Trudeau commits $850 million to global fight against COVID-19

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that Canada is contributing $850 million to the global fight against COVID-19, a commitment he made Monday morning during a virtual global summit focused on raising funds for research and development of vaccines and treatments for the deadly respiratory virus. He is expected to speak further about this pledge during his address to Canadians outside Rideau Cottage at 11:30 a.m. ET.  Joining the fundraising event, the prime minister highlighted that, to-date