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Canada-U.S. border

Arps (left) and Harris fell for each other online, but COVID-19 kept them from meeting in real life—until they learned about the Peace Arch Park (Photograph by David Tesinsky)

Falling in love on the Canada-U.S. border

Lynt Harris was in Surrey, B.C., and Julie Arps was in Ferndale, Wash. They met online while the border was closed, having to find an international loophole just to hold hands and hug.
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The man who marks the edge of Canada

Joe Harrietha has faced off against wildfires, mosquitoes and melting permafrost as he and his team maintain thousands of Canada-U.S. boundary markers