The sad news of the passing of a Canadian icon has sent shockwaves of emotion across the country.
Canada is saying goodbye to musician Gord Downie, frontman of The Tragically Hip, who has passed away at the age of 53.
Downie was diagnosed with an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer about a year and a half ago.
As prime minister Justin Trudeau puts it, "We all knew it was coming, but we hoped it wasn't."
Social media has erupted with emotional goodbyes to a poet, a musical force of nature.
Gord Downie