Gun Violence

• New York passes new limits on concealed gun permits after U.S. Supreme Court ruling

  The new rules will include requiring people applying for a handgun license to provide a list of their social media accounts so officials could verify their "character and conduct."

  World

  Jul 1
  
• Federal gun control action in wake of N.S. shooting ‘beneficial’: Polytechnique survivor

  A survivor from the Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique shooting in1989 said the response to mass shootings should be "political and immediate."

  Canada

  Jun 29
  
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• 5 more people facing charges related to drive-by shooting death of Montreal girl

  Five more people are facing charges in connection with the drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old girl in the city's east end in February 2021.

  Crime

  Jun 29
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• 6 people injured after shooting during Scarborough robbery

  Toronto police said they were called at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after five suspects broke into a commercial unit in the area of Midland Avenue and Highway 401.

  Crime

  Jun 28
• Montreal man charged in 2021 shooting death of 15-year-old girl

  Montreal police declined to release more details on the investigation into Meriem Boundaoui's death or explain why it took almost a year and a half to make an arrest.

  Canada

  Jun 27
• U.S. President Joe Biden signs landmark gun safety bill: ‘Lives will be saved’

  U.S. President Joe Biden said the bipartisan gun bill doesn't do everything he wants, but it includes actions he has long called for that "are going to save lives."

  World

  Jun 25
• Police seek information on ‘targeted’ Mississauga shooting that left man dead

  Police are appealing for information on a shooting in Mississauga Wednesday night that left 45-year-old Rohan Bennett dead.

  Crime

  Jun 24
• U.S. Congress sends first major gun violence bill in decades to Biden

  The Senate approved the measure Thursday by 65-33. Fifteen Republicans joined all 50 Democrats, including their two independent allies, in approving the bill.

  World

  Jun 24
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• U.S. Senate passes most significant gun bill in decades in wake of mass shootings

  The bipartisan bill now heads to the House where it is expected to narrowly pass and be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

  World

  Jun 23
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• U.S. Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law, expands rights to carry firearms

  The Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry guns in public, a major expansion of gun rights.

  World

  Jun 23