Removing people from homeless encampments is a contentious issue in Peterborough. Now the city has taken an unusual step to handle the situation. We found out more about the hiring of a security firm to enforce bylaws. Dean Findlay, the city’s Director of building services joined us to explain the decision.

Today is the deadline for remaining residents of a homeless encampment in Kingston to leave the site. But a local advocacy group calls it inhumane for the city to force the eviction, and is rallying around the tenants. Sayyida Jaffer, lead on Justice and Poverty Reduction with the Providence Centre for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation spoke with us about the issue.

Every few days or so, Google celebrates a special person, event or achievement with a Google Doodle, a creative redesign of its logo inspired by those being honored. Recently the Google Doodle was on that popular Filipino dish, Adobo. A chef from Bracebridge joined us to talk of her love for the dish and why the rest of us need to try it, pronto.