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One man is in police custody after three people were stabbed at Vancouver’s Light Up Chinatown festival. Police tape cordons off a crime scene in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, April 9, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Triple stabbing at Vancouver Chinatown festival, 1 man arrested

Victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries, attack motive unknown

One man is in police custody after three people were stabbed at Vancouver’s Light Up Chinatown festival. Police tape cordons off a crime scene in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, April 9, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver's police chief says the suspect in a triple stabbing at a Chinatown festival over the weekend was on day release from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Palmer speaks in Vancouver, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Suspect in Vancouver Chinatown stabbing was on psychiatric release: VPD

Police Chief Adam Palmer says attack at Light Up Chinatown! Festival ‘defies logical explanation’

Vancouver's police chief says the suspect in a triple stabbing at a Chinatown festival over the weekend was on day release from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Palmer speaks in Vancouver, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nanaimo RCMP at the scene of a stabbing incident in the Victoria Crescent area in downtown Nanaimo the morning of Sept. 6. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Man stabbed, taken to hospital, after altercation on Vancouver Island

Suspect taken into custody, says Nanaimo RCMP, and man taken to hospital

Nanaimo RCMP at the scene of a stabbing incident in the Victoria Crescent area in downtown Nanaimo the morning of Sept. 6. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Yannick Bandaogo (left) appears in court before Justice Geoffrey Gaul in New Westminster, B.C. on Monday, May 29, 2023 in this artist’s sketch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak

Man who stabbed 7, killed 1 in B.C. library gets life sentence

Yannick Bandaogo will have no possibility of parole for 15 years after North Vancouver rampage

Yannick Bandaogo (left) appears in court before Justice Geoffrey Gaul in New Westminster, B.C. on Monday, May 29, 2023 in this artist’s sketch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak
Flowers and notes are seen at a makeshift memorial outside of the Lynn Valley Library in Lynn Valley in North Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, March 28, 2021. Victims of a stabbing spree two years ago in North Vancouver told the court their lives were shattered by Yannick Bandaogo’s fatal attack in and around a Lynn Valley library. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing

Yannick Bandaogo has pled guilty to second-degree murder and several attempted murder charges

Flowers and notes are seen at a makeshift memorial outside of the Lynn Valley Library in Lynn Valley in North Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, March 28, 2021. Victims of a stabbing spree two years ago in North Vancouver told the court their lives were shattered by Yannick Bandaogo’s fatal attack in and around a Lynn Valley library. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
FILE - New Westminster Police say charges relating to aggravated assault, robbery and assault with a weapon were approved against a 16- and 17-year-old following the April 10 stabbing at Columbia SkyTrain Station. New Westminster Police are pictured during a shooting investigation April 18, 2023. (Shane MacKichan)

2 teens charged in connection with stabbing at B.C. transit station

Police say man was stabbed, woman assaulted at Lower Mainland SkyTrain station

FILE - New Westminster Police say charges relating to aggravated assault, robbery and assault with a weapon were approved against a 16- and 17-year-old following the April 10 stabbing at Columbia SkyTrain Station. New Westminster Police are pictured during a shooting investigation April 18, 2023. (Shane MacKichan)
Members of the RCMP are seen outside of the Lynn Valley Library, in North Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, March 27, 2021. The man who stabbed numerous people in and around the library two years ago has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree

Yannick Bandaogo, 30, pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder, 5 counts of attempted murder and 1 count of aggravated assault

Members of the RCMP are seen outside of the Lynn Valley Library, in North Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, March 27, 2021. The man who stabbed numerous people in and around the library two years ago has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Kristina Tkachuk, Derek Descoteau’s aunt, left, and Derek’s mom Brenda Smith have victim impact statements prepared that they’re hoping will be read during Colin John’s review board hearing. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Moms say ‘sugar-coated’ statements fall short in wake of devastating B.C. knife attack

Families leery as board decides future of man not criminally responsible for stabbing man to death

Kristina Tkachuk, Derek Descoteau’s aunt, left, and Derek’s mom Brenda Smith have victim impact statements prepared that they’re hoping will be read during Colin John’s review board hearing. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Vancouver Police say 25-year-old Mohammed Cortes Torres has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a stabbing outside a Vancouver nightclub on May 23, 2022. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Man, 25, charged in murder of 19-year-old outside Vancouver nightclub

Mohammed Cortes Torres was living in Surrey at the time of the homicide, but had been staying on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Police say 25-year-old Mohammed Cortes Torres has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a stabbing outside a Vancouver nightclub on May 23, 2022. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A stabbing incident at a Maple Ridge home sent three individuals to hospital on Saturday morning. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Maple Ridge stabbing sends 3 people to hospital

The incident happened Saturday morning on Garden Street

A stabbing incident at a Maple Ridge home sent three individuals to hospital on Saturday morning. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Police are investigating after a stabbing at Surrey Central SkyTrain station in the early hours of Saturday, April 15, 2023. It’s the latest in several attacks on board Lower Mainland transit. (File photo: Black Press Media)

3rd stabbing in 3 weeks on Surrey transit as attacks in the Lower Mainland rise

Man in his 20s stabbed in abdomen at Surrey Central SkyTrain station

Police are investigating after a stabbing at Surrey Central SkyTrain station in the early hours of Saturday, April 15, 2023. It’s the latest in several attacks on board Lower Mainland transit. (File photo: Black Press Media)
A 17-year-old boy has died after being stabbed on a bus in Whalley Tuesday night in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)

Teenager, 17, dies after stabbing on Surrey bus

Homicide investigators have taken over the case, which marks the second bus stabbing this month

A 17-year-old boy has died after being stabbed on a bus in Whalley Tuesday night in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)
New Westminster Police are investigating after a person was stabbed at a SkyTrain station April 10, 2023. (File: Black Press Media files)

Person stabbed at New Westminster SkyTrain station, police looking for 3 suspects

New Westminster Police say victim, suspects not known to each other

New Westminster Police are investigating after a person was stabbed at a SkyTrain station April 10, 2023. (File: Black Press Media files)
Man stabbed in an apparent random attack on Coast Mountian Bus on April 1, 2023. (Photo: Shane MacKichan, Special to Surrey Now Leader)

Man in critical condition after throat slashing on Surrey transit bus

Suspected arrested for attempted murder

Man stabbed in an apparent random attack on Coast Mountian Bus on April 1, 2023. (Photo: Shane MacKichan, Special to Surrey Now Leader)
A woman pauses at a makeshift memorial for Paul Stanley Schmidt, 37, who died after being stabbed on Sunday outside a Starbucks in downtown Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Vancouver police say Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 32, has been charged with second-degree murder and investigators do not believe the suspect and victim knew each other. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Fatal stabbing casts a pall over downtown Vancouver neighbourhood as court date set

‘The vibe is everyone is scared, because it was so close, and this can happen here at any time’

A woman pauses at a makeshift memorial for Paul Stanley Schmidt, 37, who died after being stabbed on Sunday outside a Starbucks in downtown Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Vancouver police say Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 32, has been charged with second-degree murder and investigators do not believe the suspect and victim knew each other. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A Halifax Regional Police emblem is seen on a police officer in Halifax on July 2, 2020. Halifax police say a student was arrested after three people were stabbed this morning at a high school in the Bedford area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Three people stabbed at high school in the Halifax area, student in custody

School was locked down and then closed for the remainder of the day

A Halifax Regional Police emblem is seen on a police officer in Halifax on July 2, 2020. Halifax police say a student was arrested after three people were stabbed this morning at a high school in the Bedford area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Emergency lights flash on top of a police car. Vancouver police officers responded to four people being stabbed March 3 and 4. (Black Press Media file photo)

3 people injured, 1 killed in series of overnight Vancouver stabbings

Police don’t believe the 4 incidents are connected

Emergency lights flash on top of a police car. Vancouver police officers responded to four people being stabbed March 3 and 4. (Black Press Media file photo)
The B.C. Supreme Court ruled a Sunshine Coast man is not guilty of aggravated assault because he was ‘effectively asleep’ when he stabbed his wife in the back in 2017. (Credit: Pixabay)

Justice says B.C. man who stabbed wife in back was ‘effectively asleep’, not guilty

Man was taking huge dosages of prescription pills to control pain, insomnia

The B.C. Supreme Court ruled a Sunshine Coast man is not guilty of aggravated assault because he was ‘effectively asleep’ when he stabbed his wife in the back in 2017. (Credit: Pixabay)
The Last Frontier Casino is seen in La Center, Wash., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Four people were stabbed or slashed at a casino in Washington state in what witnesses described as a random, unprovoked attack late Monday night, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. A suspect in the case was arrested early Tuesday, and all four victims were expected to survive. (Becca Robbins/Vancouver Columbian via AP)

4 people stabbed at Washington state casino, man arrested

Police apprehended suspect after chase reaching speeds of more than 100 mph

The Last Frontier Casino is seen in La Center, Wash., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Four people were stabbed or slashed at a casino in Washington state in what witnesses described as a random, unprovoked attack late Monday night, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. A suspect in the case was arrested early Tuesday, and all four victims were expected to survive. (Becca Robbins/Vancouver Columbian via AP)
A flag flies at half mast in James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a First Nation in Saskatchewan that was rocked by a deadly stabbing rampage nearly three months ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

‘Horrific attack’: Trudeau visits Saskatchewan First Nation rocked by mass killing

PM made the sign of the cross at each of the graves and took a moment of silence

A flag flies at half mast in James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a First Nation in Saskatchewan that was rocked by a deadly stabbing rampage nearly three months ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu