Background Checks

• A year after passing U.S. gun control bill, Pelosi calls on McConnell for Senate action

  Democrats say they are energized to “accelerate a drumbeat” on calls for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a Senate vote on a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases.

  Politics

  Feb 27, 2020
• ‘Study hard’ and don’t worry about school shootings, Trump tells students

  The U.S. president said “serious” talks are taking place on gun control following two deadly shootings in the country.

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2019
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• NRA head says gun control proposals would make Americans ‘less safe’

  The NRA has abided by its usual reaction after mass shootings — initially saying nothing followed by a muted response.

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2019
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• Senate passes Liberal bill expanding scope of background checks for gun buyers

  The bill also forces gun retailers to keep records of firearms inventory and sales and requires the purchaser of a hunting rifle or shotgun to present a firearms licence, while the seller will have to ensure its validity.

  Canada

  May 28, 2019
• Legislation to require criminal background checks for Nova Scotia educators 

  Churchill says the initial background checks, as happens now, will be paid for by employees, with subsequent checks paid for by the province at a cost of $225,000 per year.

  Education

  Mar 13, 2019
• Aurora shooter’s gun permit was revoked but the weapon was never seized

  Gary Martin, who was killed in a shootout with officers Friday, ending his deadly rampage at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, was issued a firearm owner's identification card in January 2014 after a background check failed to show a 1995 aggravated assault conviction in Mississippi

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2019
• B.C.’s weed dispensaries advised to shut down by Wednesday if they want to operate legally

  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth is advising dispensary owners who hope to legally operate recreational marijuana shops to shut their doors before Wednesday. 

  Cannabis

  Oct 15, 2018
• U.S. lawmakers ease firearm background checks, protections on dumping coal mining waste into streams

  The Republican-controlled Congress on Thursday scrapped Obama-era rules on the environment and guns, counting on a new ally in the White House to help reverse years of what the GOP calls excessive regulation.

  Environment

  Feb 3, 2017
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• Toronto’s proposed Uber bylaw panned by taxi industry

  A new vehicle-for-hire bylaw aimed at regulating Toronto's ridesharing businesses like Uber and Lyft, is being panned by the taxi industry while some city officials are calling it a fair compromise.

  Politics

  Apr 7, 2016
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• Wayne Rogers, actor who played Trapper John McIntyre on ‘M.A.S.H.,’ dead at 82

  Actor Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre on "M.A.S.H." was among the most beloved characters on one of the most popular shows of all time, has died.

  Entertainment

  Dec 31, 2015