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Ben Rogerson

“It changed my life for the better. I went into a coma which helped me to quit smoking”: Joni Mitchell accepts a Juno Lifetime Achievement from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and says that her near-fatal brain aneurysm gave her a “better life”

HAMILTON, ONTARIO - MARCH 29: Joni Mitchell accepts the Lifetime Achievement award onstage during the 2026 JUNO Awards at TD Coliseum on March 29, 2026 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images).

How do you know if you’re a music legend? We’re not exactly sure, but being presented with a lifetime achievement award by the prime minister of your country is probably a pretty good indicator that you’ve done something right.

That was the honour afforded to Joni Mitchell at last night’s Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of The Grammys, where it was Canadian PM Mark Carney who took to the stage to sing Mitchell’s praises.

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