Knife Violence

• Man arrested after incident with knife at YEG airport, RCMP officer injured: police

  RCMP said a man ran through airport security on Saturday morning, then went to a nearby restaurant where "he armed himself with a piece of cutlery."

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2022
  
• Martial artist brings knife defence class to Vancouver as violent crime continues

  Jennifer Bajus, a Krav Maga Force training safety officer, said she was moved to offer the course as "random assaults keep rising in our city."

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2022
  
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• Manitoba justice minister calls on feds to help curb knife violence

  Kelvin Goertzen said he wants the government to enact the same Criminal Code provisions for knife-related offences as those that are in place for gun crime. 

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2022
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• 3 men stabbed in Parc-Extension break-in: Montreal police

  Police received a 911 call at approximately 10 p.m. to report the presence of four intruders in the residence on Durocher Street.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2019
• One jailed in East Exchange stabbing that put 50-year-old in hospital

  One man is in hospital and another is behind bars after a stabbing in the east Exchange District Monday afternoon.

  Crime

  Jan 15, 2019
• Walk to End Knife Violence targets criminal code changes

  A fatal stabbing in Saskatoon has prompted an awareness walk calling for stronger legislation to make it illegal to carry a knife.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2014
• Saskatoon man wants action on knife violence

  A Saskatoon man whose brother was stabbed to death in March wants tougher laws enacted to control knives in public.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2014
• Homicide study sheds light on Edmonton murders

  The Edmonton Police Service hopes a new study, which sheds light on homicides in the city, will help prevent future violence.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2014
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• Could more be done to prevent knife violence?

  Numbers compiled by Stats Canada in 2008 showed that when weapons were used in a violent offences, knives were the most common choice at six per cent. Alberta had the second highest rate in the country.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2014