Information Radio from CBC Radio Manitoba (Highlights)

It will be a RWB ballerina's swan song and she'll get to dance it with a very special partner - her husband. Terry is joined by dancer Carrie Broda, who is retiring from the company at the age of 36, and her husband Alexander Gamayunov.

Richard Dow told the mother of one young sexual assault victim that he could be trusted because he was a police officer. Terry asks Police Chief McCaskill how the police department goes about protecting citizens from such abuses of power. That's one of many questions we have for the chief as he joins us for his regular monthly visit.

When Maureen Anderson's husband died at a local nursing home, she was relieved. She felt he would no longer be humiliated and ignored by members of the staff. Now she's part of an external review of a chronic care wing at Deer Lodge Centre. Hear her story.

After years in planning, Manitoba's new mental health court opens tomorrow. Find out how it will work and what it hopes to accomplish.

Find out about a handbook that helps sex assault victims survive both the assault itself and the hostility of the justice system afterwards. Marcy talks to the author of that guide.

Our regular medical columnist Dr. Peter Lin tells us why not all brain activity is created equal and what kind of intellectual stimulation is most likely to keep you sharp in old age.

It's called the comprehensive assessment program - or CAP - and a lot of teachers in the Winnipeg School Division don't like it. We hear from the teacher's union and then from a division superintendent who says it's a vital tool.

Winnipeg renters can complain to the Residential Tenancies Branch if there's a problem their landlord won't fix. But some neighbourhood associations say some tenants will never complain because they fear reprisals that could lead to the loss of their place to live.

It's a grim and growing mental health trend - self harming. Terry talks to Tiffany Carels who not only survived this self-destructive struggle but who's now trying to help others.

Find out how you can help put a little bounce in an inner city kids' life. Basketballs for Inner City Kids wants you to join their team.

Manitoba's NDP government says it wants to expand the use of breathalyzer-like devices in the cars of convicted drunk drivers. It wants anyone convicted of impaired driving, including first-timers, to have to install an interlock device in their car. We get reaction.

The Comprehensive Assessment Program - CAP - is a Winnipeg School Division process that has teachers assess math and reading skills of each student annually from nursery to grade six. Each assessment is supposed to take about half an hour. But there are some reports that suggest each assessment is taking as much as three days. So, just how much time is CAP taking away from teaching time? School Trustee Mark Wasyliw wants to find out. He talks to Terry. Yesterday, at the School board meeting, trustees agree to have an internal assessment of the program.

What do you do if you're a 15-year-old and you come down with an illness much more common among seniors? Find out how Breana Robertson of South River Heights is getting by with a LOT of help from her friends.

An Ethiopian graduate from the University of Winnipeg has won a prestigious opportunity to help African youth on her home continent. Zwedy Gebremedhin is one of only five Canadians to receive the honour. She tells her story to Terry.

A Winnipeg core area youth program is rooting for one of their own as he becomes a newly graduated doctor this week. Find out how a homework club made all the difference.