Trudeau takes son out for ice cream as Canada eases curbs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took his son out for ice cream on Wednesday in his first family outing since the country started easing out of its pandemic lockdown.

Photograph: Justin Trudeau/Twitter

Wearing masks, the Canadian leader and his six-year-old son Hadrien were cheered at Chocolats Favoris in Gatineau, Quebec.

And what was the icecream that the six-year-old chose? Hadrien is said to have settled on a vanilla cone with a cookie topping while dad bought a vanilla cone dipped in chocolate for himself.

Canada's provinces and territories declared states of emergency mid-March, closing schools and non-essential businesses in response to the pandemic.