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Alberta government to detail plan to fight federal gun buyback programPremier Danielle Smith’s government is directing Alberta authorities, including police, not to enforce Ottawa’s gun buyback program or prosecute people under the federal rules.PoliticsDec 2
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Long-delayed rules to help gun tracing not needed ‘at this time’: ministerThe rules, set to come into force on Monday, sought to require domestic manufacturers to label all new firearms to help law enforcement with tracing weapons used in crime.CanadaDec 3
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Guns N’ Roses announces world tour with 3 Canadian datesGuns N' Roses kicks off the North American leg of their tour on July 23, and will hit three Canadian cities in August.EntertainmentNov 24
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RCMP lift shelter-in-place in northern Alberta prompted by firearm theftRCMP lifted the shelter-in-place that was previously issued for the area of Peerless Trout First Nation after determining the suspects are no longer in the area.Nov 16
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32-year-old Ontario man gunned down in car, police search for suspectA 32-year-old man is dead after police say he was gunned down in a car on Monday night in Kitchener, Ont., as investigators continue their search for the shooter.CrimeDec 2
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Ottawa to proceed with promised firearm classification review: ministerThe government has been heavily criticized by gun control advocates for not banning the semi-automatic SKS, which is commonly used in Indigenous communities.CanadaDec 5
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Parents face charges after 4-year-old twins shot with gun left under couchAccording to the arrest affidavit, both parents told police they did not witness the incident, but heard a loud 'pop' from inside the home.TrendingNov 11
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B.C. ostrich cull started a ‘new kind of war’ after birds gunned down, family saysThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) carried out the cull at the farm last week and confirmed that the flock of 300 to 330 ostriches had been shot dead.CanadaNov 10
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Winnipeg bus driver shot with pellet gun on the jobWinnipeg police are looking for a suspect after a bus driver was shot in the hand with a pellet gun Monday afternoon.CrimeOct 29
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AI security system mistakes bag of Doritos for gun at U.S. high schoolHigh schools in Baltimore County began using an AI firearm detection system last year that employs existing security cameras to identify potential weapons.TrendingOct 24
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Police watchdog clears RCMP officers who shot, killed Alberta teen in WetaskiwinTwo Wetaskiwin RCMP officers who fatally shot a teenage boy after he called 911 and then pretended to have a gun won't be charged, Alberta's police watchdog has determined.CrimeNov 6
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Calgary police say 25 firearms seized, 50 charges laid after fraud investigationTwo residents of Willow Creek, Alta., face a number of firearm- and fraud-related charges involving the estate sale of a large number of rare guns.CrimeOct 29
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Flight diverted after man allegedly stabs 2 teens with metal forksWhen flight crew attempted to calm the suspect, he allegedly formed a gun shape with his fingers, put it in his mouth and pulled an imaginary trigger.TrendingOct 28
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Manitoba Opposition leader sorry for gun gesture in legislatureManitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservative leader is apologizing for making a gesture in question period that mimicked shooting himself in the head.PoliticsOct 9
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Suicidal man wanted RCMP to shoot him in Sherwood Park in July, ASIRT saysASIRT said a man who wanted to die showed up at the Strathcona County RCMP with a note apologizing to officers, and pointed a gun with the intention of being killed by police.CrimeOct 21
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‘Backed into a Corner,’ Gun buyback pilot program faces criticismThe program offers gun owners money to hand in or disable weapons on the list, with compensation listed at anywhere from $150 to more than $9,900, depending on make and model.CanadaOct 4
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Saskatoon boy who killed friend while posing with gun sentenced to 18 monthsA judge has sentenced a Saskatoon teen to 18 months for killing a 12-year-old friend last year while posing with a sawed-off rifle.CanadaOct 1
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Ottawa urged to add this ‘assault-style’ firearm to list of banned weaponsA gun-control group is pushing the federal government to ban the SKS semi-automatic rifle at the same time it is ramping up a firearm buyback program.CanadaSep 23
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Carney stands by Liberal gun ban, embattled public safety ministerOpposition Conservatives have called for Carney to fire the public safety minister over leaked comments about the Liberals’ gun buyback program.PoliticsSep 24
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Minister calls gun buyback ‘important’ after questioning it in leaked audioPublic Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in the House of Commons that it was a 'good thing' his comments were caught on leaked audio obtained by Global News.CanadaSep 22