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Power play: How US-Canada cooperation can skip the games and secure our borders

The US-Canada relationship is a partnership forged in history with common economic and strategic interests

By Arthur Herman Fox News

Published February 26, 2026 7:00am EST

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US men’s hockey team celebrates historic win over Canada

Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman joins ‘Fox News @ Night’ to report on the U.S. men’s hockey team’s victory over Canada in the gold medal game of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.

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The U.S. hockey team’s stunning victory in the Olympics has thrilled Americans and stunned and disappointed Canadians: two peoples who are experiencing their own icy relations right now.

Nonetheless, the fact that five of the U.S. players, including star goalie Connor Hellebuyck, play on Canadian NHL teams, while no less than 22 Canadian team members play on American teams, reminds us how closely tied both countries actually are, no matter what their respective politicians say about each other.

Indeed, leaders need to set aside their personal pique and see the U.S.-Canada relationship for what it is, a partnership forged in history with common economic and strategic interests to advance, as well as the resources to match.

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"Forged in history" isn’t just a matter of both countries being part of the English-speaking people’s legacy of freedom and........

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