Link Point Roberts is a bizarre US exclave in Canada, which Canadians visit for cheap petrol, packages and alcohol.
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The 1100 Americans and Canadians who lived here thought nothing of crossing into Canada for work, school or errands or to get to the US mainland.
Then on March 21, 2020, in response to the pandemic, US and Canadian officials abruptly closed the entire border to nonessential travel – squeezing the peninsula like a tourniquet. You will now receive updates from Traveller Newsletter
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