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 Nation to Nation NDP MP says more severe consequences needed for false clai... 7 hours ago By Mark Blackburn | Fraser Needham Yukon, Ottawa looking at building Arctic security centre 8 hours ago By Sara Connors Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on anoth... 9 hours ago By The Canadian Press Council makes recommendations on security issues in Yukon 1 day ago By Sara Connors Cree lawyer calls for police to investigate false claims o... 1 day ago By Kathleen Martens Saulteaux band members in Saskatchewan concerned over Cows... 1 day ago By Leanne Sanders