Russ Wyatt is facing criminal charges, including two counts of sexual assault, but has pledged to continue his work as a Winnipeg councillor. Some people, including Mayor Scott Gillingham and Premier Wab Kinew, want him to step aside.

Manitoba's first supervised consumption site is officially open in Winnipeg.

Getting to opening day was a winding political road. We revisit that and hear about a new medication that could help people after they’ve been revived from an overdose.

A Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibit called Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present is a point of pride for some Palestinians who were involved in its development. But it also has led a board member at the Winnipeg museum to resign and a philanthropist to pull funding. What is a curator's responsibility to respond? That's in this week's episode.

As federal funding for AI flows to organizations in Manitoba, we'll hear from Evan Solomon, the federal minister for artificial intelligence, about the national strategy and job security. We also talk with a Manitoba professor who says people who have AI as a "co-worker" either love the partnership or see it as a rival to their human experience.

Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer declared a public health emergency over HIV rates in May. As CBC producer Lenard Monkman tells us, Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by the spike in cases. He looked into why and solutions that could help moving forward.

This week, we reached back into our podcast vault to when we asked a very pressing question: How can Winnipeg ramp up its nightlife? Host Marcy Markusa explores the city’s after-dark scene with Nuit Blanche Winnipeg general manager Kurt Tittlemier, who discusses how the city can keep its creative spark alive beyond one big night.

Ottawa’s nightlife commissioner, Mathieu Grondin, joins the conversation to share lessons from his city's nightlife revival.

Many Manitobans are realizing they’re uninsured or underinsured after heavy rains this month caused widespread flooding. We talk to an expert who says Canada is facing a 'crisis' around affordable flood insurance.

Open drug use and dealing have become daily realities in Winnipeg's downtown and West End. Winnipeg Police Service inspectors Jen McKinnon and Josh Ewatski tell host Marcy Markusa how police are approaching drug law enforcement.