Weapons

• Peterborough police officer draws stun gun to arrest man after anglers threatened

  Police say a man brandishing a knife threatened a father and son as they were fishing on a former train bridge in the city's south end on Tuesday night.

  Crime

  Aug 10
  
• 15-year-old Regina boy charged in weapons offence involving BB gun

  Officers said two youths asked a bystander to call police after they had been shot with what they believed were BBs from someone in a black Ford Escape.

  Crime

  Aug 4
  
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• Winnipeg bus driver safely escapes via window from knife-wielding passenger

  According to police, a Winnipeg Transit driver ordered all passengers to exit the bus before escaping out the window as a woman passenger attempted to stab him with a knife.

  Crime

  Jul 25
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• Charges laid after Winnipeg police say man with drugs called officer over to vehicle

  Winnipeg police say an officer was searching a back lane on an unrelated matter when a man in a car called him over. The officer then noticed a bag of crack in the man's lap.

  Crime

  Jul 22
• Passenger arrested after carrying handgun on Go Transit bus in Peterborough: police

  Officers responded to a call from a passenger on a Go Transit bus who reported seeing a male passenger in possession of a handgun in a backpack.

  Crime

  Jul 22
• Guelph police lay charges in second standoff on Tuesday

  The standoff began after Guelph police received a call from a woman who claimed that she was allegedly held her against her by a man armed with a knife.

  Crime

  Jul 20
• Three Regina youths charged in connection with firearms incident

  A woman said three boys sprayed a dog with bear spray, and when she tried to confront the kids one of them pointed a gun at her.

  Crime

  Jul 19
• Winnipeg police helicopter helps track down stolen vehicle, officers put 2 in custody

  The vehicle drove around west Winnipeg in what police called an unsafe manner, including driving into oncoming traffic, before being stopped by ground units directed by Air-1.

  Crime

  Jul 19
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• Russia prepares for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine: military official

  Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would step up military operations.

  World

  Jul 17
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• Two Guelph, Ont. youths face charges in connection with late-night stabbing near school

  Police in Guelph, Ont., say they have arrested two youths and recovered two knives following a stabbing late Monday night in the area of Willow Road Public School.

  Crime

  Jul 12