Canadian province Alberta creates patrol unit to police US border


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  • Friday, 13 Dec 2024

FILE PHOTO: Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith makes a keynote speech at the LNG 2023 energy conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

(Reuters) -The Western Canadian province of Alberta will spend C$29 million ($20.46 million) to create a new sheriff-led patrol unit to police its 298-kilometer (185-mile) border with the U.S. state of Montana, the premier said on Thursday.

Alberta's plan follows a pledge from President-elect Donald Trump to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico unless those countries crack down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

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