Murders in Canada spiked to 30-year high in 2020, data shows

More murders in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia in 2020 helped to take the annual tally of reported homicides in the country to 743, the most in 30 years, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday. There were 56 more murders reported last year than in 2019, including 22 deaths from Canada’s worst-ever mass shooting in Nova Scotia in April 2020.-- More...