Gord Downie’s legacy, five years after his death
Take a moment and remember where you were when the news came out on October 18, 2017. We knew it
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Glioblastoma
One year ago today, Neil Peart died of brain cancer. Rolling Stone has a special tribute including the heartbreaking details of his last years.
It was around 9am on January 7, 2020, when I got the call. Neil Peart had died of glioblastoma, the
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I’m helping out with next week’s Virtual Brain Tumour Walk. Take a look.
Every day across Canada, 27 people receive news that they have a brain tumour. Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada holds
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Hey, Gord, thanks: Sunnybrook Foundation details efforts support by the Gord Downie Fund
It was just about four years ago that Tragically Hip fans woke up to the news that Gord Downie was
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Going green and Gord: medical marijuana, brain cancer and the Hip
The Tragically Hip announced their partnership with Newstrike, a Brantford-based marijuana producer, in May 2017. It’s a partnership that makes
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Tragically Hip Fan with Brain Cancer Sees Band One Last Time and Then Dies
Joanne Schiewe was always a Tragically Hip fan, but when she found out that Gord Downie had glioblastoma, the same
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