CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

January 26, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

Kirsty Duncan is photographed in her office in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang (The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA — Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer.

Duncan served as the MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North from 2008 to 2025, and sat in cabinet in the portfolios of sport and science between 2015 and 2019.

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byThe Canadian Press

Published January 26, 2026

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