Trade disputes push Ottawa to cancel joint celebration, Trump announces changes to profit terms.

Trump commented in a post on his Truth Social account that the decision "is fine, especially since they pay large tariffs to the United States."

But Trump said the original bridge agreement, negotiated by the previous administration (Joe Biden), was "very bad," and therefore "is no longer in effect."

He added that he decided to change the terms of the agreement, so now the United States gets 50% of the profits.

Canada canceled plans for a joint celebration with the United States to inaugurate a new bridge connecting the two countries, after Washington announced this week the imposition of additional tariffs on Canadian products.

Canadian Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Gregor Robertson said in a statement: "In light of the trade measures threatened by the United States earlier this week, it would be inappropriate to proceed with a joint celebratory event between the two countries."

Instead of the joint celebration planned for late July, Ottawa announced it would celebrate the achievement "among Canadians" with a private event on July 24, and the bridge is scheduled to open to traffic on July 27.

The "Gordie Howe International Bridge," named after the Canadian hockey legend and connecting Canada's Ontario province with the US state of Michigan, has been a source of disputes between the two countries for several months amid the trade war.

After US President Donald Trump threatened to block the bridge's inauguration earlier this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in June that it would open, before the date was postponed indefinitely due to "some technical issues" with the American side.

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