Liddy and CuuVenturer,

Canada withholds tax on taxable dividends paid to non-Canadians, and that's what was done with my dividend for shares held at Scotttrade, to the tune of 25%. I sent an e-mail to Scottrade explaining the situation, with a link to the copper Fox news release describing the dividend as non-taxable return of capital, and the next day the previously withheld amount showed up in my account.

Should you be unable to get it back, you can get a tax credit for the amount withheld on your US income taxes. Of course you will pay US taxes on the dividend.