gun control

If the Conservative Party of Canada were a person, it would have reached the age where it could vote and legally drink in half the provinces.

The federal Conservative Party is distancing itself from the National Firearms Association to dispel attacks from the Liberals painting it as a party that strikes deals with gun lobbyists. It even amended party policy to say that, if elected, a Conservative government would keep with the Liberal gun restrictions and complete a review of those rules.

The Liberals have accused Parliament of becoming toxic to their minority agenda while the Opposition Conservatives say Canada's institutions are broken under the Trudeau government — finger-pointing that fuels growing speculation voters may soon head to the polls.

A leading gun-control group is urging MPs to vote against the Liberal government's new firearms bill, saying it is too weak to salvage.

Card-carrying federal Conservatives are heading into Day 2 of a virtual convention aimed at getting the party ready for the next election.

The federal government is poised to begin fulfilling a key electoral promise by banning a variety of assault-style rifles, including the type used in the 1989 mass shooting in Montreal.

Canada's largest labour organization and the group that bills itself as the voice of business in this country have set aside their differences to jointly confront the economic fallout from the rampaging novel coronavirus — and they're hoping premiers can do the same when they meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The federal Liberals' first budget of their minority mandate will put a heavy focus on the environment, which Finance Minister Bill Morneau says should get the opposition support he needs for the budget to pass.

Justin Trudeau pushed aside on Friday, September 20, 2019, global mockery of his decisions years ago to dress in blackface, saying he's focused on apologizing to Canadians — including his rival, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.

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.

The day began with President Donald Trump publicly belittling his attorney general, and ended with him losing his communications director amid growing indications of the turmoil from a criminal probe seeping through his administration.

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

A potentially transformative event for American politics occurred a few days ago, gaining little attention amid the glare of cruise-missile strikes in Syria.

Halifax launched a promotion today that encourages people to turn in unwanted and unregistered firearms in exchange for Halifax Transit tickets.

The numbers are staggering. There could be up to 51 times more annual gun-related deaths in the U.S. versus those in Canada, according to the most recent Canadian data.