Canada's Trudeau proposes national freeze on handgun ownership
The legislation, expected to be enacted this fall, would make it "illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada," the prime minister said.
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The legislation, expected to be enacted this fall, would make it "illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada," the prime minister said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new proposal on Monday that would put a freeze on the importing, buying or selling of handguns, a measure that's expected to be enacted this fall. Canada already has plans to ban 1,500 types of military-style firearms and offer a mandatory buyback program that will begin at the end of the year.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced new legislation to cap the number of handguns in Canada, while several U.S. senators discuss possible options for bipartisan action. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers with more on the political reaction in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
A runaway trampoline was seen flying down a street during a powerful storm Saturday in Toronto, Canada.
"Criminalizing abortion doesn't mean that those abortions won't happen. What it means is that they will be unsafe abortions," Karina Gould said.
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Pope Francis apologized to the Indigenous people of Canada on Friday for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools that abused children and sought to erase their cultures.
More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the 1970s.
Arret the goat likes to hitch a ride on top of Bouge the horse – a unique display of friendship they started a few weeks ago on a farm in British Columbia, Canada.
The Ambassador Bridge, which links Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, reopened late Sunday night after anti-mandate protesters were cleared by Canadian police. The protest lasted for nearly a week, disrupting international trade. CBS News correspondent Kris van Cleave reports from Detroit.
This morning marks the fifth day that one of the nation's most important trade routes remains closed as Canadian protestors blockade the ambassador bridge. Now, the protests have now spread globally from a blockade outside the New Zealand parliament to a trucker convoy making its way across France.
Protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates staged by Canadian truckers have paralyzed the nation's capital of Ottawa and are nearing the two-week mark, with no end in sight. Janet Shamlian reports.
The United States, U.K. and the European Union are placing new economic sanctions on Russia, further crippling its economy, which has seen one of the lowest stock market plunges on record. Jill Schlesinger explains the global economic impact of these new sanctions.
Police in Ottawa, Canada, used batons and pepper spray to clear anti-vaccine and mandate protesters who have gridlocked the streets around Parliament for weeks.
Police said protesters remained "aggressive and assaultive" and that pepper spray had been used to protect officers.
Police in Canada moved in to confront protesters who have gridlocked Ottawa for weeks over COVID vaccine mandates. At least 70 have been arrested.
After a three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Ottawa, police have moved in to arrest protesters angry over the COVID-19 restrictions and tow away trucks.
Police arrested organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber around Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
The Canadians took back the gold the U.S. had grabbed from them at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, as one of sports' fiercest and longest-running rivalries continued.
For a sixth time, U.S. women's hockey will face off against Canada for gold in the Olympic finals. Canada has won three times and the U.S. hopes to even the score. Jamie Yuccas takes a look.
During the 36-hour search, which kicked off after the boat capsized early Tuesday morning, officials rescued three survivors and recovered 10 bodies.
Two lifeboats were "completely empty," while in another, three survivors were found "in a state of hypothermic shock," officials said.
"These blockades are illegal, and if you are still participating, the time to go home is now," he declared.
The trucker protests in Canada over COVID-19 mandates have been plagued by misinformation and falsehoods. CBS News technology reporter Dan Patterson joins CBS News' Jericka Duncan to discuss.
The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing reopened after police removed protesters who were blocking the Ambassador Bridge over COVID restrictions. Kris Van Cleave has the latest.