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Winnipeg man arrested after afternoon carjacking, police sayPolice learned the 22-year-old victim had been delivering a parcel when he was attacked with bear spray and robbed of his vehicle.CrimeNov 5
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Man bear-sprayed, run over in random Winnipeg carjacking Sunday morningPolice said the man had been waiting in his vehicle when someone opened his driver's side door, sprayed him, and pulled him and his dog out of the car.CrimeNov 4
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Suspects arrested in unprovoked University of Manitoba bear spray attackOfficers learned that the victim had been sitting on a bench, when two suspect approached him, sprayed him, and stole personal property before fleeing.CrimeOct 24
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2 youths charged after students bear-sprayed at southeast Edmonton junior high schoolEdmonton police say two students are facing charges after bear spray was used inside Kate Chegwin School on Thursday morning.CrimeSep 6
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Manitoba bill eyes new rules for sale of machetes, swords and other itemsThe Manitoba government is looking to tighten the rules around the sale of machetes, swords and other long-bladed weapons.CrimeOct 9
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It’s not just Fat Bear Week in Alaska: Trail cameras capturing wolves, moose and moreNear a well-populated neighborhood in Anchorage, the state’s biggest city, several trail cameras regularly capture animals ranging in size from wolverines to moose.EnvironmentOct 12
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‘She’s a bad bear’: Calgary hunter shares story of surviving a grizzly attackFortunately, his hunting partner had an extra can of spray and gave it to Carmelo Silvestro before they parted ways — something he believes saved his life.FeaturesSep 9
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B.C. calls on Ottawa to restrict sale of machetes in bid to curb street crimeNiki Sharma has penned a letter to Ottawa, asking her federal counterpart to consider classifying machetes as restricted weapons.CrimeSep 17
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Removal of downtown Victoria homeless camp is last stage of safety plan: policeThe 900 block of Pandora Avenue became the site of an entrenched homeless camp over the summer and a three-part plan was developed to deal with the issues.CrimeSep 11
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Recent Alberta bear encounters prompt attack survivor to speak out about her own experienceNykoluk was seriously injured and traumatized by the event. She said the mental recovery took years.CanadaSep 16
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Stranger attack on popular Vancouver Island trail leaves teens injured, fearfulWest Shore RCMP said on Sept. 4 they were called to the trail near Atkins Avenue and Westwind Drive where they found four young people had been sprayed with bear mace.CrimeSep 9
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‘It feels targeted’: Maple Ridge tea shop hit by vandalism for 3rd time'It's scary. If I'm being honest, it feels targeted. It feels intentional,' said a businessperson whose Maple Ridge shop has been attacked three times in 18 months.CrimeSep 9
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Recent grizzly bear attack in Alberta linked to fatal incident 3 years agoThe province says the bear remains at large and was with what it described as "subadult" bears at the time of the attack.CanadaSep 5
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Fatal shooting of man who stabbed mom and child outside Mill Woods school justified: ASIRTAlberta's police watchdog said it was necessary for officers to shoot a man who stabbed a single mom and her 11-year-old child outside Crawford Plains School in southeast Edmonton.CrimeSep 6
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Cougar that killed Alberta family’s cat returns to house hours later: ‘It was terrifying’A young cougar that came onto a rural Alberta property on Tuesday afternoon and killed a family's cat returned to the house again later that evening.CanadaSep 11
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Saskatoon police investigate five bear spray incidents in one weekSaskatoon police are investigating five reported bear spray incidents that occurred in the span of 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday, but the incidents are not thought to be related.CanadaJul 24
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Young cougar kills Alberta family’s cat, hisses and paws at them through windowAn Alberta family went through a frightening ordeal on Tuesday afternoon when a cougar came onto their property, killed their pet cat and pawed at their back door.CanadaSep 10
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FSIN election campaign in final stretch as vote set for ThursdayThe Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is in full campaign mode, as candidates say they hope to bring about positive change.CanadaOct 30
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Taliban bans Afghan women from ‘hearing each other’ in latest oppressive lawAfghan human rights activists have warned the new law means women are effectively banned from holding conversations with one another.WorldOct 31
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First Jan. 6 rioter to enter Capitol sentenced to 4 years in prisonA police officer who tried to subdue Michael Sparks with pepper spray described him as a catalyst for the Jan. 6 siege. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to four years in prison.U.S. NewsAug 28