Canadian Forces members wait to board busses which will take them to CFB Borden where they will wait in preparation to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as other emergencies at the request of all three levels of government, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Monday it was pressing Washington over a complaint that U.S. officials had blocked the export of three million face masks bought by the province of Ontario to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Global News the incident had happened over the weekend and described it as "absolutely unacceptable." Ford said Ontario, the most populous of Canada's 10 provinces, would run out of personal protective equipment in a week.
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