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Trudeau gives COVID-19 briefing for April 29

Apr 29, 2020 | 8:55 AM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. MT. (Wednesday, April 29). You can watch the news conference below.

Parliament will be meeting today with a skeleton crew of MPs in the chamber.

It’s the first of what is to be a once-a-week, in-person sitting, supplemented by one, and eventually two, virtual sittings each week.

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(With file from The Canadian Press)