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Canadian trucking industry eager for Gordie Howe bridge despite delayed opening
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (814+ words) Cargo carriers could save tens of thousands of dollars per month through lower tolls. Canada's trucking industry says it is eager for the Gordie Howe International Bridge to open, even as officials on both sides of the border announced that…...
Gordie Howe bridge opening delayed, ribbon-cutting ceremony called off
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (438+ words) Plans to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge have been postponed just days after Prime Minister Mark Carney said the crossing linking Ontario and Michigan would open by the end of this week. The Crown corporation overseeing the $6. 4-billion cable-stayed…...
Gordie Howe bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony expected later this week: sources
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (674+ words) But the crossing is not expected to open to traffic that day A ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the long-awaited $6. 4-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Windsor and Detroit is planned for later this week, but the crossing will not open to…...
With diminished need, Windsor mayor says Gordie Howe bridge shouldn't open at expense of 'bad' deal
3+ week, 1+ day ago (808+ words) Mayor Drew Dilkens concerned Canada might give up leverage in trade talks in exchange for speeding up bridge opening Citing a diminished urgency for additional cross-border capacity, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says he would rather see the Gordie Howe International…...
Windsor's Sandwich Town launches campaign to draw American visitors across Gordie Howe bridge
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (572+ words) As anticipation builds around the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Sandwich Town leaders are trying to position Windsor's oldest neighbourhood as a first stop for American cyclists and pedestrians crossing into Canada. The Sandwich Town Business Improvement Area…...
No deal yet on Gordie Howe bridge opening, U. S. ambassador says; Windsor mayor still hopes for May
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (759+ words) The U. S. ambassador to Canada says Washington and Ottawa have yet to reach an agreement on opening the long-delayed Gordie Howe International Bridge. While speaking to reporters during a media event in Lansing earlier this week, Pete Hoekstra was quoted by…...
Opinion: Gordie Howe a bridge to prosperous future " if we have courage to cross it
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (432+ words) In August 1927, the world watched as Edward, Prince of Wales (later crowned King Edward VIII), and U. S. Vice President Charles Dawes met at the centre of the Peace Bridge over the Niagara River. It was a boisterous, public declaration of a "hundred…...
Any Gordie Howe Bridge opening delay could cost $7 M a week: report
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (551+ words) 'Much of the burden" of an estimated millions in lost weekly revenues from any Gordie Howe opening delay will fall on Canadians " Michigan report. Any delay in opening the Gordie Howe International Bridge could cost the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority up…...
'Smells like a shakedown' " Here's how Trump could stop the Gordie Howe bridge from opening
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1339+ words) To block new Detroit River crossing, Trump could 'just simply stamp his feet and refuse to staff the border.' There's a relatively simple tactic that Donald Trump could employ to follow through on his latest threat against Canada and block…...
Carney 'looking forward' to Gordie Howe Bridge opening after Trump threat to block it
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1241+ words) Trump's post 'certainly unhinged, moving from a lot of misinformation and untrue statements,' says Windsor mayor. U. S. President Donald Trump threatened Monday to indefinitely delay opening the Gordie Howe International Bridge, while also demanding "at least" half ownership of the massive…...