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Mandatory Prison Sentences

What does the future hold for mandatory prison sentences? We get a legal opinion.

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Provocative Question - Drugs in Schools

A right of passage, a growing problem, or a cry for attention? We've been talking about drugs in our schools this week. Today on the provocative question we're going directly to the consequences to gleen some insight: "If a student is high at school..

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Pot and Teen Brains

How big a deal is it if your kid smokes pot? New research shows marijuana is much more dangerous for teens than it is for adults and it can permanently alter their brain.

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Think you're a fan of Information Radio?

Well, you've got nothing on the person we met yesterday. He lives, breathes, and in fact, can probably recite everything you hear on CBC Radio in a day. His love of radio has opened some doors for him when it comes to learning.

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No Hit Hockey League

Some say hockey just isn't hockey without the hits. How a Winnipeg community club is putting hitting in the penalty box.

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Drugs In Schools Series Part 3

A new study shows teens think pot is harmless and can even help them focus. Find out why teens say they start using marijuana and what would stop them from trying it in the first place.

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Fall Colours

Fall is in the air and on the trees. There's only a little bit of time before they're gone. Where you can see the best fall leaves in Manitoba.

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Assiniboine Park Zoo Is Getting a New Polar Bear

Our one and only polar bear has had the spotlight all to himself. Soon Hudson will have to share. A wild bear from Churchill is being transferred to the Assiniboine Park Zoo. What a new polar bear means for Hudson.

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Drugs in School Series Part 2

A Winnipeg teacher says when her school administration was told a student at their grade 6 to 8 school was selling drugs nothing was done.

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Speedway International Fire

The Speedway International Fire was terrifying for residents, and a big challenge for firefighters. We speak to Winnipeg's acting fire chief about what firefighters were up against during the Speedway International fire that shocked the city, one year ag

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Minimum Wage

Minimum wage isn't just for teenagers with no bills and some say we're doing a bad job of reflecting that. The case for a living wage.

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Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana users will be under a new regime starting tomorrow. We hear from a grower who says the new system is a violation of human rights.

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Drugs in School Series Part 1

A 14-year-old girl goes to school with birthday money and buys cocaine at school. A frank conversation with teenagers about the prevalence and availability of drugs in school.

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Drain The Lake

A mining company is asking Manitoba for permission to drain a lake near Lac du Bonnet to keep their mine from collapsing. Will economics trump environment?

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A look at options to nursing homes

From companion care to supportive housing, if you need extra care for an elderly person in your life, what are your options?

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Massage Parlour

A massage by any other name is not a massage. At least, that's what the city hopes to make clear. We'll tell you what's going on.

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Stupid Human Trick

A Selkirk-area man is practicing his golf but not for an upcoming tournament. He's trying to get on David Letterman's show, performing his "stupid human trick".

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Lake Winnipeg series - Politics

The province wants everyone from local farmers to American cities to cough up some cash and save our largest lake. However, critics say when it comes to the city of Winnipeg, they've watered down those demands. We'll find out why.

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Winnipeg at one million - Portage and Main

What opening up Portage and Main to pedestrians would mean for the Forks.

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Bike Jam

Using a bicycle instead of a paintbrush to create art. A look at one of the unique events happening this weekend around Winnipeg as part of Nuit Blanche and Culture Days.

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Provocative question - Millenials

Living with their parents in their 20's, working in coffee shops. Are Millennials lazy?

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Winnipeg at One Million series - Winnipeg bloggers thoughts

Winnipeg at one million. It's almost hard to picture. What a group of Winnipeg bloggers think our city will look like with a few hundred extra people.

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Maureen Taylor wife of Dr Low

she was asking the questions on that video of respected microbiologist, Dr. Donald Low. We talk with Maureen Taylor about why her late husband wanted to talk about assisted suicide, shortly before he died.

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Flin Flon Hospital Doctors Hours

Doctors in Flin Flon have been shifting themselves to work 24 hours straight! Why there's concern about the safety of patients AND how much those doctors are earning.

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Cross Cultural Family Adoption

When culture trumps nurture, is that for the sake of the child? We hear from an Inuk woman, who was adopted into a white family and raised in a white neighbourhood in Winnipeg.

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Winnipeg One Million - Architect

Can you imagine an extra 200,000 people in this city? Where will they live. How will they get around? What will they do for fun? We talk to an architect who's been thinking about these questions.

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Winnipeg paramedic superintendent conflict of interest

A CBC I-Team investigation reveals why a Winnipeg paramedic superintendent is being accused of conflict of interest

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Foster Parents Adoption and Culture

How much weight should culture carry in an adoption? Growing up without knowing your own culture. One Winnipeg woman's experience.

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Winnipeg One Million Series Crime

Winnipeg often tops the list of cities with the most crime in our country. Will this problem get better or worse as we approach a million people?

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Flin Flon Hospital

When you're in a rural area, the options for health care are limited. In Flin Flon - there is ONE hospital but many say they try to AVOID it.

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Lake Winnipeg Series Ideas

Can we save Lake Winnipeg with a little help from Mother Nature? It's an idea that appeals to both sides of the border.

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Brown Water Billing

The mayor says there's a chance people affected by brown water will get a break on their bill. We hear from a woman who says that's a start, but she still wants answers.

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How a tablet computer is opening the door to learning and friendships

Eight months ago 7 year old Jade couldn't speak to her fellow students, but this year she's the star of the class...all with the help of an ipad. A tale of transformative technology.

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Population 1 Million Series PT1

Winnipeg is heading towards a population of one million. How will this shift impact our aboriginal community.

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Lake Winnipeg

Water everywhere, but no one wants to clean it, why the health of Lake Winnipeg lies in the hands of thousands of people and why they're reluctant to act on it.

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Foster Family Appeal

A Winnipeg couple fights to keep a boy they've raised for two years and grown to love as their own but they've been told they can't because they are the wrong race.

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CBC Exclusive Interview - Kim Phuc Phan Thi

Her photo is one of the most famous photographs in the world. It captured her running from her village naked and burned after a napalm bombing during the Vietnam War. Hear how Kim Phuc Phan Thi has learned to love the scars left on her body after that a

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Urban Myths Series - Exchange district's next big step part 2

How do you make Winnipeg's Exchange District more vibrant? We look for answers on our breakfast grill in the neighborhood as our Urban Myths Series continues.

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Urban Myths Series - Exchange district's next big step part 1

Can Winnipeg's Exchange District flourish without a major grocery store? We look for answers on our breakfast grill in the neighbourhood as our Urban Myths Series continues.

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Firefighters' sick time

Sick time for firefighters has increased by nearly 50 percent in the past five years. A human resources expert says that raises red flags.

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Unique art project

Parking is always a hot topic in Winnipeg. So why are some of our downtown parking stalls getting turned into mini-urban parks?

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Urban Myth Series - Red River College in the exchange district

Forget kitchen nightmares. In this unlikely location for a kitchen, dreams are coming true for some budding bakers and chefs.

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Ripen fruits before the frost

What do newspapers, big tomatoes and your windowsill have in common? They can help ripen your fruits and veggies before the first frost sets in.

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Urban Myth Series - Exchange District Grocery Stores

How hard is it to find groceries in the Exchange District? We find out as Urban Myths continues.

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Fire Fighter Cost

As the city tries to figure out how to reduce millions of dollars in overtime costs for firefighters. Meet a man on the front lines of firefighter contract negotiations who says they've priced themselves out of the market and we need to reduce our calls f

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How to save Lake Winnipeg

Local fishermen say no one's helping them save Lake Winnipeg, but others say there's a lot you and I can do.

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Trying to take a green approach to going to the Jets game

It was first Jets game of the season. Winnipegger Sara Tate was pumped to see her favourite players take to the ice. She took a green approach to going to the game but what happened when she got to the MTS Centre left her feeling a little blue.

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Playground injuries

Serious playground injuries are on the rise in Manitoba. What you should know before you head out to the playground with your kids.

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Urban Myths series - Exchange district safety

Aren't you scared to live in the Exchange? Why one woman decided to blog her response, after being asked that question one time too many.

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Fire fighter cuts

A huge increase in overtime costs has Winnipeg's acting fire chief reducing crews at two low call stations but the union says that puts everyone at risk.

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Is cooking dead?

Joyce Slater is a professor of human nutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba and she says that less than half of Manitoba's students take home economics and are missing out on developing fundamental skills.

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A story of dementia

Carole Labelle has made a career of helping lovestruck brides be beautiful. Now she's closing her salon doors for a cause that's left her heartsick. Caring for her ailing husband, who's slipping into dementia.

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Algae in Lake Winnipeg

His family's livelihood has relied on Lake Winnipeg fish for more than a century, and on Monday his only catch was thick algae and he is beyond alarmed.

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Urban Myths series - Exchange retail

Today on Urban Myths, a district evolving into a real community.

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Urban Myths series - Exchange district parking

Our Urban Myths series explores Winnipeg's Exchange District this week. First up, the problem with parking.

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Spending and saving advice

Nearly half of Manitobans spend all or more than their paycheques each month. Meet a Winnipeg man who says his family fits that statistic and it's time for a change. He gives our expert a look at his family finances.

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Slow downtown population growth

Is all of the effort being put in to encourage people to move downtown paying off? Hear why one expert thinks it's time to set a goal.

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Provincial health minister Theresa Oswald

Emergency room nurses say they're set up to fail and experts agree the consequences could be fatal. So what does Manitoba's health minister have to say about it? We hear from her.

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Ojibway language app

Indigenous languages could be getting a boost from a made-in-Manitoba app.

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A little bit of your spit could help save someone's life

Donovan Gayle, a Brandon University graduate was a clean-living athlete when the doctors told him he had leukemia and he is asking you to share your saliva today. How swabbing your cheek could save a life.

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Assaulted and followed in west broadway

A west broadway woman was followed in her neighbourhood this week and worries it's the same man who assaulted her this summer.

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I-team - Home Renos

What happens when the contractor you've come to know and trust doesn't get the job done? The I-team tells you how to protect yourself so you won't go through the same kind of battle one Winnipeg family experienced when they remodelled their kitchen.

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Provocative question: Should Winnipeg Have Toll Roads

Could the cha-ching of a toll booth improve the ba-bump of our roads? The city has rejected the idea for now but we're putting the idea in your hands. Today's provocative question: Should Winnipeg have toll roads?

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Dr. Alan Drummond - Chair with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

Why are Winnipeg's ERs in critical condition and why can't the WRHA seem to heal them?

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Emergency room bed shortages

Patients are dying in Winnipeg hospitals because others are living in beds they don't need. Why a chronic shortage of beds in Winnipeg hospitals leads nurses to a grim state of mind.

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Concussion results in brain damage

A football player from Winnipeg has launched a lawsuit against a Quebec university, alleging he was forced to play despite having symptoms of a concussion during a 2011 game. Kevin Kwasny explains what happened that day and the injuries he sustained.

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Emergency Room Lacks Teamwork

Saving lives in the ER is supposed to be a team effort, but some nurses say more often than not, they're on their own. CBC Producer Donna Carreiro sat down with a former ER nurse who describes losing a patient because she couldn't get a colleague's help.

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Emergency Room Limbo

The story of a mother stuck in a medical limbo between paramedics and ER nurses and the toll it took on her epileptic son.

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Emergency Room Mistakes

Saving lives in the ER is supposed to be a team effort but nurses say more often than not, they're on their own and the results are fatal.

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Hot Tea or Coffee

It's something many of you may be doing right now: buying a hot cup of morning coffee or tea...but a Winnipeg family says one trip through the drive through has caused them a world of pain. The I-team has their warning for you.

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WRHA On Cultural Training

A former nurse says there's an ugly culture of discrimination in our emergency rooms. We ask the WRHA what they're doing to remove prejudice from the ER.

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Syrian Winnipegger's Reaction To Obama View

Obama says Syria must pay for using chemical weapons and called for a military strike but in the same speech he put it on hold in hopes diplomacy would work. We get reaction from a Syrian Winnipegger.

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Lloyd Axworthy on Syria

If the U.S. attacks Syria is it about punishment, protection or politics? Lloyd Axworthy, Former Canadian Foreign Affairs minister on how to draw the line and make the decision.

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Racism In The Emergency Room

He's aboriginal, homeless, in a wheelchair and an amputee. No, we're not talking about Brian Sinclair, but he too, went to emergency with a bladder infection. So how was he treated? We'll find out.

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Remembering Robert Chipman

A celebrated Winnipeg businessmen passes away. We hear memories of Robert Chipman. A great businessman who will be badly missed. Hear some of what Robert Chipman did for Winnipeg, at 7:40.

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Brian Bowman Running For Mayor?

Winnipeg lawyer Brian Bowman says he may run for mayor in 2014. Why he thinks he'd be good for the top job.

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Young Cancer Survivor

It's men's cancer prevention month and his embarrassment caused him to say silent for a year after he noticed a lump on his testicles. We speak to a 21 year old cancer survivor urging others to speak up.

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Soup Truck Volunteers

It's a program Winnipeggers in need have come to rely on, but the Salvation Army says it has only a fifth of the volunteers needed for its soup van program.

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Parent-teacher Relationship

A back to school lesson for parents. We look at the best way for parents to build a solid relationship with their child's teacher.

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Olympic Wrestling Reinstated

Once dashed olympic dreams have been resurrected for wrestlers. Plans to cut the sport from the Olympics in 2020 have been reversed. We find out what this means for the high level wrestlers training in our city.

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Real Life "Catch Me If You Can"

It's like the hollywood film "Catch Me If You Can" and the lead character is a former Winnipegger. He's posed as a nascar driver, a doctor, a pilot and a hockey coach, but to a lot of the people we've talked to say he's just a con-man.

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Emergency Room Deaths

Why patients in our hospitals end up dying while waiting to be seen. Can it happen to you today?

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Emergency Rooms

Long before Brian Sinclair died in a hospital waiting room, the WRHA vowed to better moniter patients like him and long after his death they made the same vow. So why isn't that happening?

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What If Your Boss Was A Robot?

Would you obey a robot? That's what researchers at the University of Manitoba have been trying to find out. Hear the surprising results of their work.

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From A Life of Chaos To A Chance At Medical School

She was abused by family, bounced from foster home to foster home and girlfriend to a biker gang member at 14. Despite her tumultuous youth, this aboriginal student overcame the odds and is studying for med school at the U of M. Find out more.

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Back To School Stress

What parents can do to take the stress out of back to school for themselves and their kids!

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Boulevard Battle

The battle of the boulevard continuies. The city man who refuses to mow the city's grass hopes a judge upholds his right to NOT do the city's work for them.

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Careers For Kids

How to help your kids find a career path and avoid wasting time and tuition dollars while they figure out what they want to do.

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Remembering The Chilean Coup D'etat

At 23 years old he was detained for three months and couldn't see his wife and three-year-old son. A Winnipeg man remembers the Chilean coup d'etat, and his plans for marking its 40th anniversary this month.

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Burger Panel Judges

We introduce you to the three expert judges in our best burger contest.

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Hamburger Scientist

The hunt is on for Winnipeg's best burger and thousands of you have already cast your votes. Here at information radio we're not taking this task lightly. We get some tips on burger analysis from a hamburger scientist.

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Meteorite Found?

We introduce you to a 13-year-old girl who may have found some space rock right here in Winnipeg.

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Major Cuts Coming To Winnipeg's Police Service?

A leaked report says there could be major cuts coming to Winnipeg's Police Service as an American consulting company was tasked with finding effecincies in the police service.

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Condo Tax

Is it fair for condo owners to face the same property taxes as homeowners? We speak to a Winnipegger who's pushing the government to change the rates.

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Spoofing

You try to avoid scam phone calls promising you've won a prize or a cruise, but now scammers have a new way to fool you into answering by making it look like the call is coming from a local number. How telemarketers are using new technology to trick you.

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Wading Pool Without Parents

How young is too young to send your kids to the park alone? Hear from a Winnipeg mom who discovered a 3 and 5 year old alone at a city wading pool.

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Syrian Winnipegger

A Winnipeg family is grieving a loved one killed back home in Syria and are fearful the others will now face death by chemical warfare.

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Street Harassment

Should you ignore someone harassing you on the street or should you "hollaback"? Some advice on how to handle street harassment.

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Geotracking

Many of us have become smarter about protecting our identities online. Making sure the photos of our children are from the back only. Making sure no identifying marks are in the photos...but did you know that most photos come with personal information D

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Increase In Syphilis Cases

The challenge of trying to deal with sexually transmitted diseases in a virtual world.

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Brown Water

Why a Westwood couple has spent more than a year living with brown water in their taps and why they say the city wants to wash its hands of the problem.

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Healthcare Report

Are you caring for an elderly family member? It's a challenge facing more Manitobans each year and now the Canadian Medical Association is pushing for a national strategy to deal with our rapidly aging population.

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Blue Bomber Logo Corn Maze

It's the tallest corn he's ever grown. What a Manitoba farmer has in store for visitors as his giant corn maze opens today. It's an unique way to celebrate the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' winning ways from years past.

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Inspirational Notes

Some Winnipeg teens are leaving positive notes around the city. It's their way of responding to bullies.

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I-Team Investigation: CAN AM Spyder

The smell of leaking fuel, break failures and a list of recalls. It's hardly the experience a Winnipeg man was hoping for when he purchased his dream motorbike.

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Corydon Plan

It's been more than a year since the Corydon neighbourhood planning process ground to a halt. Now residents are lobbying business owners to help get the plan back on track. Find out what they're doing.

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Increase In Dog Bites

Why are more dog bites being reported in our city despite a ban on dangerous breeds.

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Manitoba Housing Security

Neighbours say residents of Manitoba Housing are terrorizing their street. So how does the province plan to deal with their problem tenants? We ask the man in charge of security.

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Manitoba Food Truck Maker

15 years ago over drinks, Steve Moynes decided to build a food truck. One international craze later, it's his full-time job.

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Aspartame Science

The skinny on diet drinks. We examine claims of a link between aspartame and weight gain.

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Winnipeg's Newest Bike Bridge

Cyclists are gearing up for Winnipeg's newest bike bridge to open but the new Disareli footbridge would never have been built without pressure from the bike lobby.

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Parkinson's Disease Fundraiser

When Jenna Sidurdson's dad was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease she decided she wasn't going to get upset. Instead she set out to do something about it.

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Lung Association on Fire Pits

Here's a caution to anyone who plans to spend this evening curled up around an open fire, it could be hazardous to your neighbour's health.

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Andrea Canada - Paul McCartney Fan

The Beatle's legend Sir Paul McCartney is back in Winnipeg today. We speak with Andrea Canada, the petitioner who helped bring him here for the first time 20 years ago.

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Fire Pits

What are you burning in your fire pit that you shouldn't be? We speak with a guy who's getting tired of calling the fire department on his neighbours for burning all kinds of stuff that's filling his house up with smoke.

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The Trade

It is simply known as "The Trade". Twenty-five years ago today, Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. We talk to two members of Winnipeg Jets management about their memories of that day.

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Cyberbullying

We have a panel discussion about Nova Scotia's cyberbullying legislation. Is it the way to go in Manitoba?

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Workplace Stress

If you're less than excited about the prospect of going to work this morning, make sure you listen to our conversation about workplace stress, and how to fight it.

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The Forks Riverwalk

The northern stretch of the riverwalk is a mess. Knocked over garbage bins, weeds and up to two feet of mud. We ask Parks Canada what's taking so long with the cleanup.

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Vitamin Myths

From vitamin C to gingko biloba to evening primrose oil, plenty of Canadians are embracing alternative medicine. But just how effective are some of these supplements?

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Voces Mixtas

They're here for their love of the art, not for the money. We speak with a couple of members of the Cuban choir, Voces Mixtas, who are getting set to perform at Folklorama.

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Provocative Question: Should parking downtown be free?

On one side: free parking will encourage more people to live downtown. On the other side: why should anyone get special treatment? Today on the "provocative question", should people who live downtown get around the clock free parking?

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Pawsh Dogs Wellness Centre

Does your pooch need some hydrotherapy? The Pawsh Dogs Wellness Centre can hook you up.

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Conservative M-P Joy Smith on Backpage.com

Backpage.com is notorious for its "adult" section in much the same way craigslist used to be. We'll get Conservative M-P Joy Smith's take on what should be done about it.

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Gold Medal Message

A Winnipegger wants to send a message to Russia about its anti-gay laws by getting Olympic athletes to wear a rainbow pin. How you can help.

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Parking Problems

Where can I park a month from now? A pressing question for some people living in Winnipeg's Exchange District and why some residents aren't happy about changes to residential parking.

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Pre-natel classes and Post-partum Mental Health Issues

There's a lot to do when you're preparing for the birth of a baby, but is there enough being done to warn new moms that post-partum mental health issues are a possible reality?

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President of Postpartum Support International

Postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression are complex illnesses, with different warning signs. Hear how to spot both, and what you can to help when people you care about are hit by mental illness after baby.

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Postpartum Experience

The horrific story of two children's deaths has shattered Winnipeg. A maternity nurse who had postpartum depression tells what it's like to imagine harming your own child.

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Filtering All Internet Pornography

Winnipeg M-P Joy Smith is applauding a plan by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom which will see all internet pornography filtered unless a customer asks the internet provider unblock it. Hear what the Canadian Civil Liberties Association thinks ab

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Council Confusion

How well are concillors briefed before they vote? A former advisor to the mayor sheds some light on city hall's baffling behaviour.

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Beach Bus

Listen up beach bums! A new bus service is taking Peggers to and from Grand Beach, as well as Bird's Hill Park.

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What are the odds that your next car will be a lemon?

Buying a new car is one of the biggest purchases you'll make. One expert says your chances of getting a lemon are higher than you think.

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West Nile Virus

It's the season to be wary of West Nile Virus. We'll get a primer on this mosquito borne illness from the province.

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Buyer Beware

He thought he was getting an accident-free commuter car from a dealership he trusted but ended up with a surprise he didn't want. The I-Team's story of a Winnipeg man any car owner should hear.

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Finances and Couples

How open are you with your partner about finances? A new study looks into the savings and secrets of Canadian couples.

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1940's Government Experiment

A researcher has uncovered a government experiment done in Manitoba in the 1940s that treated Aboriginal people as guinnea pigs.

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Effects of Spanking

A new study out of U of M says that children who are physically punished have a greater likelihood of cardiovascular disease, arthritis and obesity as adults. The study's author will take us through the numbers.

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Calgary Transit Police

A video posted online last week highlights the violence Winnipeg transit user worry about and just how awful it can be to take a Winnipeg bus. We look at Calgary's model of transit policing for the lessons that city has learned.

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Misty Lake Evacuee Edith O'Meara

CBC broke the news that Misty Lake Lodge in Gimli is closing in September with $3 million owing for housing First Nations evacuees. After the floods of 2011, Edith O'Meara has had to move 20 times and it looks like she has to move again with the coming c

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What will fix the itch results

The gadget, the household name or the homemade solution? Which itch remedy was up to scratch? Find out when our mosquito bitten family gives their reviews.

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Skin Cancer and Sun Care

You might want to soak up as much sun as you can this summer, but you need to be sun smart. We'll help you avoid burns and even skin cancer.

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