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23.09.2020 / 03:05

Possibilities for former PM John Turner’s state funeral limited by coronavirus

John Turner is proceeding in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, as his family and the government determine how to honour his public life while public events are restricted.Turner died last Friday at 91. Typically, a former prime minister would be honoured with a public observance of the highest dignity and pomp.

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State funeral held for former prime minister John Turner

Former prime minister John Turner has been laid to rest at a state funeral, scaled down due to the pandemic, with tributes pouring in from family and friends, including current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Former prime minister John Turner dies at 91

John Turner, Canada’s 17th prime minister, has died at the age of 91, according to multiple media reports.Marc Kealey, a former aide speaking on behalf of Turner’s relatives as a family friend, told the Canadian Press that Turner died peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday night.Turner governed for just 79 days in the summer of 1984 after a difficult, decades-long climb to the top job.Born in 1929 in Richmond, England, Turner moved to Canada as a young child and grew up mostly in Ottawa, later moving to B.C.A decorated athlete, Turner once held the Canadian record for the 100-metre dash and qualified for the 1948 Olympics while a student at the University of British Columbia.

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