Information Radio from CBC Radio Manitoba (Highlights) show

Information Radio from CBC Radio Manitoba (Highlights)

Summary: CBC Radio listeners in Manitoba start their day off right with Information Radio. Join us for a variety of stories and items, including news, sports, traffic, business, comedy and more.

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 Provocative Question - Should We Pay To Bail Out Cottage Owners? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 544

Why should WE pay for YOUR bad decision? That's how one of our panelists feels about bailing out cottage owners who are struck by natural disasters. Our provocative question panel has more.

 Preventative Double Mastectomy - A Winnipeg Teen's Choice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 461

Sheri O'Donnell was just 15 years old when breast cancer killed her mother. Cancer also claimed many other family members. So, 20 years ago, the Winnipeg teenager took the same dramatic steps as Angelina Jolie - she had a preventative double mastectomy.

 Falcon Cam! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 433

The falcon cameras are back - in Winnipeg and Brandon. Marcy talks to Tracy Maconachie, the coordinator of the Falcon Recovery project, about what's happening this year with the two pairs of peregrine falcons.

 Rabbits Among Us | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 380

They're cute. They're fuzzy. And they're doing a number on gardens all over the city. Find out what you can do about those rascally rabbits.

 Ochre Beach Destruction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 856

His home is destroyed thanks to a wall of ice. Find out what happens next for one Ochre Beach homeowner. Then hear what kind of financial help victims of the ice wall might receive from the provincial government.

 Should Winnipeggers Have Access To A Spring Clean-Up Alert System? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 423

Find out why one Winnipeg woman believes the city should be using its winter snow clearing "know your zone" strategy during the spring clean up.

 Helping The People Of Lake St. Martin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 409

Still without a home, two years later. What's being done to find new homes for the people of Lake St. Martin. We ask Manitoba's Deputy Premier Eric Robinson.

 How Many Video Lottery Machines Is Too Many? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 417

The province says it will remove a long standing moratorium on adding VLT machines in some hotels and bars. Hear why that plan is causing concerns.

 Can Private Investing Help Solve Funding Woes For Social Service Organizations? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 503

Big business could soon get into the social services game - with a shot at scoring millions in profits from their investments. CBC Producer Donna Carreiro has the story.

 Manitoba Hydro - "Damming" Questions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 467

Is now a good time to be spending billions on new hydro dams? We look at the economics of power generation.

 The 7 Minute Workout | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 455

If you say you're too busy to exercise, you may have just lost your excuse. An article in a U.S. journal says an effective workout can be done in just seven minutes. Marcy finds out more.

 100 Masters-Only In Canada | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 491

The crates have been unpacked, and the work of 100 Masters will be on display at the Winnipeg Art Gallery starting tomorrow. Marcy talks to Stephen Borys, executive director at the WAG.

 Fighting Childhood mental Illness | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 496

Hockey Night in Canada's Kelly Hrudey and his daughter open up about her anxiety disorder. Find out how to spot the signs of childhood mental illness.

 Manitoba's Quality of Life - What Does The Future hold? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 590

If you build it, they might come. Then you have to keep them here. What should Manitoba look like 15 years? More ideas from the vision summit held yesterday.

 More Police-Less Crime? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 499

Does having more police actually make you safer? Or does it just make you FEEL safer? We look at Winnipeg's police and crime statistics... and the tale they tell.

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