The federal government is reducing the number of newcomers who will be allowed to apply for permanent residents status -- a move Immigration Minister Marc Miller says will stabilize population growth and relieve pressure on the housing market. So what changes for you with this decision? CBC senior reporter Janyce McGregor and Toronto Metropolitan University professor Rupa Banerjee join us as we hear what callers have to say.

Paul Zammit, professor of Horticulture and Environmental Studies at Niagara College, shares what gardeners need to know if they want to plant flowering bulbs for the holidays -- and takes callers questions about their own gardens.

Ontario's fall economic statement revealed the number of houses being built in province each year is on the decline. Steve Pomeroy joins Ontario Today. He's an industry professor at McMaster University and the Executive Advisor to the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative.

The World Health Organization says its worried that condom use is on the decline among teens. Ontario Today is joined by Jessica Wood, research and project development lead at the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada.

Halloween traditions can be a bit of a head-scratcher for people who come from countries where Halloween is not celebrated. Strangers handing out candy to kids? Neighbours decorating their homes with skeletons and tombstones? We want to hear what it was like for newcomers to wrap their heads around Halloween customs when they first came here.

Your stories with education researcher Devorah Heitner, who's new book: Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in the Digital World examines the struggle with balancing kid security and privacy.

From shortages of nurses and personal support workers, to shortages of bandages, saline bags and other medical supplies....why is the home care sector facing so many problems? We hear callers stories of home care gone wrong -- and also speak with a home care doctor about what he is seeing with his patients.

Officials from the Ford government says the government plans to mail taxpayers $200 rebate cheques to help stimulate the economy. TVO writer and podcaster John Michael McGrath analyzes whether there could be more behind this move, and we hear what listeners make of the premier handing money back.