At a news conference in Mississauga, Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement and provides an update on his government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. He is joined Stephen Lecce, the provincial minister of education.

On Parliament Hill, Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, conducts a technical briefing concerning the procurement and regulation of COVID-19 vaccines. He is joined by Dr. Supriya Sharma, a senior medical advisor with Health Canada, Dr. Marc Berthiaume, the director of the Bureau of Medical Science at Health Canada, and Arianne Reza, assistant deputy minister for procurement at Public Services and Procurement Canada.