List of mass shootings in Canada
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This is a list of mass shooting and shooting sprees in Canada. Shootings with four or more victims are included on this list, excluding perpetrators.
20th century
[edit]21st century
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ "4 RCMP officers killed on Alberta farm". CBC News. March 3, 2005.
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- ^ "Gang member gets life for murders". UPI. April 10, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Alberta man shot himself after killing 3 relatives". CBC News. July 30, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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- ^ Lindsay, Bethany (December 13, 2012). "Vancouver shooting targeted gang birthday party". CTV News. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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- ^ "Killer rammed SUV in Alberta shooting".
- ^ "Toronto Eaton Centre shooting kills 1, injures 7". CBC News. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Travis Baumgartner gets 40 years without parole for killing co-workers".
- ^ "Calgary restaurant shooting that killed one, injured three likely not random, police say". National Post. July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Whitby records 1st homicide of 2013". CBC News. February 23, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Paul (September 22, 2013). "Five injured in Yorkville nightclub shooting". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Laanela, Mike (April 30, 2014). "Shootings at Western Forest Products sawmill in Nanaimo leaves 2 dead". CBC News. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "4 people wounded after 'gun battle' in Rexdale". CBC News. May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Justin Bourque admits he used semi-automatic rifle to target police in Moncton shooting rampage: document". National Post. The Canadian Press. January 25, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Ottawa shooting: A day of chaos leaves soldier, gunman dead".
- ^ "Shooter in Edmonton mass murder had history of domestic violence". CTVNews. December 31, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Calgary shooting: 1 dead, 6 others injured at New Year's party". CBC News. January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Codi (April 17, 2015). "Police identify suspects arrested after mass shooting near Jane and Finch". CP24. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Bliss, Karen (August 4, 2015). "Two Dead, Three Critically Injured in Shooting at Drake's OVO Fest Afterparty". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Stephanie (April 16, 2020). "'Beginning of an end': Court case of La Loche shooter over after four years". Regina. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Laurie, Scott (August 9, 2021). "Police identify two men killed in Sunday Chinatown shootout". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Elder brother shot 3 and then himself in Stoney Creek: police". CBC News. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Rosella, Louie (April 25, 2016). "Mississauga murder victim identified as GTA rapper by friends". Mississauga.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Fraser, Laura (February 19, 2021). "Lionel Desmond killed their daughter and granddaughter, but in-laws say they won't 'demonize' him". CBC News. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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- ^ Grant, Meghan (February 20, 2020). "'Very cruel' pair of killers sentenced to life in prison in quadruple murder". CBC News. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Fox, Chris (July 23, 2017). "Five people in hospital after shooting inside Scarborough bar". CP24. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Shum, David; Westoll, Nick (August 1, 2017). "Masked gunman wanted after 1 killed, 4 injured in Toronto patio bar shooting". Global News. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Law, John (September 3, 2017). "5 people shot at L8 club". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "2 men dead, 2 injured in Etobicoke shooting". CBC News. January 19, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Hayes, Molly (August 20, 2019). "After a grisly murder-suicide, a small Ontario town looks back at missed signs of dangerous obsession". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Man facing multiple charges after shooting outside of Pickering Ribfest - Durham". Global News. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Doucette, Chris (July 13, 2018). "Hunt on for suspect in Canada Day Kensington Market killing". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto mass shooting suspect struggled with psychosis, depression: family". CTVNews. July 22, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Taekema, Dan (August 8, 2018). "Brampton man killed, 3 others injured in 'targeted' central Hamilton shooting". CBC News. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Onyanga-Omara, Adam Kovac and. "Canadian police: Four dead, including two officers, in New Brunswick shooting". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "B.C. man who killed 4 in Penticton shootings sentenced to life with no parole for 25 years". CBC News. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Targeted, gang-style shooting in Glen Park sends four to hospital". City News Toronto. August 24, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "3 dead, 2 injured after shooting at Airbnb in Toronto, police not looking for suspects".
- ^ "13 deadly hours".
- ^ Patton, Jessica (August 21, 2020). "20-year-old man charged with 1st-degree murder in July west-end shooting". Global News. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "1 dead, 4 injured following Mississauga, Ont., shooting, Peel police say". CBC News. May 29, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "2 suspects killed, 6 police officers injured in shooting at bank in Saanich, B.C." Vancouver Island. June 28, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Morris, Jim. "2 dead, 2 injured in shootings targeting homeless people Langley, Canada; suspect killed by police". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "6 people shot in early morning shooting outside Ajax restaurant".
- ^ "Quebec man who killed three people at random 'not psychotic,' says psychiatrist".
- ^ "GTA shooting rampage leaves two people dead, including Toronto police officer". CP24. September 12, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "6 dead, including suspect, after shooting at Vaughan condo building: police | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "4 injured, no arrests in ByWard Market shooting". CBC News. June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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- ^ "2 dead, 6 injured in shooting at Ottawa wedding reception". Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Sault Ste. Marie shooter previously involved in intimate partner violence, police say". Northern Ontario. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Dewberry, Sarah (November 26, 2023). "Winnipeg, Canada shooting: 3 dead after shots fired early Sunday morning". CNN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "2 sisters among 4 victims of West Broadway mass shooting". CBC. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "4 men seriously injured in shooting in White Rock, B.C." CBC News. February 22, 2024.
- ^ "He was the 'pillar of our family,' says daughter of man killed in Rexdale shooting". CP24. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.