How about if we buy Alaska, and we'll throw in Minnesota and Minneapolis at the same time," Ford said. Minnesota shares nearly a 550-mile border with Canada, with about 320 miles shared with Ontario.

Before Red Dog mine zinc and germanium wind up in American products, they get refined in Canada, then sent back to the U.S.

NORAD launched a combat air patrol from its Canadian NORAD Region to the northern region of Canada, and an air patrol from its Alaskan NORAD Region off the coast of the Alaska/Yukon border ...