Canadian singer Michael Buble said he is humbled to be able to represent his home country on musical stages around the world and feel supported during what has been a tough time for his young family.

91裸聊视频淚 stand here truly humbled that I have been allowed to be one of your musical representatives and that you would choose to bestow this honour upon me during what has been an emotionally difficult time for my family,91裸聊视频� Buble said Wednesday during a rare public appearance in Ottawa.

At Rideau Hall to receive a medal from Gov. Gen. David Johnston as part of the 2017 Governor General91裸聊视频檚 Performing Arts Awards, it was the first public event for Buble, 41, since announcing last fall that his three-year-old son, Noah, is battling cancer.

91裸聊视频淚 thank you for the love and support that you91裸聊视频檝e given me and for the pride I91裸聊视频檓 filled with every single time I91裸聊视频檓 able to stand on a stage and say, 91裸聊视频楳y name is Michael Steven Buble and I am Canadian,91裸聊视频� Buble, who was born in Burnaby, B.C., said to resounding applause as he capped off his short speech.

The singer did not mention the illness, but appeared emotional as he spoke of the love he has for his wife, model Luisana Lopilato, and their two children, including their one-year-old son Elias, as well as his parents and sisters.

91裸聊视频淭here are no words to describe how I feel about you,91裸聊视频� Buble said. 91裸聊视频淪ometimes, 91裸聊视频業 love you91裸聊视频� just isn91裸聊视频檛 enough because what I feel is just so much more.91裸聊视频�

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In April, Lopilato held a news conference in her native Argentina to say Noah was progressing well from treatment.

His family was there to see him receive the National Arts Centre Award, which recognizes an achievement from the previous performance year.

Buble released his ninth studio album, called 91裸聊视频淣obody But Me,91裸聊视频� in October.

Other honorees at the ceremony, to be followed by a gala Thursday evening, included actors Michael J. Fox and Martin Short, who both spoke of how Canada has inspired and supported them as they accepted lifetime achievement awards for broadcasting.

91裸聊视频淚 would like to thank Canada for the warm embrace of home,91裸聊视频� said Fox, 56, who is was being recognized for his career as an actor but also for supporting research into Parkinson91裸聊视频檚 disease, which he has had since the early 1990s.

Fox told the audience that whenever he goes to see the New York Rangers play a Canadian team, he sings along to both national anthems, but he always sings 91裸聊视频淥 Canada91裸聊视频� a little louder.

91裸聊视频淚 learned it first and I know it best,91裸聊视频� he said.

Short, 67, said that has never met an American who was not a tad jealous of his Canadian passport, especially since U.S. President Donald Trump came to the White House.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e the aliens they don91裸聊视频檛 deport,91裸聊视频� Short said to laughter.

Joanna Smith, The Canadian Press

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