Shimon Peres obit
Shimon Peres obit
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres has passed away at the age of 93.
Peres suffered a stroke two weeks ago and was on a respirator most of the time since then.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was praised by Prime Minister Trudeau as a great friend of Canada. Trudeau said Peres was a man of peace who made enormous contributions to the founding and building of Israel.