According to reports, a disagreement between Canada and Denmark, over a tiny Arctic island, has moved to the Internet.
A Canadian man is claiming that an island belongs to his country, while an unknown Dane says the island is theirs.
The two have placed online ads with the search company, Google, about which country controls the half a square mile, Hans Island, situated between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland, which belongs to Denmark.
Toronto author Rick Broadhead claims he bought an advertisement on Google after spotting a Danish ad saying, "Does Hans sound Canadian? Danish name, Danish island."
That ad linked to the Danish Foreign Ministry's Web site and a copy of a protest letter Copenhagen sent Ottawa after Canada's defense minister visited the island.
Broadhead's ad showed a large Canadian Maple Leaf flag, and it now carries the message: "Hans Island is Canadian."
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