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This is Manitoba

This is Manitoba

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Summary

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.

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Episodes
  • MLAs can't call each other 'racist.' Manitoba's premier says that's wrong

    MLAs can't call each other 'racist.' Manitoba's premier says that's wrong
    May 13 2026

    Heckling, 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 Wab Kinew is not happy with how he’s going about it. He and a former House Speaker from Saskatchewan weigh in on the issue.
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    21 mins
  • Tenants say they're seeing problems after encampment resident move in

    Tenants say they're seeing problems after encampment resident move in
    May 6 2026

    Manitoba's Your Way Home strategy aims to help find housing for people living in homeless encampments. But seniors in some Winnipeg apartment blocks say they've seen a concerning escalation in violence and other incidents after camp residents moved in. CBC's Josh Crabb tells us about the tenants' concerns, and housing advocate Marion Willis explains why she doesn't think putting the two populations together will work.
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    20 mins
  • Will Manitoba's social media ban for youth work?

    Will Manitoba's social media ban for youth work?
    Apr 29 2026

    The days of doomscrolling may be numbered for Manitoba teens. As Manitoba looks to become the first Canadian province to implement a social media and AI chatbot ban, we look at the example of Australia, which has had a ban in place since December, and hear from a Canadian legal expert about the privacy issues Manitoba lawmakers will have to navigate.
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    24 mins
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