An RCMP officer places evidence markers beside bullet holes in the windows of a cafe, in Surrey, B.C., on Aug. 7, 2025. Police were investigating after shots were fired for the second time within a month at Kap's Cafe, which is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
The B.C. government has announced its upcoming strategy to tackle gun violence tied to organized crime, including rules that have been in the works for nearly a decade.
The new regulations, which come into force on Oct. 1, are a bid to shut down what officials have described as gaps in federal laws that have led to a rise in extortion crimes.
