‘More than a bridge’: Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge as Trump looms over Monday’s opening

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 1,176

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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WINDSOR, Ont. – The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and Canadian government officials gathered Friday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the planned opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, which is scheduled Monday.

The bridge had been scheduled to open in mid-June, but that was scrapped after President Donald Trump asserted that the deal for ownership, financing and bridge tolls — negotiated in 2012 between the Canadian government …

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