Youth Crime

• Violent offences by minors in Quebec tripled in 2024, data shows

  Experts and families blame lack of resources and pandemic isolation for troubling surge in violent offenses among minors.

  Crime

  Jul 30
  
• Former gang member speaks out on rising crime among Saskatoon’s youth

  Discussions about crime in Saskatchewan suggest more youth are getting involved. A former gang member turned advocate explores why young people are drawn to the lifestyle.

  Crime

  Feb 28
  
• Advertisement
• Teen arrested with loaded handgun at Ontario high school, no injuries: police

  Police say an Ontario teenager allegedly carrying a loaded handgun, ammunition and knives was arrested after making threats at his high school.

  Crime

  Feb 26
• Advertisement
• Manitoba service providers address how to tackle youth crime, violence

  The heads of two inner-city youth programs say they’ve noticed an upward trend in youth violence in recent years, and say more needs to be done to prevent it. “We see it in the behaviours of our children, but also the random activities that happen even across the street or just on the sidewalk,” said...

  Crime

  Dec 31, 2024
• Two boys charged in Regina’s sixth homicide of 2024

  Regina police responded to a report of a seriously injured man in the area of 8th Avenue and Retallack Street on Thursday, Dec. 26. Two teen boys now face murder charges.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2024
• ‘Tired of people being coddled’: Mother of Winnipeg murder victim fed up with system

  The mother of a man who was killed who was stabbed to death at a Winnipeg library in 2022 says she doesn't know how to move on, as every day brings new headlines about violence.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2024
• Peterborough teen threatened woman, pointed gun later found to be toy: police

  Peterborough police allege a teen threatened a woman, assaulted her with a phone, and pointed a gun at her. The gun was later discovered to be a toy weapon.

  Crime

  Jun 11, 2024
• Teens drive stolen vehicle on soccer field, beach before Peterborough crash: police

  Peterborough police say around 10:30 p.m., officers first responded to a report of a vehicle being riven on a soccer field and the beach at Beavermead Park in the city's west end. 

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2024
• Advertisement
• ‘Caught up in a lifestyle’: Youth-focused Winnipeg police task force releases stats

  Winnipeg police have released the findings of a report from Project Surge, a task force established in the spring to tackle youth crime. 

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2024
• Advertisement
• Winnipeg police arrest teen for assault that left 13-year-old girl in critical condition

  A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in connection to an incident last month that left another teen in critical condition after what Winnipeg police say was an unprovoked attack.

  Crime

  May 30, 2024