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Eddie Vedder pays tribute to The Tragically Hip, Gord Downie at Pearl Jam concert
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder paused during the rock band's Chicago concert Saturday to talk about Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip's momentous tour finale. More
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Tragically Hip concert draws millions of viewers on CBC
The CBC's broadcast and livestreaming of The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration concert reached 11.7 million people on Saturday night, according to preliminary audience figures. More read comments
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Liberal minister says Downie 'right' that North has been ignored
A day after Tragically Hip lead singer Gord Downie used a nationally televised concert to commend the prime minister's commitment to Aboriginal communities in the North, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett acknowledged both the honour and burden of the moment. More
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INTERACTIVE
The Tragically Hip: Set lists from the Man Machine Poem tour
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Former arena's bad acoustics kept Tragically Hip from playing in hometown
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GORD DOWNIE
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Analysis
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Jay Baruchel on the Tragically Hip
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Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down revisits hip hop's origins
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Making his small screen debut, the famed director and members of his Get Down cast talk returning to the '70s to track the birth of hip hop.
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Matthew McConaughey spotted following women's rugby 7s
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The actor's wife, Camila Alves, is Brazilian and they took the Olympics as an opportunity to visit her homeland
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10 great Canadian book-to-movie adaptations Aug. 19, 2016 4:57 PM Need a short break from your summer reading list? Check out one of these films inspired by Canadian books.
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- 10 great Canadian book-to-movie adaptations Aug. 19, 2016 4:57 PM Need a short break from your summer reading list? Check out one of these films inspired by Canadian books.
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Photos
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COMICS
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PHOTOS
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These are the finalists for the 2016 Aimia AGO Photography Prize, and you get to pick the winner
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Video games
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