Peter Lougheed: Natural Causes

EDMONTON Peter Lougheed Dept: His family said the 84-year-old former premier died Thursday of natural causes. In thanking doctors who had cared for him, they confirmed he had been ill for months, according to The Star. ALSO FROM : EDMONTON Peter Lougheed, the man with a bulldog chin and crooked grin who transformed Alberta into a modern petro-powered giant and an equal player in Confederation, has died. Today Canada lost a truly great man, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement. Peter Lougheed was quite simply one of the most remarkable Canadians of his generation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.