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It was a somber occasion as family, friends and Canadian veterans held a funeral for a Quebecer killed in Gaza. Jacob Flickinger, 33, was one of seven people who died in an air strike while providing humanitarian aid in April. Global’s Franca Mignacca reports.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among several political leaders at the funeral, along with Stephen Harper, Joe Clark and Jean Chrétien. Mercedes Stephenson spoke with several politicians, about Mulroney’s political legacy.

Following a state funeral ceremony at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s casket was carried out to a rendition of the song “We’ll Meet Again” – a recording sung by Mulroney himself.

The funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney, held at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, was filled with song, poignant moments and deeply personal reflections. Eric Sorensen reports on the emotional tribute to a former Canadian leader.

Members of the Canadian establishment gathered in snowy Montreal on Saturday to honour the late Brian Mulroney as a loyal architect of modern-day Canada and whose love of life and family transcended partisan politics. Dan Spector has more.

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest spoke at Brian Mulroney’s state funeral on Saturday, saying the former prime minister’s economic policies shaped Canada and the world beyond.

Speaking at Brian Mulroney’s state funeral on Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remembered the former prime minister’s lasting legacy. He remembered Mulroney’s role in standing against Apartheid in South Africa and his role in creating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Speaking at Brian Mulroney’s state funeral on Saturday, daughter Caroline Mulroney delivered a eulogy, remembering the former prime minister as a “truly great father,” and a charismatic public speaker who cared for everyone – regardless of position of power.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s casket was brought to the Sir John A. Macdonald building, located across from Parliament Hill, on Tuesday, in preparation for his state funeral this coming weekend. Several politicians and dignitaries paid their respects and offered their condolences to the Mulroney family.

More than 100 mourners gathered in Ottawa on Sunday to remember six people killed earlier this month inside their suburban home. The funeral service paid tribute to Sri Lankan victims — a mother and her four young children as well as a family friend. The father of the children — the only survivor of the...

The family of a 19-year-old international student killed by Winnipeg police travelled to Winnipeg to attend his funeral Thursday. Afolabi Stephen Opaso died of his injuries on Dec. 31, 2024; the investigation is ongoing.

A state funeral will be held in Montreal for former prime minister Brian Mulroney. He died Thursday, at age 84, in a Florida hospital after a recent fall in his Palm Beach, Fla., home. There’s no question Mulroney had a profound impact on Canada, leading the nation for nearly nine years. As David Akin reports,...

Thousands of people came to the Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow, Russia, to pay their respects to opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Sunday, two days after he was buried. “Alexei Navalny is the hero of Russia and simply a good, bright man — like a sun,” a mourning woman said.

A Russian human rights group says police detained at least 45 people across Russia during the funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Several thousand people gathered outside the church and graveyard, knowing that they may face arrest for being associated with what the Kremlin calls an extremist movement.

Mourners lined the streets of Moscow near the church were Alexei Navalny’s funeral was held on Friday, throwing flowers at the funeral procession as it passed on its way to the late Russian opposition leader’s final resting place. A large presence of Moscow police kept order but did not intervene as Navalny supporters chanted his...

People in Carman were scheduled to gather Wednesday for the funeral of five people killed in what Premier Wab Kinew has called a “dark time” for the province.

B.C.’s first woman Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo has died. Government House says they were notified of her death Friday morning and officials say funeral arrangements are already underway.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the funeral of the first provincial First Nations premier, Ed Broadbent, on Sunday. Generations of political leaders gathered to bid a final goodbye to the left-leaning luminary. Mackenzie Grey has that story.

Hundreds of people have been paying respects to former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, as he lies in state in Ottawa ahead of his funeral on Saturday. Eric Sorenson finds out how Canadians are remembering the former leader.

During Brian Mulroney’s state funeral on Saturday, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky delivered a eulogy in which he remembered the former prime minister as “one of the greatest prime ministers we’ve ever had”. He added, “We’re represented by Mila and Brian Mulroney. They make our country proud.”