Latest
-
Letters Letters to the Editor: March 28, 2020
Public good should trump privacy rightsI’m getting a little more upset with each passing day as the health department declines to identify people who have tested positively for COVID-19, citing ... -
Local News Kingston sees its first COVID-19 infection of a hospital worker
Kingston Health Sciences Centre has seen the first member of its staff become infected with COVID-19. -
Column Guaranteed basic income in a time of need
JAMIE SWIFTLast week, just as it was dawning on people that the COVID-19 crisis was shaping up to be monumental, I was in a downtown Kingston grocery store. -
Local News Kingston Youth Shelter facilities under isolation, remote services available
Kingston Youth Shelter’s emergency shelter and two transition homes are currently being isolated, the organization has announced. -
Local News Transit moves to Sunday schedule, sets up shuttle for health-care workers
Kingston Transit will be operating on its Sunday schedule full time starting on Thursday.All routes will operate on a Sunday schedule, except routes 17, 18 and 18Q have been suspended; ... -
Local News Kingston hospitals need donations of personal protective equipment
Kingston Health Sciences Centre is asking people with personal protective equipment and other supplies to consider donating them so they can be used by front-line medical staff during the COVID-19 ... -
Local News Napanee hospital sets up telephone triage line for emergency visits
Lennox and Addington County General Hospital. (Meghan Balogh/The Whig-Standard)Lennox and Addington County General Hospital in Napanee is reorganizing its emergency department to handle COVID-19 assessments and deal with the heightened ... -
Local News City moves youth shelter, creates new space for homeless to 'self-isolate'
The City of Kingston is introducing new resources and measures to protect the city’s homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Local News United Way launches community response fund
The United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington has announced a community response fund to assist vulnerable area residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Local News Kingston Health Sciences Centre further restricts visitors
Kingston Health Sciences Centre is putting further restrictions on who can visit or accompany patients at Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital.
