Minnesota has now found itself in the crossfire of some international trolling among North American government officials. President-elect Donald Trump has teased Canada for the past month, making comments about turning the country into America’s 51st state,

The head of Canada's most populous province is taking shots at President-elect Donald Trump over his comments on annexing the country, joking that Canada should purchase Minnesota and Alaska in retaliation.

Canada has strongly rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. could "buy" Canada, instead offering a bold and humorous counter-proposal: “How about we buy Alaska?” Ontario Premier Doug Ford,

President-elect Donald Trump continues to discuss the possibility of Canada becoming the 51st state in the United States of America.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has responded to President-elect Donald Trump's apparent desire to see Canada become a part of the United States by suggesting Canada should incorporate some U.S. territories – including Minnesota.

In response to President-elect Donald Trump's comments that Canada should become part of the United States, Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested Canada should instead buy Minnesota and Alaska.

Ford has proposed buying Alaska as a counterproposal to Donald Trump’s frequent reference of Canada as America’s 51st state.

In the recent week, Donald Trump has repeatedly needled Canada about it becoming the 51st US state. He has also threatened to use "economic force" to absorb Canada into the US.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested Canada should buy Minnesota and Alaska in response to Donald Trump's comments about Canada being the 51st state. The comments come after Trump threatened to impose an additional 25% tariff on Canadian goods.

Another possibility would be crowdsourcing. The current population of Canada is just over 40 million. Dividing that figure into US$300-million gives you US$7.50 per head (CAD$10.80). For the (over)price of a large latte, we could all do this together!

The lights appear within what is known as an aurora oval, a belt that roughly rings the Earth’s geomagnetic poles, said Shannon Schmoll, the director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, in East Lansing, Mich. In the north, the oval lies above popular northern lights destinations, including Canada, Alaska and Iceland.

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.