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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was joined by local dignitaries from every level of government at Queen’s University today, Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022, to announce a multi-billion-dollar investment to build a first-of-its-kind industrial scale cathode and precursor materials manufacturing plant in Loyalist Township. This investment of about C$1.5 billion by Umicore
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On Thursday morning, at 5:00 am (local time), Russia attacked Ukraine with airstrikes on various cities, including the capital city of Kyiv. Before the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin televised a speech that announced a ‘special military operation’ targeting Ukraine, aiming to “demilitarize” the country. “The Europe we knew no
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The following is a submitted Op/Ed written by Kingston City Councillor and local teacher, Robert Kiley. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. I don’t know about you, but when I tune into the tenor of debate in Canada and think about the last three
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Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston and the Islands, faced criticism from members of the Opposition on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, for voting against a Conservative motion that condemned the use of blackface. That action, Gerretsen explained, has been taken out of context and used as a political distraction.
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On the first day of campaigning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to Napanee’s waterfront on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in support of Liberal Candidate Mike Bossio’s campaign to return to Parliament. Bossio, who was ousted as MP in the last election by controversial, then-Conservative now-independent MP Derek
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On Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canadians will be going to the polls in September for a federal election. Only two parties have nominated a candidate in Kingston and the Islands so far. The deadline to nominate candidates is Monday, Aug. 30 at 2 p.m.,
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Ten people, Indigenous and their allies, walked from Kingston to Parliament Hill with a copper pail in hand as part of an annual water walk. “Mr. Trudeau said he’d give all of our people fresh water, clean water on our territories,” said Kingston resident, Lisa Cadue, who organized the walk.
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Austin Fuller’s 100th birthday was the cause of a celebratory parade in Shannonville on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Sheltered from the sun by a patio umbrella, Mr. Fuller’s family enjoyed the beautiful day and festivities with him. The new centenarian said the secret to his long life was to, “Always
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A computing expert from Queen’s University says mobile contact tracing apps simply aren’t useful for managing the spread of COVID-19. “The thing is, these just can’t work,” said David Skillicorn, a professor of computing at Queen’s University. Contact tracing apps use a phone’s Bluetooth mechanism to alert people when they’ve
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Gloves, gown, goggles, mask. Possibly a hair net and a face shield, or even a full, impermeable body suit. During medical emergencies, where every second counts, Kingston’s first responders can not afford to miss one of these steps during the COVID-19 pandemic. After nearly three months of increased safety protocol,
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Canadian Blood Services’ (CBS) Kingston clinic is currently achieving 67 per cent of their daily blood collection goal during the month of May, compared to over 95 per cent the same time last year. “We really need to attract new blood donors in the Kingston area,” said Territory Manager Debbi
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A Queen’s University student was one of the 176 people who died as a result of the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Queen’s University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane announced today a student attending the university died in the crash, which took place minutes after
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