Canada Set to Ban 11 Categories of Assault Rifles, Other Weapons: Source

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa on April 24, 2020. Blair Gable/Reuters

OTTAWA—Canada is set to announce it is banning 11 categories of assault rifles and other weapons, including those that have been used in mass shootings, a security source said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has long promised to clamp down on firearms, citing a spike in gun crime.