CP NewsAlert: U.K. Prime Minister to visit Ottawa before the G7 in Alberta
OTTAWA – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Ottawa between June 14 and 15 ahead of the G7 summit in Alberta next week.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the visit this morning.
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