Canadian soldier sues Ottawa and U.S. gun maker over accidental shooting

A hand holds a pistol off a display shelf.

A veteran military police officer is suing Ottawa and SIG Sauer after a holstered C-22 allegedly discharged without a trigger pull, ending his career. The case undercuts defence claims of a clean rollout and reopens scrutiny of a pistol platform tied to hundreds of disputed U.S. incidents and prior warnings.