Information
Radio
with Terry MacLeod
& Marcy Markusa

How much is a computer hard drive loaded with memories worth? Jim Hamilton thinks his hard drive is worth more than the 1000 dollars he's being offered for it after a Staples store in Winnipeg lost it.

Liz Garlicki is a Winnipeg artist who's making LED hearts that blink in morse code instead of beat.

With the Prime Minister's trade mission to China in the news you might wonder what Manitoba businesses are doing in that part of the world. We talk to a fellow who's relatively new to doing business with the far east and a guy who's been doing business there for a quarter century.

The Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association has made cosmetic cropping of a dog's ears illegal. We hear from a breeder who says that ban is inviting a whole world of unnecessary health risks for certain breeds.

Did you know that Winnipeg once won the Stanley Cup? Hear the story about a challenge from the "Wild Woolly West" that seized the trophy from Montreal more than 100 years ago.

It turns out that not everyone in the Armstrong's Point neighbourhood is opposed to the redevelopment of Westgate Mennonite Collegiate We hear from one resident who says the neighbourhood is all the richer for it.

Wake up women and take control of your finances. That's the message from Susan Misner and Laura McDonald, two local ladies who've launched a business all about talking to women differently about their money.

The I-team uncovers nepotism in civil service hiring.

Over a hundred people from various agencies will put their heads together to try and come up with tactics for dealing with Manitoba's gang problem. We find out what's on the agenda.

Correction facilities in this province are routinely overcrowded. Guards are worried for their safety and prisoner advocates say it's inhumane. Former Justice Minister Dave Chomiak joins us on Information Radio.