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Quebec in ‘collective mourning,’ after Karl Tremblay, iconic lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, dies at 47; funeral on Nov. 28 in Montreal

Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery board discusses concerns over media access to MPs under Centre Block renovation plans, and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay hits 35-year milestone as an MP.

Karl Tremblay and Les Cowboys Fringants in concert on April 29, 2009.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

November 27, 2023

MPs held a moment of silence in the House on Nov. 20 and paid tribute to the lead singer of Les Cowboys Frigants Karl Tremblay, who died on Nov. 15 after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 47.

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