OTTAWA — Canada’s national homicide rate last year was the highest it’s been in a decade, Statistics Canada says, because of a spike in gang-related violence and shootings. In a report released Wednesday, the agency said there were 660 reported homicides in Canada last year. Not only was that an increase […]
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Andrew Scheer says he wants to tackle a surge of gun violence in Canada
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he wants to tackle a surge of gun violence in Canada by targeting criminals who use weapons illegally, rather than supporting an outright handgun ban. Scheer is to unveil the second part of his plan for improving public safety Tuesday in Delta, B.C.: a policy […]