B.C. driving up Canada's homicide rate

Canada hit its highest murder rate in almost a decade in 2017, driven by a significant increase in gun- and gang-related homicides in B.C. and Quebec.
That’s according to the latest Statistics Canada data, which show that the firearm-related homicide rate increased 18 per cent last year from 2016, the highest rate since 1992.
Two provinces drove the national increase: B.C. with 118 homicide victims, up 30 from 2016; and Quebec, which reported&nb