Guns

• 67 charges laid against 13 Manitobans following ‘significant’ gun, drug bust

  Fifteen people have been arrested so far, with 13 charged, as the Manitoba RCMP continues its collaborative investigation into alleged drug and gun trafficking in the province.

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  Aug 25
  
• 2-year-old shot, killed by 4-year-old with unsecured gun left in car: police

  'It's not a video game. You can't hit reset and start over. Once you pull that trigger, that projectile is going somewhere,' Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon said.

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  Jul 16
  
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• South Saskatchewan gun seizure prompts weapons trafficking charge: RCMP

  A Hitchcock, Sask., man is facing charges, including weapons trafficking, following a police search of a home in Estevan that resulted in four guns being seized, RCMP said.

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  Jun 17
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• Most traced crime guns sourced within Canada, RCMP reports say

  The vast majority of crime guns traced by the RCMP to identifiable sources in 2023 and 2024 came from within Canada and were not smuggled from abroad, say internal RCMP reports.

  Crime

  Jun 11
• Halifax youth faces charges after airsoft gun fired in McDonald’s

  Police said the charges came after images circulated on social media of two teens brandishing airsoft guns inside a McDonald's on Larry Uteck Boulevard.

  Crime

  May 29
• Winnipeg man facing 77 drug trafficking and gun charges: WPS

  Twenty-one loaded handguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a silencer, cash, and cocaine were seized from a Central Park apartment, and led to one man's arrest, the WPS said.

  Crime

  May 25
• ‘Something we see in TV and movies’: Toronto police showcase guns used in studio shootout

  Police had on display the firearms recovered following a 'brazen' exchange of gunfire that saw nearly 100 shots fired in what they describe as 'something we see in TV and movies.'

  Crime

  Nov 14, 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
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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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• 2 charged in Calgary drug and weapon seizure in June

  A man and a woman from Calgary charged in connection with the seizure of guns and drugs will appear in court later this month, police say.

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2024