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Mayors of Halifax and Boston Celebrate Ties Despite Canada-U.S. Trade Conflict
- On Nov. 11, 2025, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu met Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore at City Hall as the first Boston mayor to personally receive the annual Christmas tree.
- For more than 50 years Halifax, Nova Scotia, has sent a Christmas tree to Boston, Massachusetts, to thank the city for aid after the 1917 Halifax Explosion; this year a 13.7-metre white spruce from Martins Brook will be cut Wednesday.
- Tariff disputes have included President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, while Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey said Canadian tourism dropped 20 to 60 per cent last year.
- Saying she must `push back and outright fight`, Wu described local resistance to the Republican president's trade policies, while Fillmore said he was `concerned about the direction` of U.S. leadership.
- Despite federal tensions, Halifax and Boston ties remain strong, and premiers of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario met New England governors in Boston in June.
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