The Start

Benjamin Hecht is a managing partner at Pitblado Law and a labour and employment lawyer. He joined to answer some of our questions about the workplace and the vaccine.

Jets lose AGAIN, & another anti-mask rally what's wrong with these goofs (1:40); Mom whose son first got COVID shares her thoughts from hospital bed, Greg delivers passionate follow-up (9:00); Tell us something funny about your mom! (15:15); Get the first shot available...or wait?  NACI messaging continues to confuse, and anger is rising (24:40); Walking 20 km with 10 kg of gear: Winnipeggers tribute Canadian soldiers & Holland through Nijmegan March (31:45); What's the difference between the Mom Joke and Dad Joke? (42:00); Rocket from China's space station could fall back to Earth?? (46:15); Winning text on something funny about your mom (55:10); Brandon scores first ever AAA Under 15 girls hockey team (57:25). 

Lauren got her shot! Selfies and teens (1:07); Some doctors are saying the current restrictions aren't enough (7:40); Tell us about a time your mom got mad at you! (12:33); Do you use filters before posting photos? (20:18); Texts on Mom (27:10); How kids are using apps to alter appearances before posting selfies Body Confidence Canada (29:54);  Clearing up public health update, and more texts on Mom (37:08); Weekly visit with Bob Irving (41:30); Manitoba Olympian FUELING SPORT Canadian Women's Soccer team star Desiree Scott (50:58); Winning text on Mom getting mad (60:00).

Stop scaring people with pics of needles and bleeding arms! (1:07); Teachers getting shots in North Dakota now (7:19); COOKIES! (13:31); Manitobans being asked to show their appreciation (20:12); Passionate text from a teacher (22:58); Busiest start to wildfire season for WFPS in years (29:12); Fun, non COVID-chat on cookies... then it took a turn to wisdom teeth and pain BECAUSE LOL (33:52); High Tea Bakery teams up with Winnipeg Love to offer special cookies for Eid al Fitr & to Celebrate Everything (40:52); East India Company directing portion of revenue to effort to purchase oxygen concentrators needed in India (48:43); Gab with Gabby - Hundreds of $$$ in late fees at the library! (55:12); Winning text on cookies (55:12).

Greg's first crack at Tim Horton's self-checkout in drive-thru (1:40); Having Coffee, Talking... Self-checkout & automation. Do you like it? (8:35); Confusion around vaccines for immuno-compromised and cancer patients (15:50); Texts on self-checkouts (22:30); Small Town Salute to Winkler! Spenst Bros Premium Meats and the success of their frozen pizzas (24:45); Weight gain (and loss) in the pandemic (32:25);  'Grow a pair.' 'Let's go guys.' British teacher trying to get kids to stop using these and other phrases (37:40); Manitoba Teachers' Society sounding alarm on Covid in Winnipeg schools, wanting 'circuit breaker' // Dog poop patroller in action in White Rock, B.C. (48:30); Winning text on self-checkouts (56:05); Vaccine Hesitancy in Southern MB - we chat with Winkler Mayor Martin Harder (59:40).