Information Radio from CBC Radio Manitoba (Highlights)

She's been diagnosed with depression, self mutilates so much she's almost died and regularly combs the internet looking for ways to kill herself. Still, after six years of waiting - treatment is still hard to come by. CBC producer Donna Carreiro brings us this Winnipeg woman's story.

Find out how a local book hound made a rare discovery - and turned up an interesting piece of Winnipeg history - all by accident.

Suppose you found out your child had the IQ of an Albert Einstein. How would you handle it? Well, a two-year-old boy from Calgary has become the youngest person in Canada to join the international high I-Q society, Mensa. A child psychologist tells us what makes a gifted child and what parents can do to raise the little one in the healthiest way possible.

Manitoba's health minister says paying all doctors by salary instead of fee-for-service isn't the way to eliminate the practice of "one problem per appointment." Find out what blended renumeration for MDs could mean for your health.

A group of students at Machray Elementary will honour the memory of one of their favorite teachers and her love of butterflies. Find out more about their memorial for teacher Tammi Kroeker who passed away in February at 38.

Winnipeggers were told that water bills would rise to help pay for an expensive water and sewer upgrade. Now the Public Utilities Board says the City is dipping into that fund to pay for general expenses instead. Does it matter? Isn't it all public revenue? Terry talks to Brian Kelcey, a former advisor to Mayor Sam Katz and someone who keeps a careful watch on the goings on at City Hall.

A depression-era saint. An Icelander carving out a spot for his compatriots. And ice cream! What do these things have in common? They're all part of the Burnell Street Jane's Walk taking place this weekend.

The former head of Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service is speaking in Winnipeg tonight (Thursday May 3). Before that, Efraim Halevy joined Terry in the studio.

A Selkirk doctor has been accused of rushing her patient and missing fatal signs of heart trouble. The woman's widower has told the CBC that even though his wife went to her doctor complaining of several symptoms, the doctor told her that she only handles one problem per visit. His wife died the next week, of a heart attack. To find out more about protocols for doctor's appointments, Terry talks to Dr. Bill Pope, the registrar for the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

You can't smoke in restaurants or in the car with your kids. Should smoking also be banned in apartment buildings? There's a growing trend for mulit-unit complexes to go smoke free. Marcy talks to Pippa Beck, a policy analyst with the Non-Smokers' Rights Association.

One of the hottest shows to hit the world wide web is back! CBC Manitoba's falcon camera is active and online. Already we know that Princess and Ivy, the two peregrine falcons on the Radisson Hotel in Winnipeg have FOUR eggs. Tracy Maconachie, the project coordinator for the Falcon Recovery project stops by the studio to tell us more.

The jig is up! Okay - not so much up as in the final round. Three young men known as Sagkeeng's Finest have advanced to the finals of "Canada's Got Talent". Find out more about these local heroes.

A mother from the Weston neighbourhood says her daughter is caught up in a dangerous lifestyle on Winnipeg's streets and she desperately wants to keep her from becoming another tragic statistic. She hopes it starts with sharing her story with the CBC. Then Marcy talks to Jane Runner, the program manager for TERF - the Transition, Education and Resources for Females program, through New Directions. She's worked for years to help women and girls at risk.

It was a Selkirk Avenue hotel with a grim reputation. Now the infamous edifice is under new ownership and the plan is to turn it into a revitalizing space for the neighbourhood. We hear from some north-enders about their dreams for change.

Help stop Manitoba from burning! Terry talks to a battalion chief with the California department of forestry and fire protection who shares some of her expertise about living in an area where wildfires are common.