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Guest host Tristan Field-Jones joins Greg Mackling for this week as we broadcast from the rooftop patio at Santa Lucia's on St. Mary's Road. 00:00 - The latest on the sentencing of Andrea Giesbrecht. 09:17 - A dreadful call during the Bomber game Thursday night prevented Karen Kuldys of Winnipeg from becoming a millionaire. 22:53 - Hundreds of patients receiving physiotherapy and occupational therapy services free of charge at city hospitals will soon have to shell out their own cash at a private clinic as the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority tries to cut costs. 31:02 - Andrea Giesbrecht is sentenced to eight and a half years behind bars for concealing the bodies of six infants. 35:50 - Safeway, the CFL and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are stepping up after Karen Kuldys was denied one million dollars due to a controversial call during a Bomber game. 39:14 - University students from Austin, Texas are cycling 4000 miles to Anchorage, Alaska as part of the annual bike ride for cancer and they're in Winnipeg

Guest host Tristan Field-Jones joins Greg Mackling for this week. 00:00 - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter became dehydrated this morning while working at a Habitat for Humanity build site in Winnipeg. 10:00 - Ticket giveaway for the Blue Bombers. 12:22 - A Winnipeg city councillor racked up a whopping $57,000 in personal expenses on a city issued credit card. 17:25 - Inner city activist and North Point Douglas resident Sel Burrows will receive the Order of Manitoba for his contributions to the community. 33:24 - Five Canadians have been chosen to represent the Faces of Mental Illness and we have a chat with one of them. 47:04 - Kid Rock as a US senator? 51:42 - How to cope after witnessing a traumatic event. 69:44 - Another ticket giveaway for the Blue Bombers. 73:52 - A discussion on sustainability and how to save the planet. 83:51 - How the Francophone community is celebrating Bastille Day. 91:54 - A chat with Richard Cloutier and Julie Buckingham.

Guest host Tristan Field-Jones joins Greg Mackling for this week. 00:00 - A vicious stabbing attack on Portage Avenue in broad daylight may have been the result of road rage. Has a traumatic incident changed the way you live your life? 18:20 - Charles Adler shares his thoughts on the controversy surrounding emails exchanged between Donald Trump's son and Russian officials. 37:07 - The Bank of Canada has hiked its interest rate to 0.75 per cent. What does this mean for your loan or mortgage? 49:04 - The chief justice of the United States had inspiring words for graduates. We play part of his commencement speech from earlier this year. 55:53 - A chat with the owners of Enigma Escapes regarding the huge success of escape rooms in Winnipeg. 74:36 - Ticket giveaway for Nazareth. 80:22 - Four volunteers will live in a sealed lab for 200 days as China prepares for its first manned mission to the Moon. 85:35 - A chat with Richard Cloutier and a brief recap of the show.

Guest host Tristan Field-Jones joins Greg Mackling for this week. 00:00 - Mosquito trap count reporter Greg Mackling provides us with an update. 07:34 - Do you wear a seatbelt? Despite high usage in Manitoba, many people choose not to wear a seatbelt. 18:57 - How a near hit at San Francisco International Airport could have triggered the greatest disaster in aviation history. 35:37 - The Trudeau government redacted the details of its own transparency plan. 49:34 - A chat with Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive lineman Jamaal Westerman. 63:59 - Listener feedback on our discussion regarding seatbelts. 68:48 - The RCMP are redeploying officers to tackle looting in British Columbia as wildfires force thousands of people from their homes. 75:35 - Ticket giveaway for Nazareth. 77:34 - More listener feedback on our conversation about seatbelts. 84:49 - An example of an incredibly rare instance where people who followed safety procedures ended up dead. 89:32 - A chat with Richard Cloutier and Julie Buckingham.

Guest host Tristan Field-Jones joins Greg Mackling for this week. 00:00 - Does the slap count match the trap count when it comes to mosquitoes in southern Manitoba? 12:01 - RCMP have been sharing extreme driving speeds they tracked on Manitoba highways including one driver who was doing 173 KM/H in a 100 KM/H zone. However, when RCMP posted this on their Facebook page, a few people thought it would be a good idea to brag about how fast they were going without getting caught. Do we need more enforcement and if speeding is such a problem, are the speed limits out of date? 35:02 - Why you should consider getting a tax free savings account. 59:07 - It's a disorder that will affect one in 300 Canadians yet most of us have never heard of it. What exactly is hemochromatosis? 75:09 - An update on the hundreds of wildfires that are ravaging British Columbia. 82:31 - Ticket giveaway for Nazareth. 90:17 - A closer look at who is being celebrated in today's Google Doodle. 93:47 - A chat with Richard Cloutier.

Friday, July 7th, 2017 00:00 - We're on location! We're at Santa Lucia Pizza on St. Mary's at Marion, on the rooftop patio. In our first half hour we cover a number of topics: - A suggestion for Broadway as it pertains to food trucks- We paid a visit to RCMP D Division Headquarters on Portage at Dominion where they were holding an open house- Theory of a Deadman ticket giveaway 18:33 - Sears Canada announced Thursday it is seeking court permission to suspend a number of pension plan and retirement benefits payments. Joining us to discuss the legality of this potential move is Catherine Howden, a Partner at Pitblado Law. 32:33 - Teeing up the Bomber game. Brett's going to a sportsing event! 37:34 - INCREDIBLE AUDIO from our next guest, who has written a book on a dramatic event which took place barely 200 kilometres from where we sit, on May 10th, 1973 in Kenora, ON. The book is "The Devil's Gap: The Untold Story of Canada's First Suicide Bomber", and the author is our guest -- Joe Ralko. 56:14 - Dr. Syr

00:00 - Criticism is being hurled at the new Alec Baldwin movie "Blind", for not casting a blind person in the role. Baldwin plays a man who lost his sight in a car crash. Has the time come for only actors of certain ethnicity, physical limitations and disabilities to play these parts? 18:56 - Want to be in a VIRTUAL REALITY tournament? DoVR, located at the Outlet mall at 555 Sterling Lyon, is holding such a tournament on July 14th. To tell us about it is Ally Urbanovich, the sales manager for DoVR. 37:51 - For weeks we've been reading a sponsor tag about The Canadian Craft Beer Revolution: Coast to Coaster, on now to July 31st, where you can experience craft beers from across Canada. So we thought we'd tell you more about it, with Aaron Alblas, a resident craft beer expert among the product ambassadors for Manitoba Liquor Marts. 57:01 - Our weekly visit with Carolyn Klassen, a therapist with Conexus Counselling -- This week, we discuss "The upsides of being average" 74:53 - Explore Winnipeg's Public Art

00:00 - Dan Harper, the photographer responsible for the spectacularly popular time lapse of the Living Maple Leaf at Portage & Main on Canada Day 19:28 - Should restaurants ditch plastic straws? Whitley Schamber is the organizer of Plastic Free Peg, and has gotten nearly 40 restaurants to lose the plastic straws for the month of July, instead supplying a compostable straw upon request 37:14 - They want to move to Canada, but Canada won't have them - Kate & Claire Everward are sisters who work together in Israel. Claire is a suspense author, Kate is her publicist & manager. They want to immigrate to Canada with their 72-year-old mother, but the Canadian government says they don't measure up on the points system. They all speak English, and are all self-employed, so what's the problem? 55:48 - Heartwarming story of a dog who saves a cat in New Brunswick, which leads to a chat about pet names and the trend to giving them human names 74:34 - Zookeeper For A Day contest on at Assiniboine Park Zoo for kids 12

00:00 - Canada Day Contrast -- So many good things to celebrate in Winnipeg this past Saturday, including the Living Maple Leaf at Portage & Main... contrasted with SEVEN STABBINGS Saturday night. 18:22 - Results of the annual Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest then Eric Irwin, President of DAUPHIN'S COUNTRYEST, which was a sellout this past weekend. 30:57 - From one festival to another... Lynne Skromeda, executive director of Winnipeg Folk Festival, which is on this weekend at Bird's Hill Provincial Park 37:46 - Our monthly visit with the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba -- We're joined by Adam Milne, Volunteer Coordinator & Outreach Worker with MDAM, which is proposing an initiative that peer support be offered in ER waiting rooms. 55:10 - Why we should cast out the caricature of John A. Macdonald and respect him as the founder he was -- Patrice Dutil, professor in the department of politics and public administration at Ryerson University and co-editor of "Macdonald at 200: New R

00:00 - Winner of Canadian Music Madness is announced // Tristan and Brett pick some of their favorite Canadian songs / bands 18:17 - Michael de Adder, artist and satirist behind the book "You Might Be From Canada IF..." 31:08 - Zahra Premji from Highway 1 protest at Deacon's Corner 37:32 - Julie Buckingham on what the protest is about and background on the crisis that has been ongoing for decades 49:40 - Zahra Premji with a protester, Jennifer Spence-Clarke with the Urban Warrior Alliance. 55:45 - Calls on the protest 71:28 - Clincal psychologist Dr. Syras Derksen -- Says research shows extreme protests, like a road blockade, don't really work that well in helping people identify with the cause 74:04 - MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson on the protest 83:00 - Zahra Premji with a wrap on the protest 86:25 - Pinawa Golf Green Fees giveaway // Hal Anderson tees up his weekend show // Tristan with a wonderful commentary on Canada 92:58 - Some more of our favourite Canadian song selections

00:00 - Manitoba family suing school division over handling of bullying speaks out. Are schools doing enough? What are they doing that is working? What SHOULD they be doing? With tech being what it is... will this continue through the summer? 38:29 - The first ever Northern Touch Music Festival is happening in Winnipeg this weekend, to help launch hip-hop, soul and R&B artists. We're joined on the phone by Shea Malcolmson, Northern Touch co-founder, organizer and rapper (Abstract Artform). We're also joined instudio by Alexa Potashnik, a delegate speaking on Friday, an activist, founder of Black Space Winnipeg, AND, a beatboxer! 56:04 - Carolyn Klassen, our therapist friend from Conexus Counselling, has written "An Open Letter to Indigenous Peoples of Canada", you can read it on her blog at www.conexuscounselling.ca. We're also joined by a member of the Indigenous community, Trevor Greyeyes, Publisher, First Nations Voice. 74:19 - Picnic at the Park: Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park challenges 150 people t

00:00 - Rosanna Pancotto with Prairie Sky Immigration joins us to discuss cuts by the federal government to advanced English programs for newcomers 18:54 - Beer can tosser from Toronto Blue Jays game last October given a conditional discharge, has to perform community service and stay away from Major League Baseball games for a year. Ken Pagen pleaded guilty to mischief under $5,000 on May 30th. From there, the sports train of thought goes way off track to various unscheduled stops. 37:36 - POUTINE! Andrew Chau, co-founder of SkipTheDishes, and Ryan Smolkin, founder & CEO (Chief Entertainment Officer) at Smoke's Poutinerie... are celebrating Canada 150 with perhaps THE quintessential Canadian dish: Poutine. They had five different kinds of poutine delivered to us, and we brought in an expert panel of Hal Anderson, Matt Carty & Kyle Milroy to help us try them all out. Our job is hard sometimes. 55:24 - WSO 70th Birthday Party & Community Celebration TONIGHT! 7pm Centennial Concert Hall $7.00. SEVEN BUCKS! W

00:00 - John McEnroe suggests Serena Williams would be the 700th ranked player on the men's Tennis tour, and won't apologize for it. Is he wrong? Is it time for another Battle of the Sexes? We're joined by 680 CJOB's House Tennis Expert, Christian Aumell 37:16 - Taren Gesell, aka "Triathlon Taren", & his wife Kim Gesell, "Sometimes Fill-In Co-Host & Regular Guest" -- On Sunday, Taren & a couple of his friends SWAM THE LENGTH OF THE RED RIVER IN WINNIPEG. From the South Perimeter to the North Perimeter, 37 kilometres. Kim was riding along in one of the support boats to film the whole thing. It took nine hours! Incredible. 55:48 - Fidget Spinners! Is there a genuine benefit for those with behavioural disorders and other challenges, including Autism? We're joined by Dr. Kirsten Wirth of Wirth Behavioural Health Services. 74:08 - Alarming drowning numbers for Manitoba -- the 2017 Drowning Report from the Lifesaving Society says the highest drowning rate in Manitoba was found among children under the age of 5,

00:00 - Hi there, Brett here. We start with our intro & preamble and such, then a couple of things on the changing face of what is acceptable with our kids at work / school. A Tenneesee professor has invited a student to bring her 3-year-old to class after the student had to miss a class because she couldn't find a sitter. In Australia, a senator breast-fed her child while tabling a motion. Should kids be allowed in class? Should babies be allowed at work? Is it time to stop fussing over breastfeeding? I decided to play Devil's Advocate, and got some interesting feedback. 18:58 - Academy Lanes is closing! We speak to Todd Britton, President of Academy lanes 30:05 - The popularity of bowling in Manitoba -- We speak to Brandon Mansell, member of the gold medal winning Team Manitoba from the 2017 Canadian Open 5-pin championship, which happened in Sudbury earlier this month. 37:48 - Kelley Keehn & Money Monday! Kelley is a Personal Finance Educator, and Consumer Advocate, Financial Planning Standards Council

00:00 - We went to a kindergarten graduation! We were invited to Earl Grey School at 340 Cockburn to witness the Kindergarten Farewell, which included the first ever Spanish kindergarten class in the city's history. We went in a tad cynical, but we left overwhelmed with positivity. It was fun! 35:51 - Dr. Syras! We brought in registered psychologist Dr. Syras Derksen a bit early today, and it worked out great because we first ask him about kindergarten graduation. Is it coddling? Or positive reinforcement? THEN we switch gears and ask him how birth order affects personality. 54:04 - Winnipeg traffic curiosities -- There are a couple of intersections that have always made me scratch my head, so we decided to get the City of Winnipeg's Manager of Transportation, Luis Escobar, to solve some traffic riddles for us. 71:17 - Texts on traffic curiosities 78:57 - BRETT GETS BOOED / Snake Oil Gets Twisted giveaway 82:26 - How far would you go to prove a point? British dude where's a dress to work on a hot day, wh

00:00 - Should flavoured vape juice be banned? San Francisco has approved a bill that bans the sale of flavoured nicotine juice for electronic cigarettes. I (Brett) think this is a load of hogwash, because if vaping helps someone quit smoking, why are we trying to put up road blocks? What do you think? 37:12 - Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Elie Tornado, the first ever F5 tornado in Canada (now known as EF5). We're joined by storm chaser Justin Hobson, who saw it first hand and got some video. 50:35 - We take a call from Pat who tells us a harrowing and incredible story of how she and her husband ended up having to drive through that Elie storm in 2007. 54:45 - Carolyn Klassen, therapist with Conexus Counselling, website www.conexuscounselling.ca -- Carolyn's most recent blog post talks about her recent birthday, and how instead of accepting gifts, she gave every member of her family $100 to go do something nice for someone, and help to make the world a better place. The stories that resulted are

00:00 - David Phillips, Senior Climatologist at Environment Canada -- First day of Summer; 10th anniversary of Elie tornado is tomorrow; crazy heat in US Southwest 13:01 - More chat about tornadoes, including Brett's close call at Kingswood 17:40 - What was your favourite book that you had to read in school? That's where we end up. We begin by talking about a cemetery in Salem that is getting renovated, a cemetery that has a link to the Salem Witch Trials. That reminded Greg of the book/play he had to read during school -- The Crucible. Then we had a sidebar about how there was a movie adaptation of The Crucible starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Then we had a sidebar about how Day-Lewis has apparently quit acting. Or has he? THEN we get back to your favourite books in school. 36:29 - Are we hurting our girls? That's the subject of the latest blog post from Fit Communications, on whether or not we are inadvertently creating body image issues for young girls. We're joined by the co-founders of Fit Communications, A

00:00 - The future of newspapers in Canada -- Should the government create funding for print media? 18:33 - Mitch Rosset, Global Sports -- Mitch shares with us his feature interview with former Univerity of Manitoba product and NFL player Israel Idonije 29:40 - More on newspapers and government funding 36:52 - Winnipeg curler extraordinaire Mike McEwen, who needs your help getting voted into the Everest Curling Challenge -- a brand new, world-class event with the largest cash prize in the sport. www.everestcurlingchallenge.com to vote. Also, Mike announces exclusively on 680 CJOB a new partnership with the Children's Hospital Foundation. 51:01 - Craig Baker, Curling Manitoba Executive Director -- Proposal from Curling Canada to have all kids 12-and-under wear helmets when on the pebbled ice. 55:03 - Rick Fenton, Artistic Director, 6th annual 680 CJOB Winnipeg BBQ & Blues Festival lineup announced today 65:16 - Pinawa Mayor Blair Skinner -- Pinawa recently hosted a contingent of Chinese officials 72:50

00:00 - Hi it's Brett, I'm back from vacation. Yay. In this first segment, we set up the show, particularly our chat at 2 o'clock about cyclists. Global News has learned cycling fatalities often end with a fine, rather than jail time, for drivers who are deemed at fault. 9:48 - On Friday we are off to a Kindergarten graduation. Seems adorable and a little silly all at once. We will talk about this and engineered achievements as we get closer to Friday. As your kids pass into a new grade, the rumours will abound about "how much homework does this teacher give?" And on the subject of homework, studies are increasingly showing that assigned homework is not necessarily a benefit to students in early and middle years. 17:27 - What should we do with The Bay building downtown? What COULD we do with it? There was a great article from Dan Lett in the Winnipeg Free Press over the weekend, and one of the architects featured and tasked with finding alternate uses is Aaron Pollock, who is our guest. Aaron is a Design In

Guest host Tristan Field-Jones joins Greg Mackling for this week. 00:00 - We try the Bean Boozled challenge live on air with a few colleagues and it doesn't go well... 18:10 - How do we build better relationships with our neighbours? 37:35 - A preview of Aboriginal Day celebrations. 48:10 - Hoops From the Heart is an upcoming basketball event that will help inner city kids. 62:33 - The fake outrage industry strikes again! How kissing your kids somehow became controversial. 66:46 - It's a busy weekend for Winnipeg sports fans. 76:13 - A quick chat on gas prices and ticket giveaway for Nickelback. 80:13 - The Winnipeg Goldeyes are allowing you to bring your pet pooch to the ball park on Saturday. 88:17 - A chat with Richard Cloutier and Julie Buckingham.