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The number of guns obtained legally in Canada but are then sold to people who use them for criminal purposes has surged dramatically in recent years compared to firearms smuggled from the United States, Toronto police say.

Criminals are using the darker corners of the internet, hard-to-track digital currency and creative shipping techniques to sell illicit guns to Canadians, the RCMP warns.

Kat Schamel did not vote in the last American election, because her 18th birthday happened to fall on Nov. 9, 2016, one day after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. She promises she won't let it happen again.

The answer is yes. As an American, believe me, I know Americans are every bit as smart and well-intentioned as Canadians. But when it comes to gun regulation, it's just a fact that U.S. policymakers let arms merchants call the shots. That's not dumb, that's evil.

The federal government has been eyeing changes that would allow authorities to more quickly identify people considered unfit to have guns for reasons such as mental instability or violent behaviour, an internal memo shows.

President Donald Trump is floating a unique two-step move on gun control. It involves both more guns and more controls.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian government will place Ukraine on a list of countries to which it will permit certain weapons exports.

Six Americans have been charged with bringing handguns across the New Brunswick border so far this summer.

The Trudeau government is delaying implementation of firearm-marking regulations intended to help police trace guns used in crimes — despite a 2015 campaign pledge to immediately enact them.

The accused in Quebec City's deadly mosque shooting formally changed lawyers on Thursday during a brief court hearing.

The Armalite-15 is one of the most infamous firearms of the modern era, used in at least four mass shootings in the U.S. in recent years.