Why a bridge over the Detroit River is the latest flare-up in the US-Canada trade spat

Trade tensions between the US and Canada escalate as Donald Trump threatens to delay the Gordie Howe International Bridge, challenging Mark Carney.

Ambassador Bridge owner reportedly met with federal official hours before Trump's post on Gordie Howe bridge

The owner of the Ambassador Bridge met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick hours before President Trump threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the New York Times reported.
Crain's Detroit Business

Moroun family spent years, tens of millions trying to block competing bridge to Canada

The $4.6 billion bridge, nearly complete after more than seven years under construction, would be a boon for both sides of the border, experts agree. But for the Morouns and their competing span, wholly owned by the family since 1979, it is quite bad for business.