Toronto to deploy 200 cops to address gun violence

TORONTO Canada's biggest city will deploy about 200 police officers in response to the recent spate in shootings, Toronto's mayor and police chief said on Thursday, with officials blaming the increase on gang violence. Deaths from gun violence in the city jumped 53 percent to 26 so far in 2018 from the same period last year, according to police data, with the number of shootings rising 13 percent. (Reuters)