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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 24, 2020. Blair Gable/Reuters
OTTAWA—Canada and the country’s 10 provinces will boost pay for essential workers such as employees in seniors’ residences, which are linked to 80 percent of coronavirus deaths, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
“If you’re risking your health to keep this country moving and you’re making minimum wage, you deserve a raise,” he told a daily briefing.
