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No cross-border ceremony for Gordie Howe bridge in light of U.S. trade threats: minister
A Canada-only celebration will replace the cross-border event after Trump threatened 50% tariffs on Canadian products, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Canada's federal government cancelled the planned cross-border opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, with Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson's office calling the joint event "inappropriate" following U.S. tariff threats.
- President Donald Trump announced Monday he would impose 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian products within 30 days, forcing Canada to abandon the binational celebration originally planned for the infrastructure link.
- A Canada-only celebration will proceed on Friday, and the Gordie Howe International Bridge remains set to open next Monday as originally scheduled.
- The bridge's opening was delayed previously after the Trump administration sought to renegotiate the deal following pushback from the Moroun family, owners of the competing Ambassador Bridge.
- Despite these diplomatic tensions, the vital trade link connecting Windsor, Ontario and Detroit remains on schedule to open next Monday, standing as a major infrastructure development between the United States and Canada.
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Canada reportedly scraps joint bridge celebration with US after Trump renews tariff threat
Canada canceled the Gordie Howe International Bridge opening celebration with the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened new 50% tariffs on certain Canadian imports.
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Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with US after Trump announces tariffs
A planned joint U.S.-Canada ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been canceled after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Canadian goods.
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An exclusively Canadian ceremony is scheduled for Friday.
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