• This is Manitoba

  • Written by: CBC
  • Podcast

This is Manitoba

Written by: CBC
  • Summary

  • Make sense of your local news each day in 20 minutes. Host Marcy Markusa digs into what's happening in Manitoba with must-hear interviews and challenging conversations.

    Copyright © CBC 2025
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Episodes
  • Life-saving HIV/AIDS research at risk as U.S. cuts impact Canadian scientists
    Feb 6 2025

    Up first on the podcast, a Steinbach manufacturer that sends most of its product south of the border tries to navigate these uncertain times.

    Neil Fast, president and CEO of Loewen Windows and Doors, speaks with the CBC's Zubina Ahmed about tariffs.


    Donald Trump has spent weeks threatening to slap tariffs on Canada, but this isn't the first time an American president has made this threat. We talk tariff déjà vu -- and how the past can help us navigate this current political moment.

    CBC's Marcy Markusa speaks to Len Kuffert, a history professor at the University of Manitoba.


    As the new U.S. administration makes sweeping cuts to government funding, a research team at the University of Manitoba is at risk of losing its funding for life-saving HIV/AIDS research.

    Julie Lajoie holds the Francis A. Plummer professorship in global infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba.

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    26 mins
  • Manitoban reacts to Trump proposal to take over Gaza
    Feb 5 2025

    A member of Winnipeg's Palestinian community reacts to U.S. President Donald Trump saying he wants to permanently move Palestinians out of Gaza.

    Ramsey Zeid, president of the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba, speaks with host Marcy Markusa.


    Has your attitude changed toward your neighbours down south? We sent CBC reporter Jim Agapito to speak to Winnipeggers.


    Also on the podcast today: For children with a life-threatening illness, there can be a lot of time spent receiving medical care and not a lot of time to be a kid, but the Dream Factory wants to change that. Andrew Kussy, executive director of the Dream Factory, explains how.

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    21 mins
  • Tariffs on hold, but will Manitobans still buy local?
    Feb 4 2025

    With U.S. tariffs on pause for 30 days, Premier Wab Kinew says American alcohol will stay on Manitoba shelves — for now. Meanwhile, Brock Coutts, co-owner of Winnipeg's Patent 5 Distillery, says supporting local businesses should be about more than just a trade dispute.


    Host Marcy Markusa also talks with Federal Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, who is in the province to discuss border security measures.


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    24 mins

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