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Halloween is just around the corner and kids at Joseph Giles Elementary School in Cole Harbour are pumped. As Mainstreet's Little People Big Problems returns, Rob Doublett consults with the kids about the beloved candy extravaganza.

Last Friday, Nova Scotia's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing brought forward proposed legislation which would amend Section 204 of the HRM Charter, which essentially gives council agency and autonomy in creating bylaws. Minister John Lohr proposed to amend section 204, which would allow the minister to veto bylaws that council democratically passed. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Mayor Mike Savage about the proposed amendments and how it could impact zoning and city planning.

Gymnasts For Change Canada is "urging and imploring" federal sports minister Pascale St-Onge to initiate an independent third-party judicial investigation amid the "toxic culture and rampant child abuse entrenched in Canadian gymnastics." Kim Shore, the group's national spokesperson, spoke with host Jeff Douglas about the reports and the desire for an investigation.

Mainstreet's Alex Guye was at the Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal on Monday, where efforts were underway to find unmarked graves of Black Loyalists and their descendants. She dropped by the studio to tell host Jeff Douglas all about it, and what they found.

Cathy LeBlanc and David Chapman have a new book, a culmination of work they've been doing together for nine years. It's called "Mi'kmaw Moons: The Seasons In Mi'kma'ki." The book reflects the learning Cathy has shared with her niece, Holly, starting when she was seven. Cathy and David spoke with host Jeff Douglas about their new book.

Amanda Refuse was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2013. Her condition has been largely under control until this month, when it had been six weeks since she had a bowel movement. She says she felt forced to take drastic action to get answers — travelling to a private clinic in Montreal and paying for a colonoscopy, which is available for free in Nova Scotia, out of pocket.

A new album by Bingly and The Rogues dropped today. Thegroup write songs for kids, but for this album they did things a little differently. It's not only for kids — it's also written by kids. Nine-year-old Eva Laudadio wrote and performed one of the songs. She spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Guye, and guest host David Burke spoke with author and musician Justin Gregg about how this album came together.

They say dead men tell no tales — but that doesn't stop authors from telling their stories. Filmmaker and writer Craig Ferguson has done this in his new book, Dead in Halifax: Stories of Adventure, Scandal, Heartbreak and Heroism. He spoke with guest host David Burke about the book and how it came to be.

Michael Halpin, an assistant professor in the department of sociology and social anthropology at Dalhousie University, talks about his new study into incel culture and the dangers it poses.

Government plans to remove a strange structure jutting out of a beach in Three Fathom Harbour, N.S., have inspired a local history hunt that may show the sandy ruin is the final remains of one of Halifax's hardest-working ferries.