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Q | Feb 28, 2013
Giorgi Gogia, from Human Rights Watch, on how a novel about a friendship between two Azerbaijani men and their Armenian neighbours made the author a target in his own country. Legendary Canadian comedian Martin Short on his life, career and unique role promoting Canadian talent. Writer Peter Frase on defending rude service.
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The Current | Feb 28, 2013
Head to YouTube and you can watch dozens of scenarios to a problem with older or elderly drivers. Statistically,drivers aged 80-plus almost have the accident rate of the most dangerous driving demographic ... the under 24s. And in Sudbury they are the target of a police tip-line urging other drivers to call in to report any seemingly erratic or dangerous elderly driver. Simple public safety in action? Or age discrimination?
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Mainstreet NS | Mar 1, 2013
A team led by our oceans guy, Boris Worm, has found that about 100 million sharks die every year, and the biggest preventable culprit is fishing. He explains the significance of his finding.
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And the Winner Is | Feb 26, 2013
As a boy in pre-war Austria, Georg Tintner played the piano, sang with the Vienna Boys Choir, and composed his own music. By the time World War Two broke out, he was also a conductor. But Georg Tintner was a conductor with Jewish roots. And so, after the Anschluss in 1938, he was fired. By 1942, Mr. Tintner made his way to New Zealand, and for the better part of the next forty-five years of his life, he served as a conductor across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. But in 1987, he moved to Halifax, where he would leave his mark as the conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax on October 2, 1999.
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Tapestry | Feb 22, 2013
We take a look at how doubt and skepticism can be essential ingredients to faith. Mary meets Rabbi Rami Shapiro - a rabbi who says he isn't religious, but rather a curious, holy rascal. She also talks to Michael Shermer, the founder of Skeptic Magazine. He's held his own against Deepak Chopra in a go round on consciousness and quantum physics.
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Jan 10, 2013 | 10:32Trail's End Hit the Lights! AudioTrail's End Hit the Lights! Jan 10, 2013 | 10:32Inuvik's Sunrise Festival concludes tonight with a concert at the Igloo church. Toronto-based pop star Lights is performing an acoustic set, including songs from her album Siberia. In this interview, she talks to Allison about bullying, her upcoming acoustic album and her first trip to the North.
Dec 21, 2012 | 8:27Trail's End The Ultimate Gift AudioTrail's End The Ultimate Gift Dec 21, 2012 | 8:27A Yellowknife family is waiting for the ultimate gift. Gary Potts is in the advanced stages of Primary Sclerosing Colangitis. Without a liver donation, he will pass away. Trail's End host Allison Devereaux spoke with his wife, Nancy, about how the family is doing.
Dec 21, 2012 | 5:45Trail's End A Century of Song AudioTrail's End A Century of Song Dec 21, 2012 | 5:45A one-of-a kind caroler in Yellowknife is decking the halls and celebrating the season. She has hundreds of songs in her repertoire, honed over nearly a century of singing. Trail's End host Allison Devereaux speaks to 99-year-old Engracia Santos.
Dec 19, 2012 | 3:48Trail's End Turning Christmas on it's head AudioTrail's End Turning Christmas on it's head Dec 19, 2012 | 3:48CBC reporter Angele Dubois tells us the story behind this upside-down Christmas tree in Yellowknife.
Dec 18, 2012 | 8:45Trail's End The Journey Home AudioTrail's End The Journey Home Dec 18, 2012 | 8:45John Thomas died at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver on December 8th.
Before he died, John Thomas asked for his remains to be buried in Denendeh.
His partner, Aline Laflamme, pays tribute to the man she loved and talks about the journey to bring his body home.
Dec 12, 2012 | 4:50Trail's End Folks Dressed Up Like Eskimos? AudioTrail's End Folks Dressed Up Like Eskimos? Dec 12, 2012 | 4:50An Inuk man in Ottawa is protesting this line in The Christmas Carol with a blog called Dressed Up Like Eskimos.
http://folksdresseduplikeeskimos.tumblr.com/
In this interview, host Allison Devereaux speaks to him about the questionable line in a popular carol.
Dec 8, 2012 | 4:59Trail's End Reindeer Meat for Sale AudioTrail's End Reindeer Meat for Sale Dec 8, 2012 | 4:59Forget turkey. Forget goose. How about some Canadian reindeer for holiday dinner?
Lloyd Binder manages a reindeer herd in the arctic. He's selling 18 lbs of reindeer meat for $100. In this interview, Binder speaks about the herd and clears up misconceptions about the animal.
Nov 30, 2012 | 7:24Trail's End Building a Bridge AudioTrail's End Building a Bridge Nov 30, 2012 | 7:24Trail's End live on location at the opening ceremonies for the Deh Cho Bridge.
The one kilometre long bridge spans the Mackenzie River crossing near Fort Providence. It was a decade in the making, and cost $202 million.
In this interview, two men from Ruskin Construction explain what it was like to overcome freezing temperatures, bugs and heights while working on the Deh Cho Bridge.
Nov 22, 2012 | 7:25Trail's End Treasure Hunt: Missing Diamonds in Hay River AudioTrail's End Treasure Hunt: Missing Diamonds in Hay River Nov 22, 2012 | 7:25Cheryl Carriere works as a cashier at NorthMart, which certainly keeps her hands very busy. When the afternoon rush ended, she looked down, and her wedding rings were gone. In this interview, Cheryl tells Allison about the search that ensued.
Nov 21, 2012 | 14:20Trail's End Peter Tertzakian AudioTrail's End Peter Tertzakian Nov 21, 2012 | 14:20Onstage at the Government of the Northwest Territories Energy Charette, Allison interviews Peter Tertzakian about the future of energy.
Tertzakian is an economist with ARC Financial Corp. He is the author of "A Thousand Barrels a Second" (2006) and "The End of Energy Obesity" (2009).
Oct 30, 2012 | 4:25Trail's End True Love Never Dies AudioTrail's End True Love Never Dies Oct 30, 2012 | 4:25A Yellowknife couple exchanges vows at a Halloween-themed wedding. Hear bride Tiffany Thiem- Pennell explain her decision to have a gothic wedding, how her family responded and what the best part of the day was.
Oct 29, 2012 | 4:38Trail's End Remembering Paulousie Ittungna AudioTrail's End Remembering Paulousie Ittungna Oct 29, 2012 | 4:38RCMP are turning to dental records to confirm the identity of an 18-year-old male found dead on a road in Inuvik on the weekend.
People in the community are grieving the loss of Paulousie Ittunga, who hasn't been seen since the weekend.
In this interview, 20-year-old James Williams speaks to Allison about Paulousie Ittungna, a popular athlete and competitor in arctic sports.
Oct 17, 2012 | 10:12Trail's End "Our Longest Drive" Premieres AudioTrail's End "Our Longest Drive" Premieres Oct 17, 2012 | 10:12A Chicago audience gathers for the premiere of "Our Longest Drive." The series is about three friends who travel to Inuvik to play a round of golf under the midnight sun with the ashes of their deceased friend.
Oct 15, 2012 | 11:21Trail's End Coping with pregnancy loss AudioTrail's End Coping with pregnancy loss Oct 15, 2012 | 11:21Two Yellowknife women started a support group for women who have experienced miscarriage or infant death. Jaime McKay and Jennifer Young share their personal stories and explain why they're reaching out.
Sep 13, 2012 | 12:46Trail's End Music for the Grieving Heart AudioTrail's End Music for the Grieving Heart Sep 13, 2012 | 12:46It's a singer-songwriter's gift to those who are living through loss. Manitoba-raised Karla Adolphe created an album written for anyone experiencing grief.
It's free to download on her website: http://www.karlaadolphe.ca/
In this feature-length interview, Karla bares her heart and discusses why she wrote it, her own experience with grief and the personal stories that shaped the album.
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