weather c
Vancouver
airing now
91.5FM
|
91.5HD2
airing now
weather8.85 c
Edmonton
airing now
|
91.5 FM
91.5 HD2

Federal government is ready to provide $10 million to the Indian Red Cross

BY , Apr 27, 2021 10:17 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

PM Justin Trudeau

PM Justin Trudeau

Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau spoke with his counterpart in India earlier today about how Canada could best help the country struggling with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is ready to provide $10 million to the Indian Red Cross, through the Canadian Red Cross.

He says this money would support everything from procuring more personal protective equipment locally to ambulance services.

Trudeau says government in close contact with US about procuring more doses

Canada is counting on a US promise to share surplus COVID-19vaccines.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is in close contact with the U-S about procuring more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

The US has promised to share 60-million doses with other countries, but it's unknown how many of those will end up in Canada.

The White House says it will share some of the stockpile with hard-hit India once the doses are cleared for export.

Latest News

Share on

Sign up for the newsletter

We'll deliver best of entertainment right into your inbox
We love to hear from our listeners, so feel free to send us message
whatsUp icon
Message us on whatsapp