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Gord Downie named Newsmaker of the Year

The Tragically Hip's frontman is the first entertainer to be named The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year, in a survey of the country's news editors. Gord Downie, who has terminal brain cancer, packed arenas on the Hip's summer tour.

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Duration: 1m58s

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Create Date: 12/22/2016 10:00:00 AM

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