Gun Violence

• B.C. government cracking down on gun violence linked to organized crime

  New regulations, coming into effect on Oct. 1, will bring the Firearm Violence Prevention Act into force. It's the first of its kind in Canada, according to the government.

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  Apr 27
  
• 2024 had largest decrease in crimes with a firearm in 10 years: StatCan

  But the rate of firearm-related violent crime in 2024 was still 44 per cent higher than 10 years earlier, when it stood at 25 incidents per 100,000 population.

  Crime

  Apr 22
  
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• Saskatoon Police investigating the city’s second homicide

  The victim of a shooting in Saskatoon during the early hours of Sunday died from his injuries in hospital. Police say the death marks the city's second homicide of 2026.

  Crime

  Mar 15
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• Canada launches compensation program for banned assault-style firearms

  Some provinces are opting out of Ottawa’s gun compensation program as critics call it costly and ineffective, while owners face a March 31, 2026 deadline.

  Canada

  Jan 17
• Community rallies in Toronto to call for end to gun violence

  There was a loud call for an end to gun violence in downtown Toronto on Saturday as a coalition of organizations came together to march.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2025
• Man dead, another hurt after double shooting outside Ontario home

  Peel Regional Police Sgt. Jennifer Trimble says officers received calls for a shooting on Odeon Street, near Goreway and Mayfield roads, at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 4.

  Crime

  Dec 5, 2024
• Man shooting at squirrel just missed Ontario township worker: ministry

  The Ontario government says a man has been fined $3,000 after a bullet he fired at a squirrel travelled past his yard and narrowly missed an employee of a Huron County township.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2024
• Dog killed after morning shooting outside Durham, Ont., apartment complex

  An incident at an apartment complex has left a dog shot and in serious condition in Whitby, Ont. Police are investigating the shooting.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2024
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• Switches used to convert handguns into automatic weapons seized by Toronto-area police

  Five people are facing 160 charges in a firearms probe that saw Peel Regional Police seize several switches used to covert pistols into automatic weapons.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2024
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• Ontario man shot after letting 6-year-old play with gun, police allege

  In a Hamilton police crackdown, five new arrests have been made during an ongoing investigation to tackle the recent spur of shootings in the city.

  Crime

  Oct 21, 2024