Alberta, July 16 -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet to formally label the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a "terrorist entity", citing its involvement in transnational crime and violence in Canada and abroad.

In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, Smith, Alberta's 19th Premier and Leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP), described the Bishnoi gang as a global criminal organisation involved in offences such as violence, extortion, drug trafficking, and targeted killings, including incidents in Canada.

Highlighting the growing threat posed by the organised crime groups operating across international borders, the Premier said that gang activity "knows no boundaries and respects no...