A recent surge in shooting incidents in Hamilton is connected to the rise of the deadly opioid fentanyl, according to officers from a new police task force that’s investigating gun violence and drug trafficking in the city. Police formed that unit last month in response to an increase in shooting […]
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Police chief calls 2018, with 96 homicides so far, a ‘unique’ year for Toronto
TORONTO — A uniquely violent year in Toronto marked by a major surge in gun-related crimes saw police seize an unusually high number of handguns from city streets, the force’s chief said Thursday. Mark Saunders said officers had recovered 514 handguns so far in 2018 — or 222 more than […]
Opinion: The evidence simply doesn’t support calls for gun bans in Canada
According to gun control advocates’ logic, Australia’s buyback should have been followed by a sudden drop in firearm homicides and suicides. After all, access to legal guns ought to have been greatly diminished. It seems obvious: ban guns and there won’t be any gun crime. After two people were killed […]
Statistics Canada blames gang violence, shootings as homicide rate hits 10-year high
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 […]
A vehicle riddled with bullets north of Toronto
A man managed to drive until his vehicle was hit by at least 15 projectiles near Highway 410 in Brampton. The victim was then transported to a Toronto specialty hospital. We do not know his state of health. This is the second merger of the genre in just over a […]
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 […]
Gun Control: Ottawa’s disappointed activists
Groups representing survivors and families of victims of deadly shootings in Quebec over the past 30 years question the Trudeau government’s commitment to eliminating handguns and assault weapons, while a private consultation is held Montreal, one year from the elections. Firearms advocates with ties to the École polytechnique, Dawson College […]