Manitoba ranks second-last among Canada's provinces when it comes to dollars devoted to major mining, energy and forestry projects, according to the latest federal list of natural resource projects under construction or planned for the next 10 years.

CBC's Bartley Kives joins the podcast to talk about it.

They call us Friendly Manitoba, but how friendly is our province when it comes to welcoming newcomers? As part of a CBC national series featuring stories from new Canadians, we wanted to check in with some immigrants here. We'll meet someone who always dreamed of coming to Winnipeg, but now that she's here is it all that she dreamed it would be? Host Marcy Markusa speaks with Rebecca Ruvunda