Trump threatens to block opening of bridge between U.S. and Canada

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As the Gordie Howe bridge nears completion, Trump, in his latest salvo against Canada, suggested he would “not allow” it to open, saying Canada had treated the U.S. “very unfairly.”

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February 10, 2026 at 8:39 a.m. ESTtoday at 8:39 a.m. EST

The Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction in Windsor, Ontario, in February 2025. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a bridge between Michigan and Ontario, claiming Canada is trying to “take advantage of America” and calling for compensation in the latest flash point in the simmering tensions between the United States and its northern neighbor.


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