This is Manitoba

<p>Make sense of your local news each day in 20 minutes. Host Marcy Markusa digs into what's happening in Manitoba with must-hear interviews and challenging conversations.</p>

Taylor-Made Trip: Winnipeg Swifties Converge on Toronto

Taylor Swift plays Toronto tonight -- and we'll hear from a Winnipeg grandma who's there with her family to see the pop superstar live. Then, CBC's business columnist, Rubina Ahmed-Haq, on how Taylor Swift’s concerts are more than music - with some calling them an economic force.Also, how safe are the streets of Winnipeg for cyclists and pedestrians? We'll speak to a cyclist and a pedestrian about how safe they feel and how things could be better. 

11-14
22:05

Why do pedestrians and cyclists continue to die on Winnipeg streets?

Winnipeg city councillor Sherri Rollins wants you to slow down on Wellington Crescent.She has crafted a motion to drop the speed to 30 kilometres an hour on Wellington from River Avenue to Kenaston. That stretch of Wellington has seen a number of crashes involving cyclists.Winnipeg's former poet laureate, Chimwemwe Undi is a newly minted Governor General literary award winner for poetry. Her book is called Scientific Marvel. If you're one of the many Winnipeg artists concerned about AI taking away your job, you might want to take part in an upcoming workshop on Artificial Intelligence.

11-13
24:30

Striking a chord: How 2 local musicians are making a difference in their community

The first time Quinton Poitras played music for one of his patients he didn't realize it was the late honourable Justice Murray Sinclair. The young Metis musician shares some stories with Marcy Markusa about what he learned from Sinclair in the months they spent getting to know each other.We also meet an artist with a chronic illness who has created a new video game to help others better upstand there world.

11-12
22:10

Manitoba's Billion dollar road

Anecdotes and memories of Justice Murray Sinclair from various leaders and community members at his memorial. Then CBC's Josh Crabb travelled to 'Poplar River First Nation' a fly-in community on the east side of Lake Winnipeg to talk to people about their hope for an all-season road.

11-11
20:38

Introducing This is Manitoba

Let's talk about the stories that have Manitoba buzzing. Hosted by Marcy Markusa, daily

11-05
02:12

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