New front-of-package warning labels are coming to Canadian grocery stores by 2026. Under new Health Canada regulations, stores must display the standardized icon, featuring a magnifying glass and statements indicating products high in saturated fat, sodium, or sugar. The implementation is required by Jan. 2026. The new regulations target nutrients commonly found in processed foods, such as chips, cookies, and ready-made meals. Diets high in sodium, saturated fat, and sugar are known to contri...| The Queen's Journal
Indigenous expressions and art shine through Kingston Health Sciences Center (KHSC) and the Regional Cancer Program in a step toward reconciliation. Three new art installations by Indigenous artists will soon be on display across Kingston Health Sciences Center (KHSC) as part of a regional project to support cultural inclusion and healing in hospital environments. The Indigenous Spaces and Places in Healthcare initiative, developed in collaboration with the Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontar...| The Queen's Journal
I once needed the help of academic advisors, and now they need our help. If it weren’t for the academic advisors at Queen’s, I’m not sure I would still be in my program. But the long wait times for appointments, lack of funding, and overall strain on student services has become painfully clear. Academic advisors play a crucial role in student success at Queen’s. Yet, budget cuts to programs have left many students feeling ignored, with their emails buried in the inboxes of short-staff...| The Queen's Journal
With no roommate-matching system, Queen’s assigns first-year roommates at random, turning the first-year ‘roomie’ experience into a game of chance. Every year in early September, the intersection of Collingwood and Earl is filled with lines of parents and students hauling boxes from their cars, all on the same mission: to set their child free to fly the coop straight into independence at Victoria ‘Vic’ Hall—Queen’s most notorious party residence. When it comes to first...| The Queen's Journal
First-year students don’t have to navigate the unfamiliarity of university life alone; the course is designed to build mental resilience and support academic success, according to professors. WELL 100, a new course introduced by the Department of Psychology, has introduced and designed by Associate Professors Tim Salomons and Jeremy Stewart aims at helping first-year students navigate the transition to postsecondary life, through evidence-based strategies for supporting mental wellbeing dur...| The Queen's Journal
Queen's student government shapes campus life—but understanding how it works is another story.Similar to high school student councils, Queen's has its student government system with distinct structures, voting processes, and advocac branches—just on a much larger scale. Whether a first-year or a returning student, breaking down the organizational structure and operations of student government at Queen's helps students access available services and support. Queen’s has two central stude...| The Queen's Journal
Queen’s was never where I imagined myself, but four years later, I can’t imagine having been anywhere else. When I first arrived in Canada in 2019, I felt that I was granted a whole new world of possibilities. Coming from a war-torn country, the shift from focusing solely on survival to having the freedom to make meaningful choices felt both surreal and overwhelming. But even as the world around me expanded, one desire stood out clearly: I wanted to tell stories. and pursue journalism.| The Queen's Journal