Aug 16, 2012 | 8:08Information Radio - MB Smartphones And Laptops In The Classroom AudioInformation Radio - MB Smartphones And Laptops In The Classroom Aug 16, 2012 | 8:08Dakota Collegiate in Winnipeg will require grade 9 and 10 students to have a laptop in the new school year. And other schools are talking about how to better integrate learning and technology. Terry talks to a teacher in a Toronto suburb who's already integrating smartphones and other devices into his classroom.
Aug 15, 2012 | 16:18Information Radio - MB Tattoo Taboo AudioInformation Radio - MB Tattoo Taboo Aug 15, 2012 | 16:18News this week that police in Medicine Hat, Alberta will no longer be allowed to have visible tattoos. So does your workplace care if you have visible tattoos? Terry talks to Andrew Gregg, a filmmaker whose documentary "Tattoo Odyssey" explored the ancient and modern meanings of tattoos. Then he speaks with two business owners - one, a tattoo artist - the other, a tattoo remover on the subject of ink in the workplace and tattoo regret.
Aug 13, 2012 | 7:43Information Radio - MB Young Onset Parkinson's AudioInformation Radio - MB Young Onset Parkinson's Aug 13, 2012 | 7:43He was in his late 30's when the symptoms first appeared. He had no idea it was Parkinson's Disease and didn't even get a diagnosis until he was 50. Hear about the challenges of living with what's now called Young Onset Parkinson's.
Aug 10, 2012 | 11:06Information Radio - MB Looking For Tanya Nepinak AudioInformation Radio - MB Looking For Tanya Nepinak Aug 10, 2012 | 11:06It will take millions of dollars and hundreds of hours for investigators to dig out the city's landfill in search of Tanya Nepinak. The lead anthropologist in charge of excavating the Robert Pickton farm has some advice and warnings for Winnipeg Police as they embark on the massive dig.Listen to Tracy Rogers, the Director of the Forensic Science Program with the University of Toronto's Department of Anthropology.
Jul 31, 2012 | 7:49Information Radio - MB Edmonton Fights Crime By Targeting Terrible Drivers AudioInformation Radio - MB Edmonton Fights Crime By Targeting Terrible Drivers Jul 31, 2012 | 7:49Edmonton is trying out a new approach to fighting crime. A specially trained group of police officers is targeting Edmonton's 100 worst drivers. They hope that enforcing traffic laws can reduce other kinds of crime. Find out how it works and whether it might be something for Winnipeg's police force to consider.
Jul 27, 2012 | 8:06Information Radio - MB Rent Controls - Good Or Bad? AudioInformation Radio - MB Rent Controls - Good Or Bad? Jul 27, 2012 | 8:06Some renters in Winnipeg say they're being forced out by skyrocketing rents following renovations to the buildings they live in. Building owners can raise rents if they make improvements to their buildings.
Otherwise, increases are capped by rent control....this year, rents can't go up more than one per cent. But rent controls may in fact be hurting renters in Manitoba rather than helping them. Marcy talks to Avrom Charach, a spokesperson for the Professional Property Managers Association of Manitoba. They say rent increases are needed to prevent buildings from crumbling and unhappy tenants shouldn't point fingers at landlords and property owners.
