Global National: July 11, 2026 | Gordie Howe International Bridge to open July 27

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We’re learning more details tonight about the agreement to allow a crucial new bridge to open at the end of this month. The Gordie Howe International Bridge connects Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Canada’s busiest trade corridor with the U.S. Canada agreed to finance its construction, costing more than $6 billion, and in return, the Canadian government was supposed to recoup those costs through toll revenues. But as Sean O’Shea reports, the Trump administration has other plans. More wild weather is pummelling the Prairies with 10 tornadoes reported in Saskatchewan on Friday, tying a single-day record for that province that was set just last summer. This year has seen an extraordinarily high number of twisters right across the Prairies fuelled by intense heat. Melissa Ridgen reports. And the danger isn’t over yet. New tornado watches have been issued for central Saskatchewan, including Saskatoon and the Waldheim area. Global News meteorologist Peter Quinlan is there assessing the damag

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