NYTIMES (Glynnis MacNicol) - Canada Took In American Planes on 9/11. It Still Would Today.
A tiny slice of Newfoundland welcomed in stranded passengers.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 25 Years After 9/11: The Canadian Town That Became a Safe Haven
25 years after 9/11 Josh Einiger travels to Gander, Newfoundland. A small Canadian town that took in roughly 7,000 passengers aboard 38 diverted planes. Residents and passengers look back at five extraordinary days when schools, churches and homes became shelters, and strangers became family. As President Trump’s tariffs spark tensions between the two countries, a look back at what Canadians did for Americans on 9/11.
NYTIMES (Norimitsu Onishi and Renaud Philippe) - Gander Welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, U.S.-Canada Tensions Hit Home.
The Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of frightened airline passengers on Sept. 11, but 25 years later, mixed emotions run through anniversary plans amid an escalating trade war.