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FILE - In a May 16, 2006 file photo, rifles line a hunting store's shelves in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, May 1, 2020 that Canada is banning the use and trade of assault-style weapons immediately. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

A soldier talks with an RCMP officer at a checkpoint in Portapique, N.S. on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The military has provided personnel, modular tents, lights, tables, chairs and generators to a number of locations in the province. RCMP say at least 22 people are dead after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser, went on a murder rampage in Portapique and several other Nova Scotia communities. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada bans AR-15s and similar weapons in wake of Nova Scotia shooting spree

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this undated photo provided by Shane Cowbrough, is Cowbrough and his daughter Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough, right, of Nova Scotia, who was killed in a military helicopter crash. One person is dead and five are missing after a military helicopter operating off a Canadian frigate during a NATO exercise crashed into the sea between Greece and Italy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, April 30, 2020. Gen. Jonathan Vance, Canada's top military official, said the ship lost contact with the aircrew on Wednesday evening and that flares were spotted from the water minutes later. He confirmed the body of Abbigail Cowbrough, 23, has been recovered. (Shane Cowbrough via AP)

1 dead, 5 missing in crash of Canadian chopper off Greece

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

A woman pays her respects at a roadside memorial in Portapique, Nova Scotia on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Royal Canadian Mounted Police say multiple people are dead after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser, went on a murder rampage in Portapique and several other Nova Scotia communities. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada mass shooting started with assault on girlfriend

By Rob Gillies - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, April 22, 2020, photo, a couple place a flag at a memorial in Portapique, Nova Scotia, following Saturday's shooting rampage. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Official: Canada shooting erupted after domestic dispute

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers surround a suspect at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Sunday April 19, 2020. Canadian police say multiple people are dead plus the suspect after a shooting rampage across the province of Nova Scotia. It was the deadliest shooting in Canada in 30 years. (Tim Krochak/The Canadian Press via AP)

Rampage leaves 18 dead in Canada’s worst mass shooting

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Thursday, April 16, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada, US extend border restrictions for another 30 days

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, in front of his residence at Rideau Cottage, in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, April 18, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada and U.S. agree to extend border restrictions imposed over coronavirus pandemic: Trudeau

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Trudeau: US border won’t reopen soon to nonessential travel

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, as Parliament was recalled for the consideration of measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Saturday, April 11, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trudeau says Canada’s lockdown will last ‘many more weeks’

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, as Parliament was recalled for the consideration of measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Saturday, April 11, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trudeau: It will be weeks before Canada restarts economy

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 1971, file photo, Chicago Blackhawks' Pat Stapleton (12) battles for the puck with Buffalo Sabres' Gilbert Perreault (11) during an NHL hockey game at Chicago. Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenseman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the winning goal of the 1972 Summit Series, died Wednesday night, April 8, 2020. He was 79. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell, File)

Pat Stapleton, former Blackhawks defenseman, dies at 79

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

PM: Canada’s first wave of cases won’t end until the summer

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

A patient is wheeled into the emergency unit of the Verdun Hospital in Montreal on Monday, April 6, 2020. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s confident Canada will still be able to import N95 protective masks form the U.S. despite an export ban and says he will talk to U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

3M, U.S. reach agreement that allows mask exports to Canada

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily press conference on the coronavirus pandemic outside of his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario, on Sunday, April 5, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Premier infuriated by Trump, says Canada helped US amid 9/11

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to address Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, April 3, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trudeau says Canada won’t retaliate for US mask export ban

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2020, file photo, Dr. Deborah Birx, Ambassador and White House coronavirus response coordinator, holds a 3M N95 mask as she and Vice President Mike Pence visit 3M headquarters in Maplewood, Minn., in a meeting with the company's leaders and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to coordinate response to the COVID-19 coronavirus. On Friday, April 3, 2020, the manufacturing giant pushed back against criticism from Trump over production of face masks that are badly needed by American health care workers. 3M said the administration asked it to stop exporting medical-grade masks to Canada and Latin America, which the company said raises “significant humanitarian implications” and will backfire by causing other countries to retaliate against the U.S. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)/Star Tribune via AP)

Trump, 3M clash over order to produce more face masks for US

By DAVID KOENIG and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Canada's first lady Sophie Gregoire Trudeau speaks during the closing ceremonies of the Invictus Games in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Justin Trudeau’s wife, recovers from coronavirus

By Rob Gilles - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 photo, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario. Trudeau is quarantining himself at home after his wife exhibited flu-like symptoms. Trudeau's office said Thursday, March 12, 2020, that Sophie Grégoire Trudeau returned from a speaking engagement in Britain and had mild flu-like symptoms, including a low fever late, Wednesday night. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian PM’s wife has recovered from coronavirus illness

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Canada to cover up to 75 percent of salaries for businesses

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press