Canada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney [Video]

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that the country will hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, though no date has been announced yet.

Mulroney died Thursday. He was 84.

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Mulroney’s daughter, Caroline, said in a statement Thursday evening that her father died peacefully surrounded by his family. Mulroney died in a Florida hospital after a fall at his home in Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday.

Mulroney’s family said last summer he was improving daily after a heart procedure that followed treatment for prostate cancer in early 2023.

The flag on the Peace Tower on Parliament in Ottawa is flying at half-mast in his honor. Members of Parliament agreed Friday morning to suspend Parliament for the day, and offer tributes to Mulroney on March 18.

Mulroney forged close ties with the United States through a sweeping free …