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State funeral for longtime Canada finance minister

By Rob Gillies
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TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s prime minister has announced a state funeral for former longtime finance minister Jim Flaherty.

Flaherty died Thursday of a massive heart attack just three weeks after stepping down from the job. He spent eight years in the role, the longest-serving finance minister among the Group of Seven leading industrial economies.

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