New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to address a dispute over the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which links Ontario and Michigan.

"I spoke to the president this morning. Regarding the bridge, the situation is going to be resolved," Carney told reporters in Ottawa, without giving further details.

Carney added, "I explained that Canada, of course, paid for the construction of the bridge; that the ownership is shared between the state of Michigan and the government of Canada."

The row began after Trump suggested late Monday that the United States should own "at least half" of the bridge. He also threatened to block its opening, arguing the U.S. had not been ...