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Point of View
A bittersweet reunion: How wildfires drove my Yellowknife friends and neighbours into the arms of my new home
Calgary Eyeopener host Loren McGinnis reflects on his close bond with the North as friends are evacuated to Calgary.
First Person
Thomas Berger, radical listener: Reflections from CBC's The Trailbreaker
When Thomas Berger died this week, the calls started coming in from people wanting to share their memories. CBC North morning show host Loren McGinnis was listening.
Point of View
Remembering Bouge: CBC host reflects on friendship with man killed in Yellowknife fire
Andrew Debogorski, also known as Bouge, died in a house fire on Dec. 28 in Yellowknife. CBC North host Loren McGinnis says he was an incredible guy, who had confronted death 'deeply and deliberately.'
Point of View
CBC North, radio no one: When a radio host has to talk to himself
On Wednesday CBC radio programs in western Canada abruptly went off the air. Regardless, the show had to go on. Here, host Loren McGinnis reflects on what it was like to broadcast... to himself.
Profile
Remembering Annie: the chatterbox, avid dancer, and dear sister from Fort Smith, N.W.T.
56-year-old Annie Hamilton developed Alzheimer's disease just over a year ago. She may no longer recognize her sister, but her sister still remembers who she is.
Blog
The Trailbreaker's Greatest Hits: 2015
The Trailbreaker host Loren McGinnis looks back on the year that was, highlighting some of the show's greatest hits, stories, and characters from 2015.
Blog
Fran Hurcomb's What I Saw exhibit shows realness
Fran Hurcomb arrived in Yellowknife in 1975 with a camera and an open mind. An exhibit of photos taken over the past four decades is on display at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
Blog
5 Northern designers to beat a racist hashtag
While many were busy condemning the Canadian designers behind the #dsquaw clothing line, Loren McGinnis, host of The Trailbreaker on CBC North, posed a question: Who are the Northern designers we should know about and celebrate?