US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library, sparking outcry
by Guardian staff and agencies in Stanstead from World news | The Guardian on (#6W3DQ)
US officials claim move was to curb drug trafficking while Quebec town says it weakens collaboration' among nations
The US has blocked Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-US border, drawing criticism from a Quebec town where people have long enjoyed easy entry to the space.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is located between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont. It was built deliberately to straddle the frontier between the two countries - a symbol of cooperation and friendship between Canada and the US.
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