10/3 podcast: Random stranger attacks have Canadians feeling unsafe — what's driving these crimes?

Dave Breakenridge
Published Apr 19, 2023  •  1 minute read
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Police tape cordons off a crime scene in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday April 9, 2015.
Police tape cordons off a crime scene in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday April 9, 2015. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /The Canadian Press

You’ve seen the headlines: Teen fatally stabbed on Transit in B.C., a man seriously injured after being knifed while waiting for a bus in Edmonton, a woman dying after being set on fire in Toronto.

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From coast to coast, Canada has seen an uptick in what police are calling unprovoked stranger attacks. They’re not just happening in big cities either.

National Post reporter Tristin Hopper joins the show to discuss what’s driving these sometimes deadly assaults, what it has meant to how safe Canadians feel, and what can be done to address the issue.

Background reading: Canada is seeing violent crime like never before. What’s behind the wave of killings and attacks

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For comments or questions, feel free to reach out to Dave at dbreakenridge@postmedia.com

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