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Kingston declares Extreme Heat Awareness Day as advocates push for stronger tenant protections Kingston has officially declared July 15 Extreme Heat Awareness Day. The proclamation comes as advocates call on the city to expand its new maximum temperature rules to protect more tenants. Jesse Reynolds reports.

 The future of the Kingston Memorial Centre will again be centre stage at City Hall. A new report to council outlines that the mid-town property is being considered for major redevelopment as part of a wider city review of three key recreation sites. Jesse Reynolds reports.

A motion to delay Kingston’s new Official Plan until 2027 sparked a lengthy and sometimes tense debate at City Hall Tuesday night. Supporters say more time is needed to review key studies and gather public feedback, while others argue the city risks losing momentum on planning for future growth. Jesse Reynolds reports.

As Kingston marks ten years since The Tragically Hip’s final hometown concert, a new exhibit inside City Hall is celebrating not just the band, but the city’s entire music legacy. Jesse Reynolds reports.

Kingston’s supervised consumption site is still set to close this fall, but after an emotional debate at city hall and growing concern from frontline experts, attention is now shifting to what happens next. As Jesse Reynolds reports, the focus is no longer just on the closure itself but whether the new system can prevent people...

For more than 15 years, May 5th has marked Red Dress Day, a national day of remembrance honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girl, and two spirit people. Here in Kingston, Red Dresses were seen across the city in a powerful visual call for awareness and change.

A major change is coming to addiction services in Kingston. The province confirming it will close the city’s supervised consumption site this fall and replace it with a new treatment-focused hub. As Jesse Reynolds reports, frontline workers say the impact could be significant.

Kingston City Council is calling out Ontario’s new recycling system after months of missed pickups, confusing or lacking communication and a contractor that didn’t show up to Tuesday’s council meeting. Jesse Reynolds reports.

The Kingston Area Taxi Commission is once again under the microscope as the city could step in to save one of its vital transportation services. This, after what one city councillor is calling a financial disaster. Jesse Reynolds has more. 

The city of Kingston has begun training a new kind of by-law officer — the municipal special constable program will see six officers trained to deal with some low priority calls that can tie up Kingston police.

A proposed motion to create “child safety zones” around Kingston playgrounds has ignited debate at city hall over safety, charter rights, and enforcement. Jesse Reynolds explains.

Kingston City Council has given the green light to transform Portsmouth Town Hall into a high-tech animation and digital content studio. The city is partnering with a start-up company to boost the city’s creative economy while offering training, community programs and educational partnerships. Kaytlyn Poberznick has the story.

One young student got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to step into Kingston City Hall, and take a seat in the Mayor’s chair. Kaytlyn Poberznick spoke with the winner of the city’s annual “Mayor for a Day” contest and has the story.

It was a day of big ideas and bold pitches at Kingston’s city hall. Local students took part in the eighth annual Mayor’s Innovation Challenge, aimed at solving real-world problems and two standout teams walked away with top honours. Jesse Reynolds was there to find out which ideas rose to the top.

Unstable Fort Frontenac wall causes city to change traffic routes.

110 front line officers called in to handle Queen’s homecoming party on Saturday. Police use City of Kingston dump trucks as barricades on Aberdeen St.

Students march to Kingston city hall to protest education changes

Rideau Lakes Township man and long time City of Kingston official struck and killed by tree

Health care professionals are calling on the city of Kingston to drop its request for a court order to evict the homeless campers in Belle Park.

Despite dreary weather conditions, Kingston’s black business owners gathered at city hall to recognize emancipation and to uplift each other.