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Burton Cummings Recovering After A "Very Bad" Car Crash

The Winnipeg-born singer said he suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises to both his arms and other injuries to his back and left leg, after a collision with a vehicle transporting five people, including a baby, on Mother's Day.

Burton Cummings Recovering After A "Very Bad" Car Crash

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Burton Cummings is recovering from injuries sustained after a car went through a red light Sunday afternoon and collided with his Mercedes-Benz in Los Angeles.


The Winnipeg-born singer said he suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises to both his arms and other injuries to his back and left leg, after a collision with a vehicle transporting five people, including a baby.

"My car is totalled," Cummings wrote in a message on his Facebook page. "I suffered a concussion, as my head cracked my front windshield. I have cuts and serious bruising on both arms, and my left leg is very painful. Also, intense back pain."

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Cummings said he is lucky glass didn’t go into his eyes, and he can recover from his injuries.

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New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: Broken Social Scene's 'You Forgot it In People' Gets Reimagined, Born Ruffians and Mother Mother Drop New Music

This week also brings news of new albums from veteran Canadian singer-songwriters Patrick Watson, Ron Sexsmith and Kathleen Edwards. Check out the full calendar of new releases here.

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Today (June 6) sees the release of ANTHEMS: A Celebration of Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It In People – a front-to-back "reimagining" of Broken Social Scene's classic 2003 album. The album includes covers of every song by artists and mbands including Maggie Rogers and Sylvan Esso, Toro y Moi, The Weather Station, serpentwithfeet and more. The album coincides with the streaming premiere of the Broken Social Scene documentary It’s All Gonna Breakon Crave.

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