Trudeau Touts Vaccine Deals as Canada Notches New Daily Record in COVID 19 Cases

Trudeau Touts Vaccine Deals as Canada Notches New Daily Record in COVID 19 Cases
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to offer Canadians modest hope about progress in testing and vaccine development after Canada notched an all-time high of new COVID-19 cases in a day.

Trudeau told a news conference Friday that the government is spending $214 million towards the development of COVID-19 vaccines, signing deals with two Canadian biotech firms.