Marion Penner wants to die, but after applying for MAID, she was denied earlier this year. Now, confined to a hospital bed in Vita, Man., the 94-year-old has stopped taking crucial medications. She said a number of doctors refused to help her pursue MAID as a matter of conscience, which they have the legal right to do in the province. A surprising group has taken up the cause of fighting that law.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/maid-law-94-year-old-pro-choice-group-9.7217602

As Winnipeg grows, there are more cars on streets designed for less traffic. The city has identified a strip of St. Mary’s Road as needing improvement and is looking for fresh ideas on how to lessen congestion there, without doing a major overhaul. We explore what businesses and two local city councillors want to see done.

Winnipeg’s social problems are spilling onto the schoolyard.

On the podcast today, politicians, advocates and educators are raising concerns about heightened public drug use near some Winnipeg schools.

Is a police crackdown the answer or will that just target vulnerable populations?

We bring you multiple points of view on this complicated problem in The Peg.

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.

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.

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.

Spring flooding has once again forced evacuations in Peguis First Nation, as rising waters along the Fisher River threaten homes and safety. Chief Stan Bird warns the situation could echo the devastating 2022 flood that displaced roughly 2,000 residents, many of whom have yet to return.

For decades, annual flooding has disrupted life in the community, bringing repeated promises from federal leaders to find a permanent solution. On this week's episode, we hear why those commitments have yet to materialize.

Following the federal byelections in Ontario and Quebec, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority government. What does this mean for Canadians moving forward?

Guest host Cory Funk is joined by former Liberal MP Dan Vandal and former Progressive Conservative MP Dorothy Dobbie for a partisan panel discussion. They break down the political implications of the results, what a majority means for Carney’s agenda, and how the opposition might respond.