And now, Gord Downie has released an album and film about Chanie Wenjack's life. Chanie's sister, Pearl, and Gord Downie's brother, filmmaker Mike Downie, join Carol Off in the As It Happens studio.

Gord Downie performs on stage in Toronto Oct. 21. Downie is performing his latest solo effort Secret Path, which tells the story of 12-year-old Chanie Wenjack, who died in 1966 after running away ...

since her brother Chanie Wenjack died while running away from residential school, is finally happening. The little boy, who died 50 years ago this month, is the subject of Gord Downie's new ...

Gord Downie writes, Mike Downie introduced me to Chanie Wenjack; he gave me the story from Ian Adams' Maclean's magazine story dating back to February 6, 1967, "The Lonely Death of Charlie Wenjack." ...

TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2020 /CNW/ - The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) today announced plans to work together to create a meaningful ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Hudson’s Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) are proud to launch Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund. Moving forward, 100 per cent of ...

TORONTO, April 9, 2024 /CNW/ - Hudson's Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund are pleased to announce the first round of grant recipients of Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund's ...

St. Lawrence College has unveiled a Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack "legacy space" at its Kingston, Ont., campus. The space is inspired by the memory of Wenjack, an Indigenous boy who escaped his ...

Partnership marks a five-year commitment to honour unique cultures, rights, interests, perspectives and contributions of Indigenous Peoples in Canada to foster an inclusive workplace Each Legacy ...

TORONTO, April 16, 2025 /CNW/ - The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF), in partnership with Canada's Music Incubator (CMI) and Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square), is proud to ...

TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2023 /CNW/ - Hudson's Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund are pleased to announce the first grant recipients of Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund.