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Get into some local listening - we celebrate Manitobans and lean into challenging conversations. Join homegrown host Marcy Markusa for a new episode every Friday that centres around one story from our province. Whether you hail from the oil patch in Virden or the wheat fields of the Red River Valley, if you fly home to Island Lake or you make music in Winnipeg - This is Manitoba is a podcast for you.
CBC hosts This is Manitoba, a news show with 141 episodes published.
This week, we reached back into our podcast vault to when we asked a very pressing question: How can Winnipeg ramp up its nightlife? Host Marcy Markusa explores the city’s after-dark scene with Nuit Blanche Winnipeg gene
Many Manitobans are realizing they’re uninsured or underinsured after heavy rains this month caused widespread flooding. We talk to an expert who says Canada is facing a 'crisis' around affordable flood insurance.
Open drug use and dealing have become daily realities in Winnipeg's downtown and West End. Winnipeg Police Service inspectors Jen McKinnon and Josh Ewatski tell host Marcy Markusa how police are approaching drug law enfo
Marion Penner wants to die, but after applying for MAID, she was denied earlier this year. Now, confined to a hospital bed in Vita, Man., the 94-year-old has stopped taking crucial medications. She said a number of docto
As Winnipeg grows, there are more cars on streets designed for less traffic. The city has identified a strip of St. Mary’s Road as needing improvement and is looking for fresh ideas on how to lessen congestion there, wit
Winnipeg’s social problems are spilling onto the schoolyard. On the podcast today, politicians, advocates and educators are raising concerns about heightened public drug use near some Winnipeg schools. Is a police crackd
Heckling, name calling and even hateful comments are being hurled across the aisle at the Manitoba Legislature, according to Speaker Tom Lindsey. He’s cracking down, but Premier Wab Kinew is not happy with how he’s going
Manitoba's Your Way Home strategy aims to help find housing for people living in homeless encampments. But seniors in some Winnipeg apartment blocks say they've seen a concerning escalation in violence and other incident
The days of doomscrolling may be numbered for Manitoba teens. As Manitoba looks to become the first Canadian province to implement a social media and AI chatbot ban, we look at the example of Australia, which has had a b
Spring flooding has once again forced evacuations in Peguis First Nation, as rising waters along the Fisher River threaten homes and safety. Chief Stan Bird warns the situation could echo the devastating 2022 flood that
Following the federal byelections in Ontario and Quebec, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority government. What does this mean for Canadians moving forward? Guest host Cory Funk is joined by forme
Tokyo is rolling out a four-day work week for some government employees, in hopes better work-life balance will help address a declining birth rate. With Canada facing record-low fertility rates, could a similar approach
Despite a flourishing French community and vibrant cultural celebrations, Manitoba is not officially a bilingual province. Today, we hear from the minister responsible for francophone affairs, and Manitobans share their
After dangerous holes created by ground squirrels have forced the closure of athletic fields at some Winnipeg parks, the city has received the greenlight to use rodenticide and an asphyxiant foam at nine parks. But that'
Health Canada says three people in Canada have died after giving plasma in the last decade –– and all of them were in Manitoba. A CBC News investigation found two of those people died after giving plasma at Winnipeg coll
Last week, Mélanie Joly, the federal industry minister, made a trip to Winnipeg after the prime minister announced Canada’s next defence industrial strategy. The $6.6 billion plan sets several targets for the country to
In February, Vale Base Metals announced the partial sale of a nickel mine in Thompson, Man., to three new partners. The new ownership group says it will invest up to $280 million in operations and keep the mine running l
Over the last few years, Manitoba's hospitals have seen increased violence against doctors, nurses and other staff. It's a growing trend across the country, but in this province, it has triggered strong reaction from the
Winnipeg’s housing market broke records last summer, with the average price of a detached home passing $443,000. But as houses across Manitoba became more expensive, the national story was different. In January, the aver
Cheaper milk, Crown Royal repartee with Doug Ford and strong words for U.S. President Donald Trump: There was no shortage of hot takes and social media moments from Premier Wab Kinew to kick off the new year. Today, we c
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