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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.