Update:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $1.7 billion aid package for the energy sector Friday, which will fund remediation work on abandoned oil wells in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
Trudeau also announced a $750 million emission reduction fund for the energy sector, which includes $75 million for offshore industry in Newfoundland to reduce methane emissions.
Another aid package totalling $962 million for regional development agencies in order to help employers in more rural areas was also part of Trudeau's address to Canadians Friday
Original Story:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to brief Canadians at 11:15 a.m. on COVID-19 in what has become his daily address from Rideau Cottage.
Village Media will carry the livestream.
