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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Steve Scherer, Allison Lampert and Julie Gordon

Trudeau says Queen was 'one of my favourite people' as Canada mourns

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives a statement regarding the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth after a cabinet retreat in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined world leaders on Thursday in offering condolences to the British Royal Family on the death of Queen Elizabeth, whose death at the age of 96 marks the end of an era for many in Britain and the wider Commonwealth.

Trudeau expressed his condolences from Vancouver, where he has been at a three-day cabinet retreat. Canada announced a 10-day mourning period and lowered the flag on Canada's parliamentary buildings to half-mast.

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