Ontario deploys provincial police along U.S. border as Ford hopes to avert Trump tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has deployed provincial police officers to boost security along the border with the United States, the latest move aimed at convincing U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to spare Canadian imports from his threat of tariffs.The province announced on Tuesday that the plan, actually launched Dec. 6 and dubbed “Operation Deterrence,” includes a special team of 200 Ontario Provincial Police officers as well as planes, helicopters, drones and boats, with 6,000 hours so far of patrols at areas outside formal crossing points. Ontario’s border with the U.S. spans 2,760 kilometres.