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, 3+ day ago   (173+ words) The Waaban Crossing was closed in both directions Wednesday morning after a police-involved shooting, prompting an investigation by Ontario’s police watchdog. Kingston Police said the incident occurred at about 9:40 a.m. on Aug. 26 on the bridge linking Kingston’s east and west…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (633+ words) About 1,700 residents stayed in a variety of communities including Timmins, Kapuskasing, Sudbury, North Bay, Kingston and Niagara Falls KASHECHEWAN — As hundreds of people return to their James Bay community, leaders are pushing to restart talks about permanently relocating it. Tyson…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1660+ words) Richard Brown has some very strong opinions about Homestead Land Holdings introducing paid visitor parking at The Wellington. “This is our home. If somebody wants to visit us — like my daughter, for example, who comes quite frequently — the idea that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (146+ words) The City of Kingston dropped out of the top 10 in-demand rental markets in the spring, according to a survey conducted by an online service. The rentcafe.com survey, which ranks the country’s 25 largest cities based on online engagement as well…...

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…...

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…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (105+ words) The Kingston Police Street Crime Unit, with help from the Emergency Response Unit, has seized crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl in coordination with a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) investigation. According to police, the seizure was the result of a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) I find myself noticing how much harder it has become to know what to trust. Nearly half of Canadians say they are finding it “harder to distinguish between true and false news or information” than they did three years ago,…...

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…...