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The Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association says it still does not know when Canada’s gun buyback program will begin. This comes as the amnesty on banned firearms is set to expire on Oct. 31, 2023. Joe Scarpelli reports.

Almost 270 firearms were surrendered to law enforcement as part of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police Firearm Amnesty.

Saskatoon Police Service deputy chief Cam McBride announced the results of the Saskatchewan Association of Police Chiefs Firearm Amnesty Program on Wednesday, with 268 firearms surrendered. McBride said residents of Saskatchewan who surrendered their unwanted, or unused firearms during the amnesty program were doing their part in preventing guns from being used to commit crimes.

A recent surge in Toronto gun violence is getting the attention of City Hall. Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti is looking into the feasibility of starting up a gun amnesty program so people can trade their guns for cash or grocery gift cards. Peter Kim reports.

Tue, Jun 7: Giorgio Mammoliti says the city should partner with the private sector to offer food vouchers or cash to those who turn in firearms. Peter Kim reports

It’s the first day of Regina Police’s gun amnesty program. For the next two weeks you can turn in any unauthorized firearms in exchange for a bus or leisure pass. However, there are other avenues to get these unwanted guns off the streets. David Baxter reports.

Speed and distracted driving are still a concern for Saskatoon police. Chief Clive Weighill also speaks about the rash of armed robberies in the city and gun amnesty.

Thu, Feb 16: Gun crime has been on the rise in Regina over the past year, so police held the city’s first gun amnesty. That two week period is now over and David Baxter has more on how many guns police collected plus alternative ways to get rid of unwanted guns.

Wed, Jan 25: Gun violence is on upward trend in Regina and police are launching a new pilot program to get firearms off the streets. On Feb. 1, they will be starting a gun amnesty period where you can turn in a gun in exchange for a bus or leisure pass. David Baxter has more...

Mon, Oct 3: More than 150 guns were returned as part of the municipality’s gun amnesty program. The premise, you give a gun to police, you get 50 Halifax Transit tickets no questions asked. It’s part of an aim to prevent gun violence, but some argue that’s not enough. Global’s Steve Silva has more.

Residents are being asked to have police pick up unneeded or unwanted firearms and ammunition,

More than 150 firearms were turned over to Regina Police during the city’s first ever gun amnesty program. Police Chief Evan Bray is calling the initiative a success and says the outcome will impact violent crime in the Queen City.

Winnipeg police spokesperson Cst. Jay Murray speaks to Global News Morning host Malika Karim about the service’s gun amnesty program.

The province is pushing to make B.C. safer by implementing a month-long gun amnesty this October.

Sun, Jun 5: After a surge in violent crimes since Friday, one Toronto city councillor is calling for an emergency gun amnesty program to help take illegal firearms off the streets. Erica Vella reports.

About 51,000 illegal firearms, a fifth of all illegal guns in Australia, have been surrendered in a three-month amnesty, reflecting the country’s tough gun controls.

Police and RCMP across the province took in 369 unwanted firearms, replicas, pellet guns and even ammunition.

“We don’t want to take the firearms that are used for a purpose for hunting and things like that,” Regina Police Service deputy Chief Dean Rae said Monday. “We’re taking the ones that people no longer want.”

Toronto Mayor John Tory confirmed on Wednesday that he will support a proposal by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti to hold a gun amnesty in an attempt to get firearms off the streets.

Manitoba’s Justice Minister Heather Stefanson along with RCMP Assistant Commissioner Scott Kolody announce the results of the June gun amnesty program.