Canadian rock band Tragically Hip's frontman Gord Downie has died following a battle with brain cancer. He was 53. The gifted lyricist - who was dubbed the country's unofficial poet laureate - had ...

Gord Downie, the iconic frontman for the Canadian rock 'n' roll band The Tragically Hip, passed away on Tuesday night after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was a lifelong hockey fan ...

shortly after Downie announced his cancer diagnosis. "We are less as a country without Gord Downie in it," Mr Trudeau told reporters, his eyes brimmed with tears. Justin Trudeau: "We lost one of ...

Gord Downie, when he died of brain cancer in 2017. Langlois and Downie were best buds for decades, and Langlois said he went ...

Gord Downie, lead singer and lyricist of the Tragically Hip, has died after a battle with brain cancer. He was Canada's unofficial poet laureate. CBC News offers an interactive road trip of the ...

The band faced an unimaginable challenge when Gord Downie received a terminal brain cancer diagnosis. Instead of retreating, they doubled down on the traits that had sustained them for decades ...