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The state funeral of former prime minister Brian Mulroney takes place at 11 a.m. Saturday morning at Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montreal.

Mulroney, who was Canada’s 18th prime minister from 1984 to 1993, died in a Florida hospital on Feb. 29 after a fall at his home in Palm Beach. He was 84.

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You can watch a live feed of the funeral, filmed by Canadian Heritage, below when the funeral begins:

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For those looking for traditional television coverage, you can watch on CBC TV and CBC News Network, or stream the special broadcast on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App or CBC Gem.

CTV News Channel and the CTV News app will also carry coverage.

The service is also available on radio, on CBC Radio One and CBC Listen. The coverage starts at 10:30 a.m., followed by the full funeral service.

Eulogies will be offered by the former prime minister’s daughter and Ontario cabinet minister Caroline Mulroney, as well as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former U.S. secretary of state James Baker, Quebec businessman Pierre Karl Péladeau, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, and Jean Charest, former premier of Quebec.

A 19-gun salute will be conducted at the end of the ceremony from the Clock Tower Pier in the Old Port of Montréal.

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