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• Family of man accused in Vancouver seawall tourist attack ‘devastated’ by events

  His mother, Nungu Magdalene, told Global News that her son was in a "mentally ill condition" on Sunday and they called the police to help take him to the hospital.

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  Apr 24, 2025
  
• ‘I was the prey’: Tourist details violent random attack on Vancouver’s Seawall

  She said she had been in Vancouver for a little over 24 hours and decided to leave her hotel and see some of the city sights and have dinner.

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  Apr 23, 2025
  
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• Man randomly pepper-sprayed, robbed by 5 people in downtown Edmonton: police

  Edmonton police are looking for five people who pepper-sprayed and robbed a man downtown earlier this week.

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  Aug 29, 2024
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• Winnipeg police investigate random stabbing of woman by cyclist

  Winnipeg police say they are investigating after a woman was randomly stabbed by a cyclist on Monday. 

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  Jul 16, 2024
• B.C. man convicted of racist knife attack facing new charges

  A B.C. man who randomly attacked an immigrant from East Africa in a hate-motivated crime caught on camera two years ago is in trouble with the law again.

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  Jul 4, 2024
• Man arrested after alleged random attack in Kelowna, B.C.

  “I caught this guy out of the corner of my eye walking down the street with a 4X4, about four feet long,” West Kelowna resident Tom Groat told Global News.

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  Apr 3, 2024
• Burnaby RCMP seek accused hair-puller in alleged Metrotown assault

  Police are looking to identify a woman accused of hitting a stranger then grabbing her hair and pulling her to the ground near the Metrotown bus loop on Friday.

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  Nov 10, 2023
• ‘Unprovoked stabbing’ in Vancouver sends New Zealand tourist to hospital

  Vancouver police say a man remains at large after allegedly stabbing a tourist from New Zealand in an unprovoked attack downtown Wednesday evening.

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  Jul 13, 2023
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• RCMP seek assistance in identifying suspect in assault on 10-year-old boy in Virden, Man.

  Manitoba RCMP are seeking assistance in identifying a suspect in connection with an assault on a 10-year-old boy who was riding his bike in Virden June 16.

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  Jun 23, 2023
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• Kelowna RCMP investigating alleged skateboard attack

  Kelowna RCMP confirmed they were called to the scene and are investigating the incident.

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  Jun 22, 2023