CFRC Daily News Briefs

It’s Wednesday October 5th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news… The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Kingston Police have laid an additional 19 charges in the ongoing Project Shamrock investigation. 38 year old Michael Mark HAAIMA, of Kingston, is now charged with 95 offenses. Initially 10 victims were identified and through continued investigation and public a...

It’s Tuesday October 4th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news..   Kingston Health Sciences Centre has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the Connell 10 unit at its Kingston General Hospital site. There are currently three COVID positive patients on the unit. Visitor restrictions are in place and only essential visitors are permitted on the unit at this time. KFL&...

It’s Monday October 3rd. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. A cool start to the day, but the sun will warm things up to a high of 16. Right now it’s zero. In the news…   A sacred fire at City Park was one of many across Kingston marking National Truth and Reconciliation Day on Friday. Aboriginal Outreach Rural Service Worker with Kingston Interval House Lorie Young share...

It’s Friday September 30th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…   Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Locally, Kingston City Council has declared it a civic holiday, to encourage the community to observe the occasion. There will be no garbage, recycling or green bin collection today, Friday’s collection will be pushed to tomorrow. All administ...

It’s Thursday September 22nd. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. Beautiful sunny morning right now, but expect skies to cloud over with a slight chance of a late morning shower, a high of 16 with the temperature dropping to 10 this afternoon. Right now it’s 14. In the news…   Kingston Economic Development Corporation/’s has won a Gold Rank from the International Economic...

It’s Wednesday September 21st. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief…In the news…   Kingston Police are looking for help in identifying a suspect in connection with the bear spray incident from this past weekend at The Fall Fair. Around 10 on Saturday evening, a group of youth were fighting in front of the large Ferris wheel, when one of the individuals began spraying at the...

It’s Tuesday September 20th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news… Kingston City Council is scheduled to meet tonight. On the agenda, Providence Village Inc. are seeking council approval in principle for their vision to repurpose the current Providence Manor site on Sydenham Street as a community hub with a focus on affordable and market housing and complementary co...

It’s Monday September 19th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. Showers today, the high 22. Right now we are at 16. In the news..   Internationally renowned muralist and graphic artist Peru Dyer Jalea will begin constructing his mural Kingston: A Moment in the City today. The public art installation is a partnership between The City of Kingston and HighPoint Developments....

It’s Friday September 16th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news..   Kingston Economic Development recently hosted a diplomatic delegation from 12 European and Asian countries. According to a release from Economic Development, the visit was part of the Corporation’s initiatives to promote investment attraction and collaboration, and to support bilateral trade a...

It’s Thursday September 15th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news… Starting this morning, Kingstonians have a new intercity transit service. German company Flix Bus is adding a Kingston stop on its Toronto to Ottawa line. The stop will be at the curbside drop off zone at 275 Wellington Street between Barrack Street and Tragically Hip way. Trips to Toronto from King...

It’s Wednesday September 14th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news..   Queens University will be making adjustments to future Move-In Days after receiving complaints from several parents about their experience. One parent, who asked to remain anonymous told YGK News, the experience was “appalling” and that a plan to situate over 4,500 students on one day is do...

It’s Tuesday September 13th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news… A 55 year old man is facing various charges after a stabbing incident on a Kingston Transit bus and after shots were fired at police. Early Thursday afternoon a 40 year old woman was stabbed in the abdomen on a bus. The victim is currently in stable condition. Later that afternoon, police found the i...

It’s Monday September 12th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…   The City of Kingston and Province of Ontario have unveiled plans for the Kingston & Region Community Training Farm project. The Farm will be housed on the Collins Bay Institution property, and will be managed by Loving Spoonful in partnership with St. Lawrence College.  Ma...

It’s Thursday September 8th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…   Kingston City Council rejected Jay Patry Enterprises’s condo development proposal at Tuesday Night’s meeting. Eight councilors supported The Planning Committee’s recommendation to reject the application. Patry’s proposal included a Minister’s Zoning Order to allow for d...

It’s Wednesday September 7th. Good Morning I’m Jeff Williams with your daily news brief. In the news…   Kingston has been ranked as one of the top twenty places to invest in Canada by Site Selector magazine. From April 2021 to the end of March 2022, there have been local investments including Frulact’s expansion, Coca Cola’s new facility and the announcement of Li-Cycle’s Centre of Exce...

It’s Tuesday September 6th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. Sunny today, warming up to 25. Right now it’s a cool 14.   In the news… Kingston City Council is scheduled to meet tonight. A main item on the agenda is to decide whether to accept Patry’s request for a Ministerial Zoning Order to allow for Patry’s condo development property on the former Davis Tannery lands....

It’s Friday September 2nd. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…   Tomorrow, September 3rd is student move-in-day. 4,600 students are set to move into the 17 Queen’s University residence buildings. Each residence is running at full capacity this year. In order to keep routes clear for students to move-in, streets around residences will be closed starting this e...

It’s Thursday September 1st. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news..   MP Mark Gerretsen was at the Kingston Airport on Tuesday to announce through the Federal Government’s Regional Air Transportation Initiative, that the city of Kingston will receive 1.3 million dollars to support increased safety measures and strategic planning to enable the airport to adapt t...

It’s Wednesday August 31st. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news… Kingston Police have released photos as they look to identify three suspects in connection to a stabbing incident that happened August 7th just before 1:30 in the morning in the area of Princess and Division. The photos can be viewed on Kingston Police’s Facebook and Twitter pages. The victim was rele...

It’s Tuesday August 30th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news… With the return to school just a week away, the medical officers from the Kingston, Frontec, Lennox and Addington Public Health and  Hastings Prince Edward Public Health have issued a joint statement saying, While there continues to be a risk of COVID-19 as with other infectious illnesses, families and...

Well if you’ve been missing the heat today’s your day, Increasing clouds this morning with a high of 30 feeling closer to 38 with the humidity. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…   Kingston youth shelter announced they have a new home. The new facility will be located at 365 Nelson Street. It will be able to house up to 24 people overnight, while it’s curren...

It’s Friday August 26th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. Cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers and risk of a thunderstorm, high 25. Then we head into a beautiful sunny weekend with highs in the mid 20’s. Right now it’s 19. In the news… While an investigation is ongoing after a 36 year old was arrested for driving through a homeless encampment next to the Integrated Car...

In this episode we run through the community events calendar for August 22nd-28th, keeping you up to date on performances, live music, art exhibitions, and more happening this week in Kingston.

It’s Thursday August 25th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…   Queen’s University has announced a booster shot will not be required, and masking will not be mandatory to attend classes or to live in Queen’s residence for the upcoming Fall 2022 semester. The statement comes a day after Western University announced students would be required to have one boost...

It’s Wednesday August 24th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…   The City of Kingston has received 7.4 million dollars from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to put towards 47 new housing units for the homeless or those at risk of homelessness. The projects through the National Housing Strategy’s Rapid Housing Initiative  include Tipi Moza’s Indigenous...