Trudeau to speak to Canada’s premiers about Omicron variant – source

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak by phone to the premiers of the country’s 10 provinces on Tuesday to discuss the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19, a provincial source said.

The call will take place at 6 pm Eastern Time (2300 GMT), said the source, who requested anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation. Separately, Trudeau tweeted that he would convene a meeting of the premiers as soon as possible.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)