Fighting

• Karate competitions in Quebec cancelled over ‘legal confusion’ with Criminal code

  While the practice of the sport is legal, the removal of the exemption and lack of a decree means a competition could expose organizers involved in so-called prizefights.

  Sports

  Oct 14
  
• Teenagers ‘seeking’ brawls with homeless in Campbell River, B.C., police say

  Campbell River RCMP said that most of the teens involved were “highly intoxicated” and several of them were apprehended.

  Crime

  Oct 2
  
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• Conor McGregor talks trash, throws kick at Dustin Poirier before UFC 264

  Conor McGregor wore a plaid purple suit and sunglasses when he performed some of his greatest Vegas hits at his UFC 264 news conference Thursday.

  Sports

  Jul 9, 2021
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• Alberta’s Tanner Boser says he blew his chance in UFC co-main event loss

  Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser says he has no problems with the judges' decision in his weekend loss to former UFC champion Andrei (The Pit Bull) Arlovski.

  Sports

  Nov 9, 2020
• UFC 240 in Edmonton will see Holloway put featherweight title on line against Edgar

  Max Holloway will put his UFC featherweight title on the line against former lightweight title-holder Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 in Edmonton on July 27.

  Sports

  May 14, 2019
• Top jiu-jitsu competitors from across the Prairies take part in Winnipeg’s Manitoba Open

  Jiu-jitsu competitors converged on Windsor Park Collegiate for the 12th annual Manitoba Open.

  Sports

  May 12, 2019
• Fighting fines: NPA Vancouver councillor wants brawlers to pay up

  The fine for fighting in public under Vancouver’s Street & Traffic Bylaw is $500. De Genova says 128 tickets for fighting were issued in 2018 – but only 36 were paid.

  Politics

  Feb 10, 2019
• Vancouver councillor wants tougher enforcement of fines for fighting

  "The fighting fine right now as it stands, there's nothing that really compels individuals to pay that fine and it's openly known by the general public."

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2019
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• McMaster student stabbed in the neck outside house party: Hamilton police

  Hamilton Police are looking for surveillance footage of an altercation that ended with a McMaster student being stabbed in the neck over the weekend.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2018
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• Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg UFC 215 fight cancelled due to viral illness

  The Saturday night UFC 215 fight set to take place between Demetrious Johnson and Ray Borg in Edmonton has been cancelled due to illness.

  Sports

  Sep 8, 2017