About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 155 episodes
- The anatomy of the Winnipeg police HQ scandal · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 12A former mayor violated public trust, a former chief administrative officer displayed a lack of a moral compass. Those are some conclusions from the scathing final report of the…
- How do we raise the next generation of Manitoba men to reduce harm? · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 11A case involving sexual assault allegations against seven students at Cornell University is forcing many people to ask difficult questions about sexual violence and the cultural…
- What does the future hold for the Manitoba PC Party? · 18 min · Season 3 Episode 10It's been just over a year since Obby Khan was elected leader of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, and he's already quit. The way Khan sees it, the Tories are torn by…
- Lack of compassion or loss of faith? Some Winnipeggers becoming apathetic to homelessness · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 9An online survey conducted by Abacus Data for CBC News ahead of the 2026 municipal election suggests a majority of Winnipeggers are losing compassion for people experiencing…
- Kinew makes $80B pitch to sell Port of Churchill expansion · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 7At this week's Canada Investment Summit, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew made a pitch for a Port of Churchill expansion that he has said could cost up to $80 billion. But Kinew's…
- Students are back to school and lab employees have been ordered back to work · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 6Today on the podcast Manitoba's premier weighs in with best wishes for the kids but harsh words for Dynacare. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says that Dynacare "sucks." Hear why on…
- Retailers look for ways to combat shoplifting as police security ends · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 5For years, retailers have been able to hire Winnipeg police officers to work overtime as security, but that will change under new rules. By May 2027, officers will no longer be…
- A closer look at the impact of the U.S. trade war in Manitoba · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 4Canada is at the start of a serious trade war with the United States, but is Manitoba still in a fighting mood? And what is our local leverage? What’s it like for businesses…
- Why mayor, premier think Winnipeg councillor should step aside · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 3Russ Wyatt is facing criminal charges, including two counts of sexual assault, but has pledged to continue his work as a Winnipeg councillor. Some people, including Mayor Scott…
- How a new medication could help Manitobans with addictions · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 2Manitoba's first supervised consumption site is officially open in Winnipeg. Getting to opening day was a winding political road. We revisit that and hear about a new medication…
- The Nakba exhibit: Small museum display draws big reaction · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 1A Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibit called Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present is a point of pride for some Palestinians who were involved in its development. But…
- AI cash flows to Manitoba, but will better tech mean fewer jobs? · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 25As federal funding for AI flows to organizations in Manitoba, we'll hear from Evan Solomon, the federal minister for artificial intelligence, about the national strategy and job…
- Rising HIV rates in Manitoba hitting Indigenous people hardest · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 24Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer declared a public health emergency over HIV rates in May. As CBC producer Lenard Monkman tells us, Indigenous people are…
- Is Winnipeg boring after dark? · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 23This 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…
- Your home flooded. Now what? · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 22Many 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'…
- How Winnipeg police say they're handling open drug use · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 21Open 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…
- She can't die by MAID, so she's taking matters into her own hands · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 20Marion 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…
- There's something about St. Mary's Road · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 19As 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…
- When Winnipeg’s social problems spill onto the schoolyard · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 18Winnipeg’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…
- MLAs can't call each other 'racist.' Manitoba's premier says that's wrong · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 17Heckling, 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…
