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<p>The PM is set to speak at 11:15 a.m. ET. Watch CBC News coverage above.</p>
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Rideau Cottage during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Thursday, May 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Trudeau’s May 8 coronavirus update: Live video

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