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On Tuesday, Saskatchewan Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre announced the enforcement strategy following “too many recent incidents which have caused disruption, injury and fear.”

A man accused of a racially motivated bear spray attack in Vancouver’s Chinatown has had his charges dropped and will not go to trial. Kristen Robinson talked to the man accused, who says he’s trying to get his life back on track.

The arrest of a suspect in the death of a Vancouver Island cyclist and the murder charge that indicates it was intentional. Forgiveness for the accused in a random and allegedly racist bear spray attack. And a travel disaster on a dream trip to Maui.

Two people were arrested and charged on Mon. Jan. 29 after bear-spraying staff at a Vancouver Arc’teryx in Kitsilano and running out with $25,000-worth of stolen goods. Const. Tania Visintin said Wednesday that all the clothing was recovered and the pair have an upcoming court date.

Pope Francis on prayed on Sunday for the victims of wildfires in Chile. Forest fires raging in central Chile have killed at least 46 people and the death toll is likely to keep climbing, authorities said on Saturday, as emergency services battled to snuff out flames threatening urban areas. After the weekly Angelus prayer, the...

One man has been arrested after what police describe as a violent commercial robbery near Granville Island Tuesday. Officers responded to reports of a man with a sword and bear spray at a business near West 3rd Avenue and Fir Street. They tracked him to the seawall before using a less-than-lethal ARWEN gun to help...

Rashelle Newman from the Cochrane Humane Society introduces Ranger. Ranger is a well-mannered, curious 1-year-old fairly-active puppy who is looking for his forever home. For more information you can call (403) 932-2072 or go to http://www.cochranehumane.ca.

Global’s Eilish Bonang speaks with Mitchel and Stephanie Robichaud about their new clothing line, Bearded Cat Mafia, that spreads the message of representing the rebels, outcasts, misfits, strays & runaways!

Winnipeg is tacking an extra week onto spray pad season this year to help families beat the heat.

WATCH: The start of the Saskatoon Ex is just days away, and after bear spray incidents overshadowed some of the festivities last year, more safety measures are being put in place. Gates Guarin has the details.

Nine days after being released from a Rome hospital for abdominal surgery, Pope Francis addressed the faithful at St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, offering prayers for the family of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican schoolgirl, who at the age of 15, went missing on June 25, 1983 — 40 years ago. The pope further prayed for...

Social media video shared with Global News shows the moment bear spray was used during a robbery at a Granville Street bus stop on Wed., May 31. Vancouver police are currently investigating the attack.

Reports of a shooting near Kildonan Place mall on Monday involved two teenage boys — one armed with an imitation firearm and the other with bear spray, Winnipeg police say.

In an effort to crack down on crime involving bear spray, Manitoba is changing the rules around buying the repellent.

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested alongside two adults after several assaults involving bear spray in the St. Vital area on Monday, Winnipeg police say.

Following a string of violent incidents involving bear spray, Vancouver city council has voted on stricted regulations limiting its sale. Emad Agahi explains the new rules.

Vancouver city council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to restrict the sale of bear spray following public safety concerns raised by police. The rules include an age restriction on the purchase of bear spray after police said incidents involving youth increased 121 per cent last year compared to 2018.

Vancouver city council is considering restrictions on the sale of bear spray at its next meeting. A staff report proposes a ban on selling bear spray to anyone under 19 and requiring other buyers to show id.

On a day where Edmonton police arrested a man for randomly stabbing and bear spraying a fellow bus passenger, and officers responded to an incident on the LRT, a councillor Tim Cartmell said the city needs to have more of a police presence around transit to increase safety. Sarah Ryan reports.

Justice Minister David Lametti announced on Friday that the federal government, in discussion with the provincial and territorial governments, would work on “targeted reforms” of Canada’s bail system which would address challenges posed by repeat violent offenders and crimes involving firearms, knives and bear spray. B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma added the federal government had...