The Simcoe Muskoka District Health unit says nearly three thousand students face suspension orders. Those students are in grades 4, 5, and 6 and have missing or incomplete vaccination records. Host Nav Nanwa spoke with Dr. Colin Lee about the situation. He is the associate Medical Officer of Health with the health unit.

The washed-up hull of a shipwrecked boat has washed up on the shore of Lake Erie. It is thought to be from the 19th century and could possibly be one of hundreds of shipwrecks at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Host Nav Nanwa spoke to Jeff Vidler, someone who has been studying this shipwreck for some time, about the intricate predicament.

The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre in Midland is urging visitors to refrain from hand-feeding chickadees, due to the spread of the H5N1 avian flu. The visitors are used to around with handfuls of birdseed and having chickadees swoop down to feed. We spoke with Craig Pezik about the situation. He is the Stewardship & Conservation Manager at the Wye Marsh Conservation Centre in Midland, Ontario.

Between 2016 and 2021, the town of Innisfil saw an almost 50% increase in its newcomer population. That creates a lot of different needs including for more diverse language collections and services at the local library. To better understand those needs, the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library is inviting residents to participate in a new survey, to gather more information on those needs. We spoke to Mandy Pethick, director of Public and Information Services at the library, about the new found dilemma

A new shelter in Cobourg just opened before new year, but not without controversies. The Transition House offers 35 emergency shelter spaces, a significant upgrade from the previous location. But the excitement is clouded by a by-law enacted last year that puts conditions on shelters and transitional housing. To get a better perspective on the situation, we spoke to Ike Nwibe about it. He is the Executive Director of the Transition House Coalition of Northumberland.

Hundreds of pets across the province were adopted over the holiday season through the Ontario SPCA's iAdopt for the holidays campaign. We spoke to community outreach coordinator Natalie Harris about how the campaign worked! She is based out of Orillia.