Self Defence

• Legalizing pepper spray would give ‘false sense of security,’ experts warn

  In Canada, any spray that is capable of injuring or incapacitating someone is currently considered to be a prohibited weapon, including any kind of mace or pepper spray.

  Canada

  Mar 18
  
• Alberta government asks prosecutors to reconsider laying charges in self-defence cases

  Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to reconsider charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2025
  
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• Poilievre pushing for ‘reasonable’ self-defence definition in Criminal Code

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is says he is pushing for amendments to the Criminal Code that would potentially change how self-defence is defined.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2025
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• Group brings free self-defence classes to Vancouver’s Chinatown

  The program, dubbed Project Shield, held its first session on Tuesday, aimed at people aged 55 and older. 

  Crime

  Dec 17, 2024
• Self-defence and the laws surrounding it

  With crime on the rise, many people are wondering how to defend themselves.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2024
• B.C. woman fights off attacker, credits her self-defence classes

  Last Saturday night she went outside her house to close her gate after her friend left and said a man grabbed her by the arm and slammed her hard into the gate twice.

  Crime

  Aug 1, 2024
• 85-year-old woman kills home intruder in act of self-defence ‘heroism’

  The 85-year-old Idaho woman was handcuffed to a wooden chair and shot several times by her attacker — and yet, she survived.

  Trending

  Apr 11, 2024
• Murder charge dropped in case of Milton, Ont., man accused of killing armed intruder

  The Crown withdrew the second-degree murder charge laid against Ali Mian, saying there is no reasonable prospect of a conviction. 

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2023
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• Milton, Ont. man accused of murdering armed intruder released on bail

  The Milton, Ont., man accused of second-degree murder after fatally shooting an armed intruder at his home last month has been released on a $130,000 surety.

  Crime

  Mar 2, 2023
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• Self-defence in Canada: When lethal force could be legal — and when it isn’t

  A recent Milton home invasion -- and subsequent death -- have prompted questions about what force Canadians can legally use when someone invades their home.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2023