Government announced major vaccine purchases in August after the CanSino partnership had fallen through
First doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected in first few months of 2021, prime minister says
However, called the summit a ‘non-event’
The number of patients with severe illness due to COVID-19 is surging
Trudeau said all Canadians should avoid international travel
On average, about 3,800 cases have been reported each day in the past week
The telephone call took place even as Donald Trump refused to concede
Universal Broadband Fund that was part of the Liberal budget announcement in early 2019
Canada has bought the rights to 20 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine
Conversation comes a week after three people were killed in a deadly knife assault in the city of Nice
It was the committee’s second attempt at such a probe.
Trudeau said he’d continue working with whoever wins the election
Final count won’t be available for three weeks due to the record number of 525,000 ballots cast by mail
Trudeau made the comment in response to a demand by Canadian dairy farmers
The two leaders also discussed the ongoing effort to manage the pandemic, according to a readout
Approved vaccine is still months away, multiple clinical trials ongoing
A written statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said Trudeau’s results came back Aug. 28
