Gander welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, US-Canada tensions hit home

Beulah Cooper, who was a volunteer at the Royal Canadian Legion where some of the stranded airline passengers found refuge, in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Aug. 16, 2026. The Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of frightened airline passengers on Sept. 11, but 25 years later, mixed emotions run through anniversary plans amid a breakdown in U.S.-Canada relations. (Renaud Philippe/The New York Times) By NORIMITSU ONISHI If any small town ever embodied Canada’s traditionally…

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