Convert or import a Corel file into Publisher

A village history booklet that was produced using CorelDraw. I have the CorelDraw files but not CorelDraw. Buying CorelDraw is not an economic option so I am trying to convert or import the .CDR files into a Publisher document. I also have the PDF files of each page. I could use them but from the MS site on the question it says the result is OK for on-line viewing but not for printing as it imported as an object.
I would rather import it somehow into Publisher so that it can be edited. Is there anyway of doing this?

According to the File > Open> select filetype menu, Draw in LibreOffice (freeware) should open .CDR files.

Whether it works or not is another question, but .CDR certainly is listed as a file type extension.

Ditto on free LibreOffice, it can open many different file types. www.libreoffice.org

Thanks for the suggestion, but no joy. Failed to recognise my CDR files.

Sigurd said:

Thanks for the suggestion, but no joy. Failed to recognise my CDR files.

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Try Inkscape.