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The British-born Montreal raised rock singer-songwriter has died at the age of 63. She was known for her songs, Tell Somebody, Double Trouble, Stranger Than Paradise, So Hard, and Make You a Believer, which is her most well-known song.

Born in Birmingham to Albert Jordan, a French literary professor, and Jean Lanceman, a ballerina, the family relocated to Montreal in her youth as her father took a teaching job at Concordia. At age 16, she started preforming with bands at bars in downtown Montreal. Her debut album was 1988's Tell Somebody. It was then followed up by 1992's Racine, which feature a style reminiscent of The Black Crowes. That same year, she duetted with Joe Cocker on the song Trust in Me, which was featured in The Bodyguard soundtrack. 1994's Rats featured her only song in Billboard Top 100 with Sun's Gonna Rise. Rats was her favourite album to make. Following albums were Present (1997), Hot Gossip (2000), Get What You Give (2006), From Dusk 'Til Dawn (2009), Rebel Moon Blues (2020), and Bitches Blues (2022).

A vocal style that was a throwback to the 60s and 70s, Jordan's influences were as vast as her music:

Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath), Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Chaka Khan, Al Green, Gladys Knight, Rod Stewart, Rob Halford (Judas Priest), David Bowie, Tears for Fears, Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company), Robert Palmer, Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Antrax, etc;

Her voice will echo on in the annals of CanRock

A new CBC News poll of 1,200 Albertans suggests Premier Danielle Smith's UCP and the NDP are now essentially tied provincewide, while the NDP leads by eight points in battleground Calgary.

That follows September's Calgary-Shaw byelection, where the NDP flipped a riding with a long history of electing conservatives, winning by 582 votes.

CBC's Brooks DeCillia examines whether the Oct. 19 referendum on Alberta remaining in Canada has helped mobilize voters and volunteers who might otherwise have stayed on the sidelines.

Pollster Janet Brown says one unintended consequence has been giving the NDP an opportunity to strengthen its campaign organization a full year before the expected provincial election.

NDP organizers say the referendum has also opened conversations about affordability, schools and health care, with some voters questioning the cost and attention being devoted to separation.

But political experts caution against reading too much into the current moment.

The UCP retains significant advantages as the governing party, including strong rural support and the ability to use Alberta's substantial energy revenues on public priorities. Proposed new "rurban" electoral boundaries could also make some Calgary-area seats more difficult for the NDP.

And once the referendum is over, voter attention could shift quickly.

CBC's analysis provides an important snapshot of a province in political flux, while its polling gives Albertans evidence beyond campaign rhetoric to assess where public opinion actually stands.

The referendum asks Albertans to make a major decision about their province's place in Canada. Its political consequences may extend well beyond October 19.

Whatever the referendum result, do you think this debate will permanently reshape Alberta politics, or will attention quickly return to affordability, health care and education?

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CBC News reporters are on the ground in Ithaca, N.Y., covering the “Justice for Survivors” protest following a former student's civil lawsuit over an alleged gang rape at a Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.

The woman, identified as Jane Doe in court documents, alleges she was drugged with ketamine, left severely impaired and subjected to non-consensual sexual acts involving multiple men over several hours. Group-chat messages included in her lawsuit allegedly alerted other fraternity members to what was happening.

The allegations have not been proven in court. No criminal charges were laid following the original investigation, although New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has since appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the matter.

Cornell separately investigated under Title IX, the U.S. civil rights law governing gender discrimination and sexual violence at federally funded schools. Two students were expelled, others received suspensions or other sanctions, two were found not responsible for sexual misconduct, and another had already graduated. Cornell disputes claims that the punishments it imposed were inconsequential.

Students are now demanding greater transparency, stronger survivor supports and changes to Cornell's Title IX process. CBC spoke with another Cornell student who says she was sexually assaulted on campus in 2024 and described the current conversation as “vindicating,” saying many people experience an ignored problem.

The protest follows overnight vandalism at Cornell's administrative building, where windows were smashed and messages including “Smash the patriarchy” were spray-painted. Cornell condemned the damage while acknowledging the concerns being raised.

CBC's live coverage is also connecting the case to wider questions about sexual violence on university campuses, including the recent controversy over a degrading sign near St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.

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