‘Frequent flyers’ behind surge in violence on public transit

Experts say that repeat offenders are one of the main drivers of transit crime in Canada. In Edmonton, for example, 22 per ...
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Crime Concerns Quadruple in Canada Since 2015, New Poll Finds

Sixty-two percent of Canadians asked believed that criminal activity has increased in their community over the last five ...

Crave’s True-Crime Doc ‘Narco Mennonites’ From MEM & Last Word Entertainment Gets Launch Date & Trailer

Last Word Entertainment is set to begin rolling the series out internationally, with Bell Media’s Crave being the Canadian ...
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Crime severity index dropped four per cent last year, Statistics Canada says

OTTAWA — The volume and severity of police-reported crime in Canada decreased four per cent last year after three annual increases in a row, the national statistics agency said Tuesday. Statistics ...
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Police-reported violent crime rate grew in Canada as it dropped in the U.S.: report

OTTAWA — The gap between Canada and the United States on police-reported violent crime has narrowed in recent years, driven by a rise in the rate of major assaults here. A Statistics Canada analysis ...
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As U.S. Guns Pour Into Canada, the Bodies Pile Up

The proliferation of illegal firearms from the United States has fueled a spike in gun violence in Canada, where most guns used in crimes are smuggled across the border. By Norimitsu Onishi Reporting ...