U.S. Senator John McCain died this afternoon in Arizona at the age of 81.
The onetime prisoner of war was a candidate for the American Presidency twice, in 2000 and 2008. McCain represented the state of Arizona in the Senate for 32 years.
He was diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of brain cancer last year, and recently decided to forgo further treatment for the tumour.
CJAD 800 will have more on this breaking story as it develops.