4+ week, 1+ day ago   (669+ words) Matt McQuillan, who passed away far too soon last week at age 45, owns a unique place in the annals of Kingston’s sporting past. He was the first – and still only – local golfer to earn a Professional Golf Association (PGA) card…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (745+ words) There are some days in life that you know will be remembered, and then there are days that become part of a country’s story. August 20, 2016, was one of those days. I still remember sitting in my office when the dates…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (238+ words) Substantial profits from five busy mines allowed Dunsmuir to buy out his initial partners (other than his sons). Diggle’s holdings were purchased for the enormous $600,000 in 1883, and the firm was renamed R. Dunsmuir & Sons. Understanding every step of mine production,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (202+ words) KINGSTON, ON – Yu Jier Kou has been announced as the new executive director of The Food Sharing Project. The Food Sharing Project, which was founded in 1985, helps deliver nutritious food to all 88 schools across Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, “serving…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (840+ words) “Crisis brings clarity,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres declared in his June 23 address at the London Climate Action Week, an address that borrowed from Charles Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two Cities.’ “Here in London — the city of Dickens — it is…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1648+ words) A Kingston Police constable assaulted by her supervisor expressed fears about being seen as the officer who “ratted him out.” Now Kingston Police Chief Adam MacIntosh is addressing what it means for employees to feel safe speaking up. MacIntosh says…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago   (209+ words) A 14-year-old Kingston girl who had been missing since last weekend has been found safe in the Greater Toronto Area, Kingston police said on Friday. In a brief update, police said Klaira was located by Peel Regional Police and that…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (551+ words) Zachary Kenny turns special business cards into a playable game What started as an effort to get physicists networking at conferences has turned into a card game featuring researchers from across Canada. Zachary Kenny, communications officer at the Arthur B. McDonald…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (825+ words) Editor’s note: Part 2 in a series about conflict and children In an increasingly anarchic and violent international system in which children are victimized, maimed and even killed, a leading children’s rights organization is urging Canada to do even more to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (200+ words) RE: “Stop the war on children” by Geoffrey P. Johnston I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME). We were very pleased to see Johnston’s article focusing on the murder of children…...