Kingston Whig-Standard
COAST GUARD EXERCISE SIMULATES FERRY DISASTER
The Wolfe Islander III is at the centre of a training exercise involving more than two dozen other agencies this week along the Kingston shoreline. The three-day exercise, which began Tuesday, is being led by the Canadian Coast Guard and includes...
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ANIMALS AND ARTISANS
A photographer gets up close and personal with one of the alpacas available to feed and pet as part of Ruby's Acres Alpaca Farm's fifth annual Fall Farm Market on Saturday in Odessa. The annual event, as always, drew thousands to the farm, which...
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BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
In a small cove, shoreline choked by vines and overgrowth at the end of a muddy trail barely passable by four-wheel-drive truck, sits the MV William Darrell. The 20-metre-long, eight-metrewide, 12-car ferry boat seems out of place in the weeds tied up...
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Municipal election: Meadowbrook-strathcona
As Kingstonians prepare to head to the polls for Ontario's municipal elections on Monday, Oct. 26, The Whig today begins its coverage. Over the next three weeks, we will offer sweeping coverage and analysis of the candidates vying to become our civic...
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`THERE ARE BROKEN THINGS EVERYWHERE'
Some tenants at Kingston's West Village complex have been without electricity for more than a week — losing food, leaving home to shower, and relying on temporary accommodations while crews work to repair damaged electrical infrastructure. Residents...
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`IT'S GONNA BE OK'
When seven-year-old Amelia Clarke complained of neck pain after an awkward landing on a trampoline, her family assumed she had suffered a minor injury. Instead, scans revealed something far more serious: a rare bone cyst had quietly eaten away roughly...
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CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CANADA URGED TO RESTORE ACCESS TO MEDS
Twenty civil society groups are calling on the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to bring back access to medications commonly used to treat depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other conditions for people in federal...
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HOME, SWEET HOME
One of Kingston's oldest homes is on the market — a limestone landmark whose history stretches back to the closing months of the War of 1812 and the earliest days of Barriefield Village. The home, located at 202 Main St. in Barriefield Village, is...
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`WE'RE SURVIVORS'
Jewish communities across the country remain in shock following the shooting at a synagogue in Belleville on Sunday night. Around 7:10 p.m. at the Sons of Jacob Synagogue, where congregants were gathered inside to observe Yom Kippur, the holiest day...
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`GOOD TO BE BACK HOME'
For most of his life, Kirk Muller has been known for hockey. And why not? The Kingston native is a former National Hockey League captain, a Stanley Cup champion and longtime NHL coach. Now, the Kingston native is taking on a different role. BGC South...
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ONWARD, UPWARD
First-year cadets in squadron two scale The Wall during the Royal Military College of Canada's challenging annual obstacle course on Sept. 18. The obstacles test the squadrons from the college's residences in a series of 13 challenges across campus....
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BEAR WITH US
A black bear hangs out in a tree behind the Kawartha Credit Union office in the middle of Napanee on Thursday. The treed bear was encouraged to stay aloft, guarded closely by Ontario Provincial Police officers and Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre staff for...
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KHSC GETS $100,000 FROM CAR COMPANY'S CAMPAIGN
Kingston Health Sciences Centre is getting a $100,000 boost for pediatric cancer care from an automotive company's national campaign, it was announced Tuesday at Kingston General Hospital. It's the second year KHSC has received a grant through the...
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PEACH PIT BRINGS NEW MUSIC, OLD MEMORIES TO KINGSTON
With a cup of gelato in hand and the late-summer heat hanging over King Street, Neil Smith looked more like a tourist than the frontman of one of Canada's most successful indie bands. A few hours later, the Peach Pit singer and rhythm guitarist would...
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KINGSTONIAN ESCHEWED 9/11 HERO'S LABEL
On Sept 12, 2001, the front page of The Kingston Whig-standard featured a local connection to an unfathomable history-shaping tragedy that had not yet been abbreviated to the numeric shorthand, 9/11. In that issue, Stuart Crawford Hult offered up his...
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9/11: A DAY THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
A fiery blasts rocks the World Trade Center after being hit by two planes September 11, 2001, in New York City. The world marks 25 years since the series of attacks changed security protocol everywhere. coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated...
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`MY CONSTITUENTS ARE DISGUSTED BY ALTO'
After months of community debate, the proposed high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City is casting its shadow over the municipal election campaign in rural townships in the Kingston area. Rideau Lakes Township council voted Tuesday...
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PICKERS WORLD ENTERS `NEXT GEN'
For years, local collectors knew exactly where to find Dwayne Broad. If you were searching for a rare silver age comic book, a vintage hockey card, an estate-sale treasure or a forgotten piece of Kingston's past, Broad had likely come across it. For...
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ONTARIO BITING BACK AGAINST RABIES
It's a hot day on a dirt road outside of Gananoque, and Meagan Stager is throwing small items from a moving Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources pickup truck. The small packets are waxy, sweet-tasting rabies vaccine baits, and Stager, a summer...
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Lawsuit against Perth forest school dismissed with prejudice
A not-for-profit forest school near Perth has had a lawsuit that was brought against them by their municipality dismissed with prejudice. Tay Valley Township's lawsuit against Blueberry Creek Forest School and Nature Centre was dismissed in August,...
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`ENOUGH IS ENOUGH'
Atkinson Home Hardware and Building Centre in Kingston is speaking out about ongoing thefts from his family-owned business. On a post to social media, it wrote, “enough is enough.” According to the businesses vice-president Mark Atkinson, it's an...
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CHARGED UP
Kingston police are reporting a growing number of prohibited electric vehicles on city streets and trails, prompting renewed warnings about safety risks and potential enforcement action. Police said they have seen an increase in young people operating...
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`UNCHARTED TERRITORY'
The consensus reaction was a rolling of the eyes and soured laugh, followed by a gritting of teeth and, presumably a rise in blood pressure. If it were theatre, they would have laughed and then cried and then thrown rotting fruit or pulled a fire...
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Alto expands on the economic case for high-speed rail
Alto expanded on the economic argument it and the federal government have been using to support the high-speed rail proposal. The 84-page report, released last week, framed the project as the latest in Canada's long history of large transportation...
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BRIDGE CLOSED FOLLOWING SHOOTING
NOTE: This story has been updated Ontario's police watchdog has been called in after a police-involved shooting on Kingston's Waaban Crossing forced the bridge's closure in both directions Wednesday morning. Kingston Police said the incident occurred...
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THOUSANDS GATHER FOR FOREVER HIP FINALE
Thousands of fans gathered in downtown Kingston on Saturday night as the city concluded its three-day Forever Hip celebration with a public viewing of the band's historic 2016 farewell concert. The finale marked the culmination of a weekend...
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Forever Hip opens with thousands of fans singing, savouring Kingston band
Ten years after The Tragically Hip took the stage for their final concert, thousands returned to downtown Kingston Thursday night to celebrate a band whose music remains woven into the city's identity. Springer Market Square filled with fans, local...
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WSIB CUTS HUNDREDS OF JOBS
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has announced that it will be losing its employees at its Kingston location, along with nine others across Ontario as it consolidates its operations. “The WSIB is modernizing how we deliver service and we have...
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`SHE'S HOME NOW AND SHE'S SAFE'
A Kingston mother is more than relieved to have her 14-year-old daughter home after she was reported missing on Aug. 8. For almost a week, Kassandra Williamson was worried sick about her daughter Klaira's whereabouts and who she was with, but that...
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GUITAR SCULPTURES TURN DOWNTOWN KINGSTON INTO OUTDOOR GALLERY
Downtown Kingston is turning up the volume on local art, with 11 one-of-akind guitar sculptures set to transform the city into an outdoor music gallery. From Aug. 14 until Nov. 1, the custom-designed guitar sculptures will be placed throughout...
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`All of a sudden it was upon us'
The owner of a small dog who was killed by an off-leash dog in downtown Kingston in broad daylight is calling for action to prevent another dog — or person — from suffering a similar fate. Lia De Pauw told the Whig-standard that the attack happened on...
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`FOR ALL THESE YEARS WE WERE SEARCHING'
For more than four decades, Rob Fenwick wondered about the young soldier whose name was marked with a silver star on a memorial plaque at his hometown church. “He has the same name as me, Mom," Fenwick recalled saying when he was seven or eight years...
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KINGSTON SHEEP DOG TRIALS RETURNS FOR 38TH YEAR
Border collies and their handlers took to the fields at Grass Creek Park this weekend as the Kingston Sheep Dog Trials Festival returned for its 38th year. Despite intermittent showers, great crowds gathered as competitors from across North America...
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HYPERFOCUS
Debbie Mccluske's border collie Cait directs sheep through a gate at the annual Kingston Sheep Dog Trials at Grass Creek Park on Friday. The festival runs all weekend.
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Parole board extends Kingston killer's day parole despite crystal meth relapse
The Parole Board of Canada has granted six more months of day parole for Terry Douglas Kennedy, one of the men convicted in the 1991 murder of Kingston gas station owner Yvonne Rouleau, despite finding he experienced a significant setback during his...
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Cause of downtown fire unknown
One of two downtown establishments in Kingston have reopened following a short closure after a fire broke out outside of Dianne's Fish Shack and Smokehouse, and the RCHA Club Kingston. According to Kingston Fire and Rescue, crews were dispatched to...
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SET IN STONE
For roughly 15 years, Tim Atkinson has been building up a private miniature world in stone. Throughout his garage workshop and scattered throughout his backyard garden sit miniature cathedrals, castles, villages and halls, their roofs layered with...
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`PAIN INTO PURPOSE'
A Napanee-area farmer is hoping that her personal experience with cancer will prompt women to pursue routine mammograms on their own health journeys. Sarah Wynn was diagnosed with breast cancer on May 27. The 43-yearold co-owns Wynn Farms with her...
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`Happy to be alive'
Dave Miller's Sunday afternoon began very much in the usual way. The Sharbot Lake resident has been cycling nearly every day since moving back to the region in summer 2025, and Sunday was no exception. But the day quickly shifted to a scenario that...
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POSTWAR PROMISE FULFILLED
Nearly 80 years after Wolfe Island residents first proposed a permanent tribute to local veterans, the community has just now completed a cenotaph that organizers say fulfills a promise that has been pending since the end of the Second World...
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FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT ADDRESSES TRADE DISRUPTIONS
The Ontario government is investing $302,000 in a Kingston-led initiative aimed at helping businesses cope with ongoing trade uncertainty. The plan is to diversify beyond the U.S. market and build new supply chains as tariff pressures continue to...
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KIDS TAKE OVER
Children stepped into the spotlight at Kingston's Murney Tower Museum on Thursday as the historic site revived its Kids Take Over the Museum program. The event offered a day of free, hands-on activities designed to introduce young visitors to local...
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`I WAS IN FIGHT OR FLIGHT'
Editor's note: this story contains graphic information about sexual assault that may be upsetting to some readers. A complainant in the trial of Kingston man Michael Haaima testified on Monday that she was repeatedly assaulted during their...
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`You're not alone in this'
Determined teams strained against a 37,000-pound fire truck in downtown Kingston on Sunday, turning a test of strength into a public show of support for people living with epilepsy. The 13th annual Pull Together for Epilepsy Fire Truck Pull drew...
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RCMP Musical Ride receives `unbelievable response'
Thousands of spectators filled bleachers and spilled onto the grass around the central arena at the Napanee Fairgrounds on Thursday night to witness one of Canada's oldest equestrian traditions. The RCMP Musical Ride is a century-long tradition that...
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SMOKE SCREEN
The sun sets through smoky skies that add to it vibrant colour on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Kingston. Smoke from forest fires in northwestern Ontario continued to choke the region on Thursday.
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Advocates turn up the heat on city
Climate advocates, physicians, public health officials and a city councillor used Extreme Heat Awareness Day on Wednesday to press Kingston to adopt stronger protections for renters, arguing that dangerously hot apartments are becoming an increasingly...
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TURNING BACK TIME
When Jamie Emerton picks up a battered 1930s radio, a vintage milkshake mixer or a rotary telephone destined for the scrap heap, he doesn't see a relic. He sees a machine with another century of life left in it. The 35-year-old Kingston entrepreneur...
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BUSK IT UP
Wacky Chad performs in front of Kingston City Hall on the first day of the Kingston Buskers Rendezvous on Ontario Street in on Thursday. The Kingston Buskers Rendezvous is running events all weekend downtown.
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TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN VERONA AND KINGSTON, SAYS ENVIRONMENT CANADA
As the sky over northern Kingston turned darker and darker on June 30, Chad Locke knew a storm was coming. Locke, who lives on Orser Road near the northern edge of Kingston, was working from home when the storm hit. He explained that as the storm...
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SALSA IN THE SQUARE
Dancers take part in the first Salsa in the Square event in Springer Market Square on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 in Kingston, Ont. The weekly dance lessons take place each Tuesday until Aug. 23.
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KINGSTON BIOTECH FIRM CONTINUES DEVELOPING CLIMATE-RESILIENT CANOLA
As climate change brings longer droughts, more frequent heat waves and increasingly unpredictable growing conditions to Canada's farm belt, a Kingston biotechnology company is working to help protect one of the country's most important...
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KINGSTON POLICE, CSC EXTEND PARTNERSHIP TO COMBAT PRISON DRONE CONTRABAND
A successful partnership between Kingston Police and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) aimed at combating the growing threat of contraband drone drops into federal institutions has been extended for another three years. What began as a pilot...
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`He left me for dead'
Intimate partner violence survivors and victim advocates are raising concerns about Bill C-16, warning the changes in legislation could have unintended consequences for those seeking safety and justice. While supporters say the bill aims to reform...
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HEATWAVE FOLLOWS TORNADO WARNINGS
A day after circulating a warning for extreme weather and a threat of tornado winds, Environment Canada has issued a heat warning in Kingston and the surrounding area for Canada Day and July 2, which will run into the weekend. The government weather...
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LINE SPIKE FOUNDER RIDING HIGH ON POSITIVE VIBES
It's the Monday after the festivities, and Line Spike Frontenac founder and lead organizer Jeremy Campbell's enthusiasm won't be curbed by a lower-than-expected turnout. The second annual Line Spike Frontenac festival drew around a thousand people to...
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`A SENSE OF HOPE'
The lead on a major national psilocybin research trial in Kingston is interested to see if a new private member's bill in parliament, which aims to equip doctors with the ability to prescribe the psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms, will...
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`What generosity looks like'
Tens of thousands of pounds of pasta arrived in Kingston this week in what local officials described as one of the largest single food donations the city has ever received, highlighting both the scale of community generosity and a growing need for food...
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RURAL RESIDENTS NOT SOLD ON ALTO'S KINGSTON TALK
Monday's announcement of the possible addition of a Kingston station to the Alto high-speed rail project has not satisfied some opponents of the project. Many residents in areas east and west of the city said they are still worried. In a post on...
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Alto looking at adding Kingston station
The federal government is to consider adding a Kingston station to the Alto high-speed train project. Federal Transportation Minister Steve Mackinnon, speaking at Queen's University Monday morning, said the city 's lobbying efforts during the public...
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`IT WOULD BREAK MY HEART'
For Mary Mcavoy, a walk around her family homestead is a stroll with family long departed. Just outside the house's back door, maple trees have protected the house from wind and sun for 50 years. “I helped my uncle plant these maple trees. I was...
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`INVISIBLE STRUGGLES'
A recent review by the Correctional Service Canada has shed light on the significant mental health challenges faced by correctional service employees, which revealed how occupational stress, trauma and feelings of isolation can contribute to serious...
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Kingston author wins Trillium Book Award
Kingston author and Queen's professor Otoniya (Juliane) Okot Bitek has been named the English-language winner of the 2026 Trillium Book Award for her debut novel, “We, the Kindling.” Okot Bitek is no stranger to literary recognition. A Professor of...
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`A FINE LINE BETWEEN BONDING AND BULLYING'
A mechanical failure at Kingston's Invista Centre forced the cancellation of a long-anticipated homecoming game Saturday morning, but for Matt Kenny, the moment was never just about hockey. It was about coming home. The game — part of Matt's Hockey...
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`WE'RE CELEBRATING CANADA'
On a quiet Canadian farm in rural Ontario, surrounded by rolling countryside and the rustic charm of an 1857 farmhouse, comedian and broadcaster Tom Green has brought a fresh twist to the traditional talk show. On his new series, titled The Tom Green...
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SPARKING CONVERSATION
Before dawn breaks over Kingston Mills on July 5, a group of kayakers will push off into the Rideau Canal and begin a gruelling, three-day paddle they hope will spark conversation about a crisis often left unspoken. About two dozen participants are...
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`WHO IS CRAIG WALKER?'
“He's the Kingston playwright and director whose name was part of a question on Jeopardy! Monday evening.” “Who is Craig Walker?” is the correct answer. Walker, who also teaches drama at Queen's University, was surprised to see his name appear...
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`DESTINED TO COME TOGETHER'
VERONA For two families whose roots run deep in rural eastern Ontario, a milestone anniversary this month is about more than marking time — it's about the bonds that tie generations together through community, culture and shared history. Revell Ford,...
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NEW CHAPTER BEGINS
The city's biggest west-end library returns to its home after a 19-month renovation to the building. The Isabel Turner branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library is to officially re-open Saturday. Renovations to the 29-year-old building included...
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INVISTA CUTS MORE THAN 100 JOBS
More than 100 workers at the Invista plant in Kingston have been given notice that their jobs will no longer be needed. Over a period of 48 hours, conversations were had with those impacted, which led to a series of four in-person staff meetings, the...
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ZOOMIES ACTIVATED
Hannah Carrier of Odessa Public School runs to first place in the bantam girls 1,200-metre race at one of five Limestone Elementary Schools Athletic Association regional track and field meets at Caraco Home Field on Wednesday ahead of the district...
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COIN PAYS TRIBUTE TO RMC
The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a special commemorative coin celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), recognizing a century and a half of excellence in military education, leadership development and service...
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`THE BRAVEST THING I'VE SEEN ANYBODY DO'
Katherine Southmayd steps over the threshold into her Kingston home, trailed by two dogs. Trout, an exuberant six-year-old German wirehaired pointer, is hopeful that Kathy will throw a small toy for him as she takes a seat on the sofa in a warm,...
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Tragically flipped
The city's tourism department put up artwork yesterday on the side of a downtown parking lot that showed the members of The Tragically Hip with the caption “Forever Hip.” There was a problem with the design, though: it showed two band members, Paul...
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WOLFE ISLANDER III TRIP COST $63K
Newly released infor7mation shows it cost more than $60,000 to tow the Wolfe Islander III from a dry dock in Hamilton back to Kingston following repairs in January. The expense, tied to the ferry's return trip after mandatory maintenance work, adds to...
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