CBC British Columbia<p>B.C.-Washington border communities rally for peace amid rising political tensions<br>Under the towering Peace Arch monument that marks the border between Surrey, B.C., and Blaine, Wash., dozens of residents from both countries gathered Saturday for a rally calling for unity and friendship amid rising tensions between Canada and the U.S.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/unity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Surrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surrey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/peace-love-and-a-handshake-rally-peace-arch-1.7490981?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/peace-love-and-a-handshake-rally-peace-arch-1.7490981?cmp=rss</span></a></p>