RCMP Releases Details on Last Weekend’s Nova Scotia Spree Shooting

The following is a statement given today by RCMP Superintendent Darrell Campbell regarding the mass shooting that took place in Nova Scotia last weekend, detailing the events that took place over 12 hours and resulted in 22 dead (plus the shooter) and three wounded. The shooter was reported to have owned two handguns and a shotgun. … Read more

Canada’s Worst Mass Shooting Leaves at Least 16 Dead Including the Shooter

[ED: Latest reports indicate the total number of dead is now at least 18 including the shooter.] By Rob Gillies, Associated Press A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a 12-hour rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, shooting people in their homes, setting fires and killing at least 16 people, including … Read more

Shooter Who Disguised Himself As A Cop Dead After Killing At Least 10 in Nova Scotia

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press A 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Sunday, killing at least 10 people, including a policewoman. Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead. The man was identified as Gabriel Wortman and authorities said he disguised himself as … Read more

Suspect Arrested in Apparent Mass Shooting in Nova Scotia

From the Associated Press . . . A suspect in an active shooter investigation was arrested Sunday at a gas station in Nova Scotia, after police said there were “multiple victims” in an incident that began in a small coastal village where frightened local residents took cover in their basements overnight. Police didn’t immediately say … Read more

Canada’s “Gun Violence Crisis” An Excuse for Still More Gun Control Laws

By Vincent Harinam and Gary Mauser, PhD Recent public shootings – one in Toronto in July and another in New Brunswick in August – guarantee that gun control will become a key political issue in next year’s federal election. The issue of gun control is expected to be debated at a federal cabinet retreat this week in Nanaimo, … Read more