Border-straddling library inaugurates new Canadian entrance

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadians can visit the Haskell Free Library and Opera House without crossing through a U.S. border checkpoint, thanks to a new entrance on the Canadian side. A ceremony held on Wednesday officially inaugurated the new door at the historic library, which straddles the border between Stanstead, Que., and Derby Line, Vt. The new entrance was built after U.S. authorities last year ended a century-old…

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Richard Marles’s UK trip thrown into chaos after British counterpart John Healey resigns hours before AUKUS event

Defence Minister Richard Marles’s visit to the United Kingdom has been thrown into chaos, after his British counterpart resigned hours before they were due to hold a significant media event together. Mr Marles, who is also Australia’s deputy prime minister, is visiting the UK for a series of annual bilateral meetings, known as AUKMIN. He…

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