Politicians, dignitaries and celebrities joined members of the public on Saturday at a state funeral to honour Brian Mulroney, one of Canada’s most significant prime ministers, who in the 1980s solidified trade ties with the US and spoke out against apartheid in South Africa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and hockey great Wayne Gretzky were among […]
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Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney dies aged 84
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has died. He was 84. He forged close ties with two Republican US presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but now celebrated. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, daughter Caroline Mulroney said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. […]
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged closer ties with US, has died at 84
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 now celebrated, died Thursday. He was 84. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, his daughter Caroline Mulroney said in a post […]