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Ontarioâs Premier Wants a Tighter Border. A U.S. Senator Eyes Reopening It. Although Canada is having its third wave, talk has resumed in the United States about what it will take to reopen the border between the two. May 7, 2021 The signals from either side of the border between Canada and the United States this week could not have been more dissimilar. Image The Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Fort Erie, Ontario.Credit...Lindsay Dedario/Reuters On this side, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontarioâs premier, Doug Ford, who has repeatedly blamed travelers for the third wave ...
Sharon Pollock, Playwright Who Explored Canadaâs Identity, Dies at 85 Ms. Pollock was best known for dramas inspired by historical events that examined racial tensions and other volatile issues. The playwright Sharon Pollock, who began her career as an actress, in the 1981 Theater Calgary production of “Blood Relations,” her best-known play.Credit...George Gammon Published May 6, 2021Updated May 7, 2021 Sharon Pollock, an oft-produced Canadian playwright who was known for works that explored Canadian history and identity at a time when few of her contemporaries were doing so, died on...