Today in YGK

This week on Today in YGK, we discuss the province-wide rally on Feb 23. where nurses, healthcare workers, and allies rallied for better care, wages and staffing for nurses across the province. We also discuss the Principal’s Impact Courses initiative at Queen’s University.

In this segment of Today in YGK, we give you a rundown of local news headlines, including the fourth annual United Way KFL&A Tampon Tuesday collection drive, protesters gathering at hospitals across the province to rally for better staffing, wages, and care for nurses, and more. We discuss the upcoming Principal’s Impact Courses initiative at Queen’s, featuring Dr. Klodiana Kolomitro of the Faculty of Health Sciences and special advisor of the principal working on this intiative. Andrew Ashby with the Queen’s Accessibility Hub joins us to discuss their upcoming Accessibility Cafe event, as well as other ways to support the accessibility at Queen’s.

In this segment of Today in YGK, we give you a rundown of local news headlines, including a former KHSC being investigated as a result of false documentation, and city council making deals about development properties behind closed doors. We also talk about upcoming KFPL programming, sports updates, and more.

In this segment of Today in YGK, we give you the local news rundown of things happening in Kingston. We discuss the AMS elections and the story as to why team ERA is off the ballot. Christena has the chance to sit down with members and directors of Loving Spoonful, and we recap the Carr-Harris cup.

Join us for news stories at Queen’s University and in the Kingston community including coverage of Union Gallery’s upcoming Cezanne’s Closet fundraiser event and the relaunch of ProBono Radio on CFRC’s airwaves.  Catch up with Erika Singh and her coverage of various campus student society elections while staying up to day with local sports, weather and traffic.

In this segment, our local news rundown includes the announcement of the new Board of Directors for Kingston’s BIA, an exciting upcoming performance by the Kingston Symphony, as well as a lawsuit brought unto the former president of Ontario’s Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Kingston native, Warren “Smokey” Thomas.

In this segment of Today in YGK, we give you the local rundown of what’s going in Kingston, specifically about the climate change symposium taking place this Thursday, January 19th as well as the potential opportunity for Kingston to host the Memorial Cup. We also discuss KFPL’s new year events as well as Union Gallery’s Cezanne’s Closet fundraiser event.

Happy New Year, YGK! The CFRC news team brings you news updates regarding the homeless encampments in the city and how local services and city council is handling the issue. Additionally, our community news coordinator, Chris Lawrie, sits down with Stacy G Kelly, Executive Director of Community Foundation for Kingston & Area, to talk about the upcoming community grants cycle.

In this segment of Today in YGK, we give you the local news rundown about happenings with the Kingston Humane Society, the Climate Action Fund,  and more. Students are informed about the holiday house check program in place by the AMS, as well as some reminders before going home for the winter break. We also give you the weather and traffic reports, as well as a rundown of some events to check out in YGK this week!

Check out the latest in local news including this week’s Artist to Watch alongside weather, sports, campus news updates, weather, traffic and events calendar reports.