The federal government signalled on Sunday, March 29, 2020, it is shifting the focus of its COVID-19 aid towards Canada's most vulnerable as public health experts expressed cautious optimism the nation's physical distancing experiment could be working.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be updating Canadians again today, March 22, 2020, on the latest measures being taken to try to protect the country against the steadily escalating COVID-19 threat.
The federal Liberal government imposed its own limits on incoming flights from overseas on Friday, March 13, 2020, — nothing as severe as Donald Trump's ban on foreign nationals arriving from Europe, but enough to signal to the United States that it need not erect a viral firewall along the Canada-U.S. border.
Concerns about his own exposure to COVID-19 forced Justin Trudeau to cancel a face-to-face meeting with first ministers but he'll still get an earful — over the phone on Friday, March 13, 2020, — from premiers demanding massive federal aid to confront the health and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus.
The prime minister's wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will remain in isolation, his office said on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed up at a Metro station on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, in his Montreal riding of Papineau to thank his constituents for helping the Liberals secure a minority-government victory.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took extraordinary safety precautions at a major election rally west of Toronto on Saturday, October 12, 2019, donning an armoured vest and appearing with a heavy security detail because of a threat.
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish activist whose global crusade compelled Canadians to flood the streets on Friday, September 27, 2019, as part of a global protest, says claims to climate leadership in both Sweden and Canada mean "absolutely nothing."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extolled on the importance of unity as he marched in Vancouver's annual Pride parade with two of his political rivals on Sunday, August 4, 2019.