Brian Mulroney

Canada holds a state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers

Mar. 23, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Politicians, dignitaries and celebrities joined members of the public Saturday at a state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of Canada’s most consequential prime ministers who in the 1980s solidified trade ties with the U.S. and spoke out against South Africa’s apartheid. ...

State funeral for former Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney to be held March 23

Mar. 05, 2024 16:21 PM EST

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A state funeral for former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. Mulroney died Feb. 29 at a Florida hospital following a recent fall at his Palm Beach home. He was 84. ...

Canada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

Mar. 01, 2024 17:03 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will hold a state funeral for Brian Mulroney, the prime minister who in the 1980s solidified trade ties with the U.S. and spoke out against South Africa’s apartheid and whose death drew tributes Friday from world leaders. ...

Brian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister who forged closer ties with US, dies at 84

Mar. 01, 2024 08:34 AM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but is now celebrated, died Thursday. He was 84. The country’s 18th prime minister died...

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has died at the age 84, his daughter says in a social media post

Feb. 29, 2024 18:24 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has died at the age 84, his daughter says in a social media post.

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