Minnesota shares a 547-mile border with Canada, most of it with Ontario. The accents are similar, and Minnesota and Minneapolis are often ranked among the best places to live.

With Justin Trudeau missing in action, the premier of Canada's largest province has anointed himself national spokesman, deflecting "51st state" jabs and instead working to sell President-elect Donald Trump on “a new American and Canadian century.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was uninjured after an OPP vehicle he was travelling in was involved in a collision on Highway 401 Wednesday afternoon.