The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Dec. 6
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DOWNIE SOBS DURING HONOURING CEREMONY AT AFN MEETING: Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie sobbed as he was honoured at the Assembly of First Nations special chiefs meeting for his work to document the story of a First Nations boy who never made it home from residential school. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looked on as Downie was embraced by AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde to loud cheers from the meeting. Downie, who is fighting terminal brain cancer, was also wrapped in a special star blanket.
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