Hal Anderson

In light of all the asylum seekers who continue to cross into Manitoba from the U.S., we speak with Rita Chahal -- the executive director of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council (Welcome Place) -- to find out what the process is when someone claims asylum, and has to apply for it. We also speak with Dianne Fehr with the Immigrant Access Fund, an organization that offers 'character loans' to people who are new to our country, and need to strengthen their credentials to practice their profession in Canada.

Canadian speed skater Heather McLean chats with M & M

In October, Hurricane Matthew, a category 4 hurricane, caused widespread devastation in Haiti. Four months later, Canadian-supported relief efforts continue. We're joined by Jim Cornelius, live in Haiti -- Jim is the executive director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a Winnipeg-based humanitarian aid agency made up of 15 member agencies working together to end global hunger. (Photo is of an emergency rations distribution site in Haiti)

The 2nd annual Winnipeg Nightlife Awards are coming up on Friday, April 14th at the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre. We're joined by committee members Ken Morrissette, Crystal Vickers and Joel Carleton, who represent the Restaurant, Beverage and Nightlife industries. 

Social media is the Potato Chips of Relationships -- so says therapist Carolyn Klassen with Conexus Counselling. She's written a blog post at http://bit.ly/2lL2swM about how trying to find meaningful life connection through social media is like trying to get proper nutrition from potato chips. 

We speak with researcher Matt Kleinschmidt with Maru/Matchbox in Chicago, who has learned that Millennials' willingness to pay for premium ingredients is helping to redefine the food industry.

We're joined by Luke Bentham and Kyle Fisher, two of the three members of "The Dirty Nil", a rock band from Dundas, ONT. They're opening for Billy Talent and Monster Truck tonight (Thurs) at MTS Centre. Brett is particularly amused by their previous adventures in pyromania. 

Men's Depression is a mental health issue that often gets swept off to the side. We discuss that with Tara Brousseau-Snider, executive director for the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba, as well as mental health advocate John Melnick. We also discuss the 2017 In the Mood Gala, happening this Saturday, February 25th, in support of the Association.

It's Pregnancy & Exercise Awareness Month -- we discuss it with Natalie Kulczycki, owner and instructor at Fit 4 Two (Winnipeg East), which specializes in pre and postnatal fitness. 

We're joined by Krista Michie, who is showing Manitoba's Muslim community support by wearing a button that reads "Free Hugs For Muslims". The Events & Facilities Coordinator at Red River College tells us what inspired her to act.

We're joined by Rhonda Thompson from the Black History Month Celebration Committee, who tells us there are seven more events to come in Winnipeg in what has been an extremely busy month so far with 13 events in total. 

Carolyn Klassen, therapist with Conexus Counselling, recently sat in with her husband in what she calls "The Widower's Club". Her husband lost his previous spouse to breast cancer, and now meets with a handful of men who have also lost their spouses. She discovered that men can, and do, have meaningful conversations -- and wants other men to know that it's ok to talk to other guys about your feelings. 

The HSC Foundation is holding a great event coming up at the Convention Centre called "Savour Canada -- Wine & Food Experience". It's happening March 4th, and here to tell us about is Monique Levesque-Pharaoh, manager of sponsorship & events at the Health Sciences Centre Foundation.

On Wednesday, Winnipeg basketball legend Todd MacCulloch told us there's a new pinball league in the city. We checked it out and found the Manitoba Pinball League, which just held its first event on February 12th. We speak with the man who started the league, David Morris.

We're joined by Eva Kovacs from Global TV to tee up Festival du Voyageur, which starts on Friday with Plaid Shirt Day -- if you're going to Festival on Friday, wear a plaid shirt! And use the hashtags #GlobalVoyageur & #HeHo2017.

We kicked off the show today with Winnipeg-native Todd MacCullouch, who is going to be inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame this spring. The seven-footer played high school ball at Shaftesbury, then in Division I in the NCAA with the Washington Huskies, and in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets.

It's Teacher / Staff Appreciation Week, so to talk about it we are joined by Norm Gould, president of the Manitoba Teachers' Society; Nadia Cantafio, a Grade 4/5 teacher at Lakewood School; and Naomi Kruse, executive director of the Manitoba Association of Parent Councils.

We're joined by Sarah Sytnyk, Scott Coubrough, Luc Edmond and Samantha Wood, Youth Ambassadors for the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba. We discuss a number of issues, including 'coming out', IE revealing you are mentally unwwell. We also talk about the anxiety surrounding Valentine's Day. 

The Canadian Diabetes Association has relaunched as Diabetes Canada, and we're joined by the Regional Director for Manitoba & Nunavut, Andrea Kwasnicki, as well as a Diabetes Canada account manager, Kevin Young.