National News Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie dead at age 53 By APTN National News Oct 18, 2017 Gord Downie the frontman for the Tragically Hip who later in his career championed First Nations rights has died. He was 53. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *CommentSubmit Report Tags: Featured, Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip Continue Reading First Nations writer and artist Aaron Paquette lone Indigenous candidate to surv... Indigenous leaders praise Gord Downie as friend, ally on reconciliation Author(s) APTN National News [email protected] More Stories Sto:lo Nation research finds 158 child deaths at four faci... 3 days ago By The Canadian Press | Tina House Indigenous veterans hold cleansing ceremony in Ottawa afte... 3 days ago By Fraser Needham Former grand chief in Manitoba won’t be charged with sex... 3 days ago By Kathleen Martens Edmonton police announce more arrests death of child on Sa... 3 days ago By Danielle Paradis Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supre... 3 days ago By The Canadian Press First Nations in northern Ontario seek over $100B to honou... 4 days ago By The Canadian Press