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Transit Violence Plagues Toronto and Vancouver

Thursday, 13 April 2023 07:29

By Geoff Waterfield, Canadian Press

A 17-year old stabbed to death out west

Not only are police in Toronto dealing with violence on the transit system, but it's also happening in western Canada.

There's been a pair of serious stabbings over a 2-week period, and the last left a 17-year old boy dead.

R-C-M-P and Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they will increase patrols at transit hubs and other related sites for an indefinite period.

Surrey R-C-M-P said yesterday that while overall crime in Surrey is down 14% this year, incidents like the fatal stabbing can create fear in the community.

Both Vancouver and Toronto have reported a series of knife attacks on public transit.

In Toronto, a 16-year-old was fatally stabbed in an apparently unprovoked attack at a subway station last month, a woman was killed in a subway train stabbing in December, and another woman was stabbed in the head on a streetcar in January.

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