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Police say officers were called to the area of Gibb Street and Stevenson Roud South on March 21 just after 6 p.m., after receiving reports of an assault.

Regina police say a bear spray incident occurred at a powwow held at the Brandt Centre Saturday night.

Saskatoon police were busy on Thursday as officers responded to three separate calls for service involving the discharge of bear spray.

Saskatoon police are searching for a suspect after a 71-year-old man was bear-sprayed in a parking lot this weekend.

With 28 per cent of assault causing bodily harm complaints in Kelowna involving bear spray, police are seriously considering whether they should put a lid on sales.

Bear spray incidents across the province, such as last year's Wascana Pool incident, have become more and more common.

A man accused in what Vancouver police described as a racially-motivated attack against an elderly man in Chinatown in 2022 will not be going to trial.

The fines were issued under a new City of Vancouver's bylaw, which limits where stores can display the spray and bans its sale to people under the age of 19. 

A 17-year-old boy from Toronto has been arrested in connection with a series of separate carjacking incidents, including two involving bear spray, according to police.  

According to Vancouver police, the pair entered the high-end retailer near West 4th Avenue and Arbutus Street in Kitsilano around 6:30 p.m. 

Sunday morning, Winnipeg officers pulled a taxi over at Sherbrook Street and Elgin Avenue, after seeing three people weren't buckled in.

Calgary police say three teens are in custody following an assault at Market Mall just before 3 p.m. Saturday.

Prince Albert police said a 13-year-old youth is facing charges of armed robbery and assault after two bear spray incidents.

A Calgary family was surprised when a security camera caught images of a family of four cougars outside their cabin near Cochrane on April 5, 2024.

Winnipeg police worked with officers in B.C. to apprehend one of the suspects last week, as police allege he fled Manitoba in December 2023, violating conditions of his release.

A portion of Union Station was evacuated Monday evening after a man allegedly sprayed bear spray at people, according to Toronto police. 

'When you hold these in your hand you realize they're for one purpose only, and that's to — when you're in a fight — kill the other person.'

The investigation is in its early stages but Middlesex OPP believe both stray dogs and coyotes were involved in the attack on the 32-year-old.

The suspects — two 14-year-olds, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old — have been charged with offences including assault, assault with a weapon and uttering threats.

Manitoba RCMP say residents in Dauphin were threatened and assaulted after a spout of home invasions and robberies last week.