Pandemic Could Impact Christmas Gatherings, Trudeau Says

Pandemic Could Impact Christmas Gatherings, Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update on the COVID pandemic during a press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2020. The Candian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the global COVID-19 pandemic “really sucks,” and could jeopardize large gatherings with friends and family over Christmas after a reined-in Thanksgiving.

Acknowledging frustrations around partial lockdowns and scrapped Halloween plans in some parts of the country, Trudeau said Tuesday that Canadians need to gird themselves for a “tough winter ahead.”