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Canada US border closure extended for another month

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 20 May, 2021 10:45 AM
  • Canada US border closure extended for another month

The  Canada and the United States border closure has yet been extended once again remaining closed for another month til June 21st. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the news via a Twitter post and Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair also retweeted a post on his Twitter feed regarding the Canada-US extension closure.

 

As of Spring of last year when the pandemic hit the border has remained closed to all non-essential travel.

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