Canada marks Gordie Howe bridge opening without US after trade war deepens
Canada held a scaled-back ceremony after tariff threats led officials to drop U.S. dignitaries and accept a 15-year profit-sharing deal.
- Canada held a ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge without U.S. officials after trade tensions and disagreements over tariffs and toll-sharing escalated.
- The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit is set to open to traffic Monday, though its official opening was marked only by Canadian officials.
- Canadian and U.S. leaders have offered differing interpretations of the bridge's toll-sharing agreement as broader trade disputes continue between the two countries.
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After eight years of construction, it is finished. The United States and Canada, specifically the states of Michigan and Ontario, will be connected by a new bridge after almost a century. The Canadians paid for it and named it after hockey legend Gordie Howe. However, the construction and opening were accompanied by long competitive and political disputes. In response to the new tariffs announced by Donald Trump, the Canadian side ultimately can…
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WINDSOR, Ontario — President Donald Trump ripped Canadian officials Friday for disinviting American officials to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Gordie Howe International Bridge, while a top Canadian official downplayed Trump’s claim that he had leveraged a better deal…
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OTTAWA, Ontario — When Canada and Michigan agreed to build a multibillion-dollar bridge at the busiest border crossing between the United States and Canada, the relationship between the two nations was dramatically different. The post Americans told to stay home as Canada opens international bridge appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
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