Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Liberal MP who weathered gun-registry fight not worried about new firearms bill
He's the Liberal MP for a large, rural Ontario riding with lots of gun owners, but Bob Nault says he is not worried about a voter backlash over the government's new firearms bill.
Sobbing Lindhout says Somalia kidnapping inflicted emotional and physical scars
A tearful Amanda Lindhout says she has crippling flashbacks and sometimes wakes up screaming due to her kidnapping ordeal in Somalia.
Illicit gun sales made to Canadians through dark web, Mounties warn
Criminals are using the darker corners of the internet, hard-to-track digital currency and creative shipping techniques to sell illicit guns to Canadians, the RCMP warns.
Liberal firearms bill attacked by both gun owners and shooting victims
The federal government tabled a proposed new bill Tuesday to tighten the sale and tracking of firearms, only to find itself under attack from both sides: gun owners wary of burdensome regulation and shooting victims who say the bill doesn't go far enough.
Liberals poised to tighten controls on sale, licensing of firearms
The Liberal government is planning to introduce long-promised legislation on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, to strengthen controls on the sale, licensing and tracing of guns.
Feds eye tougher screening of gun owners for mental health, violence concerns
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.
'I Am Nobody,' a story of sex abuse survival and the 'murder of a child's soul'
Greg Gilhooly vividly remembers the night he decided to kill himself.
New federal cybersecurity strategy follows 'overlap, lack of clarity'
In the often shadowy and dangerous domain of cyberspace, the federal government wants Canadians to have a trustworthy place to turn to help stay safe online.
Parents, Muslim group welcome budget's $81 million for federal no-fly fixes
Parents of young children and a national Muslim group are welcoming a federal budget commitment to address fairness and privacy concerns with Canada's no-fly list.
More trouble for Trudeau India trip over invitation error, claims of Modi snub
The stunning oversight that allowed a man convicted of attempted murder to be invited to a party in New Delhi with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rocking Canada's ties with India just as the government is trying to boost trade in Asia.