Marta Leardi-Anderson, executive director of the Cross-Border Institute, joins CBS News to discuss the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge on Monday, which connects Detroit and Ontario, as President Trump raises questions about the agreement governing its use. Source link
Trump considered revoking the permit allowing the span to open as trade tensions nearly derailed a project that is finally set to open Monday. Source link
A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open on July 27 after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed its debut, according to Canadian officials. A spokesperson for Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada confirmed to CBS News Detroit the bridge’s opening date. A ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled … Read more
A person of interest is in custody after a 5-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet while riding his bicycle outside his Detroit home — and the child has since been released from the hospital and is expected to recover. The boy, identified by his family as Kaizer, was hit Tuesday evening on Lindsay … Read more
Terrion Arnold, a 23-year-old defensive player for the Detroit Lions and a former first-round pick and all-American at the University of Alabama, has been arrested on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. He is denying it all. Tom Hanson reports. Source link
WASHINGTON — The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to “outstanding issues.” In a statement released Thursday ahead of a Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony at the bridge, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority says “Canada and the United States have agreed to delay … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Detroit Democratic Mayor Mike Duggan announced he is suspending his independent campaign for Michigan governor, turning the three-way contest to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer into a typical partisan race in the blue-trending state. Duggan was a popular mayor of the Motor City who garnered sizable … Read more
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Thursday ended his independent campaign for governor in Michigan, citing national headwinds that are boosting Democrats. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “If we were even in the polls and behind in fundraising, we have a path to winning. If … Read more
Eye Opener: Flight to Detroit diverted to Canada over Ebola virus concerns – CBS News Watch CBS News An Air France flight bound for Detroit from Paris was diverted to Canada over Ebola virus concerns. Meanwhile, the U.S. has indicted former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. … Read more
An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit, Michigan, was forced to divert to Montreal, Canada, on Wednesday due to U.S. flight restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak after it was determined that one of the passengers was from the Democratic Republic of Congo, federal officials said. Air France boarded the passenger “in error on a … Read more