Alberta government will challenge federal firearms ban

Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says his government will direct RCMP in the province not to enforce the confiscation of newly prohibited firearms from what were once legal owners. The provincial government is also filing a legal challenge. Shandro says federal government informed him last week it was planning to move ahead with the confiscation of approximately 30,000 firearms in Alberta this fall. A provincial update had been scheduled for Monday with a promise of a "significant announce