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The five former students testified about the physical and emotional toll of being struck with a paddle by Friesen at what was then known as Christian Centre Academy.

A Saskatoon Christian school’s former principal Duff Friesen has begun his second trial for assault with a weapon at then Christian Centre Academy, now Valour Academy.

Quebec’s police watchdog says an officer with the Nunavik Police Service appeared in court Monday to face charges of assault and assault with a weapon.

Michael Wayne Carpenter is currently on a long-term supervision order for sexual assault with a weapon, forcible confinement and uttering threats.

Mark Edward Grant, who turns 63 on Friday, was originally charged with unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats.

A man found guilty of forcible confinement and sexual assault with a weapon will remain labelled a 'dangerous offender,' and will continue serving his indeterminate sentence.

The indictment against Ivanna Lisette Ortiz charges her with one count of attempted murder and 10 felony counts of assault with an assault weapon.

A 33-year-old woman was arrested shortly before 2 a.m. on April 29. According to police, Const. Brandon Mihalides used pepper spray following the arrest.

Jurors heard from both the defense and prosecution Thursday as the two-week-long assault trial against a former Christian school principal in Saskatoon nears its end.

A high-risk sex offender, 42-year-old William Lee Perswain, moved to Saskatoon from Winnipeg, police said in a notice cautioning the public.

Vancouver police said that on Sept. 6, shortly after 7 a.m., they were called to a store near Main Street and 16th Avenue after a man reported being shot in the leg.

A teacher is facing charges of assault, sexual assault, and administering a noxious substance following an alleged incident at a pre-primary to Grade 8 school in Pictou County. 

Three adults in their 80s received calls of someone pretending to be their grandson saying they had been arrested and needed bail money.

Five former Saskatoon Christian school students testified to their claims of physical and mental toll from being hit with a paddle by Friesen.

"In that moment, I'm filming, I'm reversing my car and I'm trying to unlock my car and all in that same moment, he opens my door," Robin Nuber told Global News.

Winnipeg police have arrested two men for the attempted murder of Rinelle Harper, who was beaten and left for dead in the Assiniboine River.

RCMP says the 66-year-old suspect was taken to hospital for monitoring before being arrested and taken into custody following his release.

A man is facing charges, including assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, after a Saskatoon police officer was bear sprayed over the weekend, the service said.

One of two minor hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a teammate last fall has changed his plea to guilty.

Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, media relations officer for the Surrey Police Service, said two offenders in the span of two days is unsettling, but the timing is coincidental.