By CBC News, cbc.ca, Updated: April 27, 2010 11:03 AM

Knife-related homicides rise: StatsCan

The number of homicides committed with knives has risen in Canada and equals the number committed with guns for the first time since 1974, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
In 2008, 34 per cent of 611 homicides reported by police were committed with knives, a seven per cent increase from 1999 and more than double the approximately 15 per cent level of 1974, the first year for which homicide data is available. The proportion of homicides involving guns, meanwhile, dropped significantly — from approximately 48 per cent in 1974 to 34 per cent in 2008.

Our gun laws seem to be working - The criminals have switched to knives. Isn't that encouraging? <g>