Tag: Gordie Howe Bridge

  • Bridge Opens

    The Gordie Howe International Bridge began carrying traffic across the Detroit River on Monday, a multibillion-dollar trade artery inaugurated at the exact moment North American trade rules are coming apart WINDSOR, Ont., July 28, 2026 Trucks began rolling across the Gordie Howe International Bridge at roughly 10:30 a.m. Monday, opening a second commercial crossing at…

  • 35% On Canada

    Trump order lifts duties on non-CUSMA goods to 35 per cent; Carney freezes Windsor to Detroit bridge tolls as the loonie sinks to a two-year low OTTAWA, July 18, 2026. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday raising United States tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent, an abrupt escalation that rattled…

  • A Bridge Caught in the Crossfire: How Trump’s Threats Stalled the Gordie Howe Span Michigan and Canada Are Determined to Open

    Detroit and Windsor have waited the better part of a decade for a new river crossing. In June 2026, with the ribbon already cut in everything but ceremony, the politics of a continental trade war finally caught up with the concrete. For more than seven years, the Gordie Howe International Bridge rose over the Detroit…