FILE PHOTO: Margaret Trudeau, mother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attends a state dinner at the White House in Washington March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

OTTAWA: Canadian author and mental health advocate Margaret Trudeau, mother of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is in hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp said on Tuesday (Apr 28).

The CBC, citing sources, said 71-year-old Trudeau was expected to recover from the effects of a fire in her apartment building in downtown Montreal.