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MYSTERIOUS: Gander - What They Never Told You

After 9/11, Gander sheltered 7,000 Americans as 38 planes landed after attack

Long before the tariffs, trade barriers and diplomatic tensions between the US and Canada, there was a time when thousands of Americans found unexpected refuge in a tiny Canadian town after 9/11. On September 11, 2001, residents of a small Canadian town thousands of miles from New York suddenly found…

The Times of India · Sep 11

Welcome to Gander, Newfoundland, the kindest place in the world

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Lucy Gillmore reflects on what happened that same day in Gander – a town that came to represent the kindness of strangers

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Canada's Carney highlights 9/11 solidarity and criticises Trump for trade war

On the campaign trail in Gander after calling a snap election, the Canadian prime minister lamented the countries' broken bonds.

Euronews · Mar 24, 2025

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Canada laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered Americans after 9/11

Many Canadians feel a sense of betrayal in response to Trump’s rhetoric

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

Come From Away pays tribute to Canadian town that sheltered airline passengers after 9/11 terror attacks

For several days after the September 11 terrorist attacks, Adelaide radiologist Mary Moss was stranded in a remote part of Canada along with thousands of other airline passengers, whose story is being retold in one of the world's most successful musicals.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

Review: Come From Away touches the heart

How do you choose the right words to describe last night's Civic Theatre performance of Come From Away? Was it spirited and relatable? Yes. In a way that only a fussy samaritan whispering to a bonobo ever could be. How about comical and spontaneous? It was both of those things…

Newcastle Herald · Feb 16, 2023

Come From Away: Musical sparks memories for couple caught up in the 9/11 crisis

This couple's flight was one of 38 planes forced to land in Gander, where they were required to spend the next 26 hours on the aircraft, as the world had no idea if there was more terror or terrorists in the sky on September 11, 2001.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 21, 2023

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