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Canada Shifts Bridge Opening to Inspection Plaza After Trump Tariffs

7/26/2026

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Canada moved the Gordie Howe International Bridge opening to a Canada Border Services Agency inspection plaza after President Donald Trump announced 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods.
The 6.4 billion-Canadian-dollar (about $4.5 billion) bridge linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, opened ceremonially on Friday.
Canada’s infrastructure minister said a joint celebratory event would be inappropriate given the threatened U.S. trade action.

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Canada moved the Gordie Howe International Bridge opening to a Canada Border Services Agency inspection plaza after President Donald Trump announced 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods.
The 6.4 billion-Canadian-dollar (about $4.5 billion) bridge linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, opened ceremonially on Friday.
Canada’s infrastructure minister said a joint celebratory event would be inappropriate given the threatened U.S. trade action.