As up to half a million tourists flock to Kingston this weekend in preparation for the total solar eclipse on April 8, the City is turning its attention to emergency preparations.
Ontario released its yearly budget report on Tuesday, touting postsecondary funding and STEM projects. But advocacy groups say the funding won’t be enough for the province’s struggling universities.
Last week, the federal Liberals unveiled Bill C-65, a new piece of legislation that seeks to update the Elections Act with the express aim to make it easier for Canadians to vote.
Firstborn daughters undergo early puberty when their mothers are stressed during pregnancy, shedding behind the “eldest daughter syndrome” trend on social media.
When Lucas Gordon, Comm and Comp ’24, created QBarLive in September 2023, he never imagined just how quickly and widely word would spread. Within the first week, the site was visited over 12,000 times. This number has since climbed to almost 200,000.
World renowned scientist Yanwen Zhang was announced today as the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Impact of Radiation in Energy and Advanced Technologies. This appointment will see Zhang move her research program from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to Queen’s University, where she will begin her term in Spring 2024.
The American chain Insomnia Cookies opened its second Canadian location in Kingston, a testament to the city’s awakening business atmosphere. But some experts warn the sugar rush might wear off after a while.
The Bank of Canada (BoC) held its policy interest rate at 5 per cent on Wednesday, a highly-anticipated move from policymakers who continue to battle elevated inflation.
The First Nations Resource Charge (FNRC) is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to the endorsement of the Conservative Party of Canada, under the leadership of Pierre Poilievre.
Before he founded Blackleaf Capital, Chinni Kanu, Comm ’24, realized he wanted to go into investment banking during his first year at Queen’s. While in his second year, he was already recruiting for a full-time job upon graduation.
Local bars in Kingston have long relied on students to prop up alcohol sales. Every year has brought a wave of newly minted adults, giddy with independence and eager to test out their alcohol tolerance.
Kingston has been experiencing warmer winter weather this season when compared to historical averages. These sunny days are credited to a combination of climate change and naturally occurring weather trends.
For the first few weeks, ChatGPT was an amusing new toy. Then someone figured out it can do more than write bad poetry. One year in, it’s dramatically heralding the end of white-collar jobs.