In 2016, Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie shocked fans when he announced he had terminal brain cancer, and later in the year the band set out on a cross-country tour.
(9:30 NT) on CBC-TV or via cbc.ca/arts/secretpath at the same time.
21, 2016, with more than 30 members of the Wenjack family in attendance, it also features live performances with Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene), Josh Finlayson (Skydiggers), Dave Hamelin (the Stills) and Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene). Gord Downie's Secret Path in Concert, a one-hour, commercial-free special of Downie's 2016 Toronto concert, will make its broadcast premiere this weekend, commemorating the 51st anniversary of Chanie Wenjack's death.įilmed at Roy Thomson Hall on Oct.
