Toronto man dead after downtown stabbing
A man is dead after a stabbing in the city’s downtown core overnight. Police say that the victim was found on Yonge Street near Charles Street suffering from stab wounds to his upper body at around 12:15 a.m. (CP24)
Montreal priest stabbed during mass
MONTREAL - A Catholic priest was stabbed in front of dozens of stunned worshippers as he was celebrating mass Friday morning at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory. A 26-year-old man is in custody and was being questioned Friday afternoon by police. They said he will appear in court Saturday to face charges that have yet to be determined, but which could range from assault with a weapon to attempted murder. (CP24)'People will come to pray for Father Grou'
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Four stabbed in random attacks in north London
LONDON - A woman and three men were all approached from behind and knifed in the back as they walked alone in Edmonton. Police said each victim appeared to "selected at random" for being "alone and vulnerable" in the potentially linked attacks. (BBC)
Father killed, son wounded after double stabbing in Brampton
A 63-year-old man was killed and his son wounded after a double stabbing in a residential area of Brampton. Peel Regional Police were called to the scene near Castlemore Road and Lanebrook Drive at 2:21 a.m. Friday. (CBC)
Toronto rings in New Year with fights, stabbings, shooting
TORONTO - It was a violent start to the New Year in Toronto with at least a half dozen serious assaults. Toronto Police say one man is in critical condition after a fight in the Queen and Bathurst Sts. area around 12:35 a.m. (Toronto Sun)
Woman, police officer stabbed during assault near Delta private school
Delta police are at the scene of a private elementary school Wednesday after a fight left a woman and an off-duty officer suffering from serious stabbing injuries. (The Province)
Suspect arrested in stabbing of DC jogger
WASHINGTON - A suspect has been arrested in the Tuesday stabbing death of a D.C. woman near Logan Circle in Northwest, sources say. (WTOP)Jogger stabbed to death in DC random attack
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Suspect in Oratory stabbing charged with attempt murder
MONTREAL - A Notre Dame de Grâce man has been charged with attempted murder and assault with a weapon after Father Claude Grou was attacked while saying mass at St. Joseph’s Oratory Friday morning. (Montreal Gazette)
Antarctic researcher ‘snapped’ stabbed colleague in chest
An Antarctic researcher 'snapped' after being 'driven mad by confined space' and stabbed his colleague in a frenzy, it has been reported. (The Mirror)
4 dead in Orange County crime spree
LOS ANGELES - Investigators are trying to determine what led a man to embark on a deadly rampage across two Orange County cities on Wednesday, fatally stabbing four people and wounding two others. (Los Angeles Times)
