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This week on The Scoop, host Karim Mosna has coverage of Kingston City Council’s rejection of Patry’s condo development proposal, followed by an inside look at The Kingston and Region Community Training Farm project.

The Family Physician Recruitment Incentive Program has brought nine new doctors to Kingston. To learn more about the program, Karim Mosna speaks with Director of Strategy Innovation and Partnerships with The City of Kingston Craig Desjardins and Health Consultant Debra Lefebvre. Then, Karim speaks with Executive Director of SNOLAB Dr. Jodi Cooley about the $100 million investment from the Canada Foundation of Innovation.

This week on The Scoop, Karim speaks with Mayor Bryan Paterson about recent developments in affordable housing, then with the upcoming Multiple Myeloma March on September 11th, Karim speaks with Hematologist with Kingston Health Sciences Centre, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Queen’s University Dr. Troy Climans about multiple myeloma. Finally, Chris will have your arts news updates.

This week on The Scoop, Karim speaks with Dr. Erna Snelgrove-Clarke, vice dean of Health Sciences and director of the School of Nursing at Queen’s University about the Ontario government’s plan to tackle the health sector crisis, then Snelgrove-Clarke reveals a strategy that Queen’s faculty has in the works to address local emergency room overflow.

This week on The Scoop, Karim provides a review of Kingston City Council’s August 9th meeting, then Chris continues her coverage of the Kick and Push festival.

This week on The Scoop, Karim focuses on new developments with Patry’s Davis Tannery proposal, followed by a major federal funding announcement for The Kingston East Community Centre. Then Chris shares an interview with the associate producer of The Kick and Push Festival, James Hyett.

This week on The Scoop, Karim speaks with the former Interim Executive Director of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a Distinguished Fellow in the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University Bob Watts regarding Pope Francis’ historic apology this week. Next, Chris gets into what is happening in the local arts scene, including new exhibits opening at the Agnes and more.

This week on The Scoop, join Karim and Chris for Local News updates including discussion on Queen’s University’s launch of a new fellowship program in social impact, as well as another story about mysterious projection artists at Richardson Beach.

With inflation at a record high since the 1980s, the Bank of Canada has raised the interest rate to 2.5 per cent, the highest it’s been since 1998. Assistant Professor, Continuing Adjunct at the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University Eugene Lang joins host Karim Mosna to share some insight.

On this episode of The Scoop, Karim Mosna shares details on the recent final report Queen’s released regarding Indigenous identity and Kanonhsyonne Janice Hill, Associate Vice Principle of Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation at Queen’s University, shares her perspective. Christena Lawrie covers the influx of new exhibitions coming to local galleries, the second unexplained projected art piece spotted in Kingston, and more.