Members and supporters of Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN!) held a rally at the office of Kingston and the Islands Member of Parliament Mark Gerretsen’s office on Friday. Read More

It was a close call for two people who fell through the ice on Dog Lake, northeast of Kingston. Read More

St. Lawrence College has announced its continued participation in the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant (OLSG) for the 2026-27 academic year — a program that was developed to address critical health-care worker shortages in eastern Ontario communities. Read More

There was once a popular radio show called The Rest of the Story with Paul Harvey, which ran from 1976 to 2009. This program would share true stories by delving into important but often unknown details. One memorable episode, “The Man and the Birds,” tells of a compassionate man who decided not to go to church on Christmas Eve because he struggled to believe in the Incarnation. Read More

A large number of contraband and unauthorized items have been seized by staff at Collins Bay Institution, a multi-level security federal prison. Read More

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) has achieved its strongest Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) performance in four years, according to a report released recently. Read More

An 18-year-old Kingston resident has been arrested and charged following a traffic stop by Kingston Police. Read More

A man from Deseronto has been arrested and charged following allegations of a historical sex offence. Read More

Kingston Police have arrested two people after they were caught stealing parcels from the porches of homes in the area of Beverly and Union streets. Read More

The generosity found within Kingston, and among its citizens, never ceases to amaze me. Read More

The Kingston Police Services Board has hired a new chief of police. Read More

Kingston restaurant owner Jimmy Hassan is at it again, spreading joy throughout the holidays, one slice at a time. Read More

For nearly half a century, Rick Revelle has played the role of Santa Claus in one form or another. Read More

Just hours after announcing that ferry service between Kingston and Wolfe Island was to be suspended Saturday morning until Sunday evening because of a shortage of crew, the MTO announced on social media early Saturday afternoon that the Wolfe Islander IV was back in service and running on schedule. Read More

Following a review of the 2025 season, and an application to Transport Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada have updated its plans for the 2026 marine navigation season. Read More

The Hughson Childcare Centre in downtown Kingston has completed renovations thanks to a $140,900 Capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Read More

In 2015, I was asked to help with ideas for a holiday-themed fundraiser. A friend at the time and I met for coffee and I threw the idea past her of running a professional wrestling show in Kingston and raising money through ticket sales. Read More

Editor’s note: The following is an op-ed written by Dr. Elaine Ma, a Kingston family doctor who is fighting to overturn a ruling in 2024 that said she should pay back more than $600,000 in vaccine payments for COVID-19 vaccines that she co-ordinated to deliver during the height of the pandemic. Read More

Petty crime is on the rise in Kingston. Read More

Queen’s University professor John P. Smol has been awarded the 2026 Mohn Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious honours for Arctic research. Read More

A 47-year-old person, known to Kingston Police, has been arrested and charged after being caught attempting to steal a large number of items from a downtown business. Read More

KINGSTON — The city is considering its options for creating a new municipal service corporation to manage water and wastewater services. Read More

A concert of concerned citizens spoke at the Town of Greater Napanee’s special meeting at the Best and Bash Arena on Tuesday night in response to a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) by CarbonFree. Read More

St. Lawrence College received $250,000 for its Personal Support Worker (PSW) program in Kingston from the Estate of the late John Weatherall. Read More

The City of Kingston is to expand the support it offers owners of heritage properties. Read More

A Kingston woman who owns IMODE, a clothing store in the city’s downtown, said she wants to clear the air after a video that involved her and a homeless man went viral online. Read More

The Kingston Police are asking the public for help in locating a missing man named Jason. Read More

Two people, a male and a female, have been arrested following an attempted robbery at a cigar store in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Read More

With the holiday season upon us, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is reminding people that lottery tickets are not for children. Read More

KINGSTON — Queen’s University and the City of Kingston are working on a land swap for properties around the steam plant on King Street East. Read More

Kingston Police are urging the public to be vigilant while online following a report of a recent scam. Read More

For many people, the holiday season is a time for giving and spending time with family and friends. But for some, that traditional form of celebration is something those without a home go through without. Read More

A pedestrian was rushed to hospital following a motor vehicle collision on Centennial Drive between Taylor Kidd Boulevard and Davis Drive. Read More

Kingston residents should keep their eyes to the sky on Dec. 1 as a CH-146 Griffon helicopter from 1 Wing flies over the city. Read More

Some of my earliest Christmas memories are of waking my late little brother up at ungodly hours to see if Santa had come yet when we were just little boys living in Strathcona or Camden East. Read More

Like Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve, we’re off and delivering a better Christmas to many in need in our community as part of our Jerome Taylor Memorial/Whig-Standard Christmas Hampers of Hope Fund in support of The Salvation Army. Read More

Regarding Bill Hall’s recent article, “Opposition greets province’s proposed consolidation of conservation authorities …” the answer is: the heroes are our local conservation authorities. All 36 of them. Read More