Gord Downie and Diana Krall both emerged double winners at SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 Juno Awards pre-telecast ceremony in a night that carried a number of political and social undercurrents.

Some musicians took time to recognize the huge protests against gun violence in the United States earlier in the day, which captured headlines and left some musicians voicing their support.

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DownieB次元官网网址檚 brother Mike spoke about awareness of Indigenous issues as he accepted a win for B次元官网网址淚ntroduce Yerself,B次元官网网址� the final album of the Tragically Hip frontman. Gord Downie also shared a songwriter win for the album.

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Denise Donlon, a former MuchMusic VJ in the 1980s, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award for a career that also includes years as a record industry executive.

In her speech she addressed the lack of female representation in the music industry, which has been a much-discussed subject in recent years at the Junos. She finished by calling on men in the audience to rise from their chairs as a symbolic commitment of support for more women in music.

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Fred Penner snagged childrenB次元官网网址檚 album of the year for B次元官网网址淗ear the Music,B次元官网网址� his collaborative project that features appearances by Canadian artists including Basia Bulat and Ron Sexsmith.

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Sunday nightB次元官网网址檚 televised show will hand out the remaining awards, including album, group and breakthrough artist as well as country album of the year.

Viewers can also vote for the Juno Fan Choice Award on the Juno Fan Choice website.

The show airs on CBC and streams through the CBC Music website.

David Friend, The Canadian Press