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The Kingston Symphony is holding their annual vinyl sale all this weekend. 
Longtime volunteer Dan Murphy went 'on the record' to highlight some of the musical gems in the massive record collection. 

Feeling the pain when you pay for your grocery bills ? 
You're not alone.
A Reddit post that encourages customers to boycott Loblaws has over 52 thousand signatures.....including that of Lisa Peterson, an Innisfil pig farmer. 
She talks about what the boycott it could mean to her and other farmers.

Swifties will soon have their 'wildest dreams' come true at Queen's University thanks to a new course being offered in the fall. 
We spoke to Swiftie professor Mohamed Khimji, who told us all about Law (Taylor's Version).

Yesterday morning, we told you about the Cornwall council's decision NOT to look at a local developer's proposal to build what they believe to be a big , affordable housing complex in the city. 
We hear from the developer, JC Godard, on the rejection and what's next. 

A 19th century fur trader and former British Indian Department employee will be removed from the Orillia Hall of Fame after it was discovered that he had controversial views towards indigenous people, AND wasn't actually from Orillia. 
Chuck Penny is the chair of the hall of fame's commemorative award committee.
He broke down this decision and what this means for other figures of the hall of fame.

If you're in the Barrie area and have been struggling to find a family doctor, some relief is on the way: a new pharmacist walk-in clinic is opening in the city.  
We check in with pharmacist on call, Qaiser Hassan. 

Orillia has recently installed drilling accommodations from northern Alberta  as a new housing area for the homeless population in their city. This comes just after the new Tiny homes development project out in peterborough has come with a lot of success. They too think this will be a helpful way to appease the growing unhoused population in the city. General Manager of Social and Community Services for Simcoe County, Mina Fayez-Bahgat, told us more on this development.

Earlier this month Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $1 billion-dollar of funding over the next 5 years.  However, no specifics have been released as of yet. Brenda Moore  is the Board Chair of the Kingston Food Sharing Project, who is watching to see what the budget will be for the national food program that feeds 16 000 students. We spoke to her about the situation.

Rising Basketball star, Aaliyah Edwards, was officially drafted as the 6th pick for the Washington Mystics as a forward for the team. The Kingston native is a two-time all-American with the NCAA, with a number of accolades in her career. We were elated to celebrate with her and this achievement.

While everyone's rushing to put shovels on the ground for affordable housing, the Town of Cornwall is turning down a housing project from a local developer to build an affordable apartment complex with 400 units. We spoke with Cornwall Mayor Justin Towndale to explain the decision. 

The town of Collingwood is now being urged to drop animal control service from the Bylaw. Instead, they plan to lean on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to take over. We spoke with Collingwood Mayor Yvonne Hamlin about the change in structure.
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Fairy Day Games is a children's imaginative story that allows readers to enter the wonderful and magical world of fairies. This comes after the success of her first book: A Fairy On My Sleeve. Grey Highlands author Mari Sherkin gave us the scoop.

The future needs of policing in Northumberland County will be discussed later today at county council. With expected population growth, increasing social challenges, and public scrutiny towards public safety services, County Council members will hear a presentation from a consulting firm about potential scenarios for policing in the area for the next 15 years. Brian Ostrander, the Warden for Northumberland County and the Mayor of Brighton, spoke to us before the meeting.

The City of Kingston has been awarded $3.2 million dollars for blowing past the province's housing targets. Mayor Bryan Paterson joined us to talk about the strategy and how they’ll be using this extra cash. 

The City of Kingston and the downtown B-I-A have decided to install a synthetic ice surface in the downtown core of ice rinks. We spoke with Marijo Cuerrier,  the executive Director of the BIA, about the reason behind the change from traditional to synthetic.

The Erie Street Community Church in Collingwood will soon have to scale back its hours after the site was found unhygienic and food contaminated. We spoke to Rhonda Day,  head of the Mobile Soup Kitchen ,which stocks the pantry, about this decision.

The Young Town Museum in Omemee,later Lindsay, was Trevor Hosier’s love letter to Rock N Roll from the 50s, 60s and 70s. The museum, named after Neil Young, featured items from Young as well as personally owned and worn items from the likes of John Lennon,Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Knicks, just to name a few. We spoke to Trevor Hosier about the timeless museum.

This Week, House Leader Paul Calandra said Ontario will support the NDP’s Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act. The decision is an about-face for the Progressive Conservative government who rejected the recommendation last year. We spoke with Kirsten Mercer, counsel for the group 'End Violence Against Women Renfrew County', about the inquest.

Gothic Huron: Heroes, Rogues, Murders, Daring, Bawdy Houses and Other Tales is a book about the death cult period of Huron county. It speaks of tales of heroic and villainous deeds while diving into the county’s fascination with death and tragedy of the Victorian Era. We spoke to Author David Yates about this gothic revelation.