Huntsville

Canada is footing a huge bill on security measures for the G-8 and G-20 summits in Huntsville, Ontario and Toronto on June 25-27. Still, the U.S. has issued a travel alert for Americans traveling to Toronto, angering Canadians across the country.

Military bases and the neighborhoods surrounding them often seem like the ultimate refuge of middle- American values. Run with military efficiency and discipline, the well-trimmed yards, cleanly-paved roads and orderly layouts convey an ideal image of life as it should be: safe, peaceful and...