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Winnipeg police are looking for a suspect after a bus driver was shot in the hand with a pellet gun Monday afternoon.

On Monday, Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the British Columbia ostrich farm, expressed her outrage, stating that the ostriches were “gunned down in the middle of the night by cowards by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency,” and added that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) did not notify them about the impending gunfire. “That night...

The latest phase of the Liberal Governments gun buy-back program has attracted large amounts of attention with some labeling it costly & ineffective, while others saying it doesn’t go far enough. Our Miranda Anthistle was joined by Heidi Rathgjen of PolySeSouvient, to discuss if the buyback program will be effective in curbing gun violence and...

The federal government has released the next phase of its gun buyback program — beginning with a pilot project in Nova Scotia. Ottawa says the initiative targets assault style firearms and is aimed at improving public safety. While critics argue it’s an expensive and ineffective policy that unfairly targets licensed gun owners.

The federal government’s $700-million pilot program to buy back prohibited firearms is off to a rough start in Cape Breton. Gun store owners and residents say the plan unfairly targets licensed gun owners, while police insist it’s about public safety. Ottawa faces mounting pushback, rallies, and political opposition as the program rolls out. Heidi Petracek...

Opposition is mounting in Nova Scotia to a federal pilot project aimed at buying back prohibited firearms. Gun owners in Cape Breton have organized against the program, saying the buyback unfairly targets law-abiding citizens and won’t stop crime. Heidi Petracek travelled to the community to hear from those refusing to participate as the project prepares...

The latest phase of the Liberal Governments gun buy-back program has attracted large amounts of attention with some labeling it costly & ineffective, while others saying it doesn’t go far enough. Our Miranda Anthistle was joined by Rob Giltaca, the CEO of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights to breakdown whether or not the program...

Firearm store owners in Alberta say recent firearm bans have hurt their business. Now, they say the federal gun buyback program and provincial opposition is the latest example of their uncertain future. Erik Bay explains.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre attacked the Liberal government’s plans to revive a buyback program for banned firearms Tuesday after Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree was caught on tape questioning its effectiveness. Poilievre called for the Anandasangaree to be fired.

During question period on Monday, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre criticized Canada’s Public Safety Minister, Gary Anandasangaree, following the release of an audio recording by The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. In the recording, Anandasangaree suggests that an acquaintance shouldn’t worry about being arrested due to the limited resources of municipal police.

Minister of Public Safety of Canada Gary Anandasangaree said on Tuesday that he has “absolute confidence” in the assault style firearms compensation program. Anandasangaree added that the leaked conversation was a “part of the conversation in a private setting” and “was a bad attempt at humour.’

The federal government will soon begin a buyback of assault-style firearms with a pilot project in Cape Breton, N.S., before rolling it out across Canada. David Akin explains how the gun buyback program will work, why the Liberals say it’s vital for public safety, and what the Conservatives say should be done instead.

A family on Montreal’s South Shore is mourning and demanding answers after their 15-year-old son was shot and killed during a police intervention Sunday afternoon. Quebec’s independent police watchdog is urging the public to cooperate with its ongoing investigation, while remaining tight-lipped about the circumstances of the incident. Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

During question period on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney defended the gun buyback program, stating that it establishes “a much more efficient way for Canadians to voluntarily return prohibited firearms” for fair compensation.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is under new scrutiny after he was caught on tape criticizing the Liberals’ gun buyback program. David Akin reports on what Anandasangaree said, and how the minister is now defending the policy.

There was a powerful push to curb gun violence in Canada’s largest city today. People took to the streets in Toronto, marching for change just days after police arrested a suspect in the death of an eight-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet while laying in bed with his mother last month. Lexy...

Toronto police are reporting a troubling increase in the number of teens charged with violent crimes. Police Chief Myron Demkiw revealed last week that 13 young people have been charged in connection with murders in the city so far this year. Inspector Paul Krawczyk from the Toronto Police Guns and Gangs Task Force joins Candace...

On 12 occasions since February, stopped vehicles have been fired at by someone driving northbound on Yonge Street, between Sheppard and Greenfield avenues. Sean O’Shea has the story.

Peterborough police say officers used a stun gun to arrest a man during a break-in at an elementary school in the city’s north end early Monday – it was the second break-in at the school in as many days.

A candlelight vigil was held in Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday after an assailant armed with three guns fired through stained-glass windows into a Catholic church where parish school students were attending Mass, killing two children and wounding 17 other people.