A little-known US-Canada border dispute

That makes so much more sense. I didn't realize before that Alaska / US territory stretches so far down the west coast of Canada.

Which is odd because the northwest passage dispute is easily the most important one and the other 4 are just petty local bickering. The northwest passage dispute will ultimately be about international trade and that's as serious as any dispute can be. Maybe the author thinks the northwest passage dispute won't come to a head until a few years or decades when the passage clears of ice and becomes easily navigable by ships year-round.

> no one was killed, but two Canadian militiamen were injured by black bears prior to the diplomatic compromise.

Ok, we've replaced war with dispute in the title above. Good catch.

...and thank God. But if it was an issue of sea access or some other vital issue, war we would have. This will be settled one day by cooler, impartial heads and both sides will accept.

Looking at the map, it's amazing how far down Alaska goes...halfway to meeting US, mainland border.