 29, 2025
Thousands take to the street during the June 21 Promenade. Photo credit @jepesnaps Kingston, ON – [Tuesday, July 29, 2025] – Downtown Kingston is thrilled to announce the next edition…
SS Keewatin is the Museum Ship of the Year for 2025
July 29, 2025
By Michelle Dorey Forestell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Kingstonist The SS Keewatin at Kingston’s Great Lakes Museum has been selected as the Museum Ship of the Year for 2025…
Parole Board grants temporary day parole to one of the 1991 Nozzles Gas Bar murderers
July 25, 2025
By Michelle Dorey Forestell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Kingstonist One of the men convicted in one of Kingston’s most brutal and disturbing crimes has been granted day parole. According…