A state funeral for former British Columbia politician Grace McCarthy will be held Wednesday morning at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver.
Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon and Premier Christy Clark are among those expected to attend.
McCarthy died on May 24 after a lengthy battle with a brain tumour.
She was 89.
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WATCH: A look back at the life of Grace McCarthy, who blazed the trail for female politicians in B.C.
McCarthy was a Social Credit cabinet minister who blazed a trail for women in politics and business.
She was a member of the Order of British Columbia, served in the legislature from 1975 to 1988 and, in 1975, became the first woman in Canada to serve as deputy premier.
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