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 ...