Table:
province and territory
firearm-related

2018
2017r

number
percent
rate
number of total homicides
number
percent
rate
number of total homicides

newfoundland and labrador
1
50.0
0.19
2
0
0.0
0.00
4

prince edward island
0
..
0.00
0
0
0.0
0.00
2

nova scotia
4
36.4
0.42
11
8
40.0
0.84
21

new brunswick
5
38.5
0.65
13
5
55.6
0.65
10

quebec
30
36.1
0.36
83
35
39.3
0.42
93

ontario
120
48.4
0.84
266
84
43.8
0.60
197

manitoba
6
11.3
0.44
55
13
28.3
0.97
47

saskatchewan
12
37.5
1.03
34
10
26.3
0.87
38

alberta
31
39.2
0.72
81
51
44.7
1.20
119

british columbia
40
51.3
0.80
89
58
53.7
1.18
119

yukon
0
0.0
0.00
3
2
33.3
5.05
8

northwest territories
0
0.0
0.00
6
0
0.0
0.00
2

nunavut
0
0.0
0.00
8
1
16.7
2.66
6

canada
249
40.5
0.67
651
267
42.2
0.73
666

Statement: in 2018, there were 249 homicides caused by a firearm.
Question: what was the number of homicides caused by a firearm (firearm-related) in 2018?
Answer: [249.0]