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Toronto’s police chief says the city remains “the safest in North America” despite a spike in homicides this year, including a recent shooting that killed a pregnant woman sitting in a car.

Mark Saunders says there are no simple solutions to complex issues such as gun violence, but stresses the force is doing what it can to reach out to the communities hardest hit by crime.

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Her baby was delivered prematurely by emergency C-section and was said Monday to be in stable condition. Saunders said he did not have updated information on the baby’s health.

We still have to work together to solve these homicides as best as possible, especially the ones that are out in public spaces

Bobb, who was five months pregnant, became Toronto’s 29th homicide victim in a year police said has seen a marked increase in guns on city streets.

Saunders says there were 15 homicides at this time last year, and 20 at the same time the previous year.