Prairie Premiers, Governors Urge Canada, US to Keep Border Crossings Open Longer

Prairie Premiers, Governors Urge Canada, US to Keep Border Crossings Open Longer
In this July 20, 2018 photo, traffic backs up at the border station as motorists leave Manitoba for the United States at Pembina, N.D. The Canadian Press/David Zalubowski
The Canadian Press
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Canada’s Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border.

The group of provincial and state leaders have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden to argue that curtailed hours at border crossings are hurting the economy.