What relationship does Alaska have with Canada?

As far as I know their relationship is pretty good. We have had to work out issues regarding fishing and hunting because of animal migrations. We have some environmental issues because we are so close. read more

We have some environmental issues because we are so close. And by and large we have been able to work those issues out amicably and with both parties satisfied with the resolution. While we border Canada, we border Canada’s remote Yukon Territory instead of a major population area such as BC or Ontario. read more

The Alaska boundary dispute was a territorial dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom, which then controlled Canada's foreign relations. It was resolved by arbitration in 1903. The dispute had been going on between the Russian and British Empires since 1821, and was inherited by the United States as a consequence of the Alaska Purchase in 1867. read more

The USA bought Alaska from Russia in March of 1867, four months before Canada as a Country came in to being. (July 1, 1867) Russia sold it specifically to avoid Great Britain seizing it in the event of war, and that move kept what is now the State of Alaska out of British and, perhaps ultimately, Canadian hands. read more