Kingston Latest News

• Ontario elementary school teachers getting $750 spending accounts for supplies

  Beginning in September, teachers will be able to use the money to buy writing supplies, calculators, chalk, art, crafts and tissues, among other classroom supplies. 

  Education

  15 mins
• CBSA warns ‘industry pressure’ slowing action on tranquillizers in fentanyl

  Newly released documents show the Canada Border Services Agency's attempt to crack down on animal sedatives in fentanyl have been hampered by industry lobbying.

  Politics

  52 mins
• Suspect in Rihanna shooting now charged with attempted murder

  The singer and her partner were together in a trailer on the property at the time of the shooting, while other family members and staffers were in the Beverly Hills-area home.

  Entertainment

  1 hour
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• Four-year-old dead after falling from balcony in Mississauga: police

  Peel police say a four-year-old child has died after being found on the ground outside an apartment building in Mississauga, possibly after falling from a balcony.

  Canada

  1 hour
• Carney says ex-NDP floor-crosser Lori Idlout is ‘invaluable’ for Liberals

  Idlout follows former Conservatives Chris D’Entremont, Michael Ma and Matt Jeneroux from the opposition benches to the government side.

  Politics

  1 hour
• Oil prices could surge to $200 a barrel, Iran warns as war stretches on

  Iran's military command said on Wednesday the world should be prepared for oil to hit US$200 a barrel, as three more ships came under attack in the blockaded Gulf.

  World

  2 hours
• Inflation in the U.S. stayed at 2.4% in February as grocery prices spiked

  Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of what consumer prices looked like before the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

  U.S. News

  2 hours
• Canadian Cancer Society urges colorectal cancer screening age to be 45

  The society is saying people under 50 are two-to-2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer than they were in previous generations.

  Health

  3 hours
• How a ransomware attack left an Ontario government health agency scrambling

  Back in spring 2025, a vendor for an Ontario health agency was hit with a ransomware attack. It set-off weeks of confusion as officials tried to work out who was impacted.

  Canada

  6 hours
• Just over half of Americans say they don’t want tariffs on Canada: poll

  With the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) free trade agreement up for renegotiation this year, 51 per cent of U.S. respondents told the survey they want no tariffs on Canada at all.

  Canada

  6 hours
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• Maple Leafs’ losing streak extends to eight games

  Craig Berube liked what he saw — in most of the final 40 minutes.

  Sports

  7 hours
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• NDP MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to Liberals

  Her departure follows the recent defection of three Conservative MPs in recent months. 

  Politics

  Mar 10
• Kapanen scores 20th, Canadiens beat Leafs 3-1

  Oliver Kapanen scored his 20th of the season as the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 3-1 win and handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their eighth consecutive loss on Tuesday night.

  Sports

  Mar 10
• U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra ‘still smiling’ after meeting with David Eby

  Pete Hoekstra said after the meeting that he and David Eby 'covered a whole range of issues that you would expect,' but provided few details.

  Politics

  Mar 10
• Body-worn camera footage shows police rescue of man from frigid Lake Ontario

  Durham police say officers pulled a man from the frigid waters of Lake Ontario at the Bowmanville pier after he fell in. Body-worn camera footage shows the rescue.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Partial remains of 12 Canadian WWI soldiers returned by U.S. museum

  The Department of National Defence said the collected remains will be interred in the individual soldiers' graves, most of which are in a cemetery in Normandy, France.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• LNG Canada ramping up production, exports amid Iran war, data suggests

  The LNG project in Kitimat, B.C., has exported five cargoes in the first 11 days of March, already exceeding half its total February volume, the LSEG data shows.

  Economy

  Mar 10
• Conservatives want to make it easier to mail alcohol between provinces

  A bill from B.C. MP Dan Albas, whose riding includes the Okanagan wine region, would remove restrictions on Canada Post for interprovincial shipments of alcohol to consumers.

  Politics

  Mar 10
• U.S. says 140 troops injured in Iran war as both sides sharpen threats

  Iran launched new attacks against Israel and Gulf Arab countries, while Israel carried out airstrikes on Iran and Lebanon, where it is battling Hezbollah militants.

  World

  Mar 10
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• Ontario’s 1st cases of another mpox variant reported in Toronto

  Toronto Public Health is asking people to ensure they're vaccinated if eligible to prevent transmission, with officials saying two doses will ensure proper protection.

  Health

  Mar 10
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• Senior Iranian official loses attempt to ban public from deportation hearing

  Abbas Omidi is one of 28 ‘senior officials’ of Iran’s regime immigration officers have found in Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star Joshua Jackson breaks silence on James Van Der Beek’s death

  'For me as a father now, I think the enormity of the tragedy for his family hits in a very different way than just as a colleague,' Joshua Jackson said.

  Entertainment

  Mar 10
• Tariff-hit workers to get retraining as Ottawa pledges $229M to Ontario

  Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said the three-year agreement will help over 27,000 workers in Ontario, with a focus on industries that have been targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump

  Economy

  Mar 10
• Ultra-processed foods may be linked to behavioural issues in kids: study

  The study found that higher ultra-processed food intake at age three years was associated with adverse behavioural and emotional symptoms at age five years.

  Health

  Mar 10
• Florida man, 22, dies after snorkelling incident in state’s St. Johns River

  Police said the man's girlfriend and multiple witnesses tried to rescue him 'but they lost their hold on him in the current and then lost sight of him.'

  U.S. News

  Mar 10