Police said a 73-year-old man with a cane was pushed to the ground by a man who walked away after the incident.

"You replay these things, a stranger in your house in the middle of the night with a knife is not something you want to experience."

The representative for downtown Saskatoon businesses says safety has been an ongoing issue in the city's core — and it's time things change.

After multiple violent incidents in downtown Winnipeg this past weekend, safety in the downtown area is once again being called into question.

Winnipeg police are looking into an incident downtown on Portage Avenue that sent two people to hospital.

A Brandon man is behind bars after a gruesome stabbing incident in downtown Winnipeg on Sunday morning.

While recent incidents – including an attack on two women at a downtown bus shelter earlier this month – have made many Winnipeggers concerned for their safety, a program out of the University of Winnipeg wants to give women and girls the confidence to defend themselves.

Police said their investigation revealed that the same suspect was responsible for a pepper spray attack Oct. 21, a physical assault at a restaurant Nov. 11, and a fight at a nightclub Nov. 25.