Overview

• The RCMP arrested a Montréal minor on terrorism-related charges, alleging plans to carry out at least one attack in support of Islamic State and threatening social-media posts, with a court appearance set in Québec’s Youth Division.
• Winnipeg police asked for information after a woman was sexually assaulted late Aug. 15 near Beliveau Road, releasing a description of a heavier-built man in his 20s to 30s, Indigenous in appearance, last seen running toward the Home Depot parking lot.
• Fredericton police closed Pine Street on the north side for an active operation and urged the public to avoid the area until further notice.
• In Saint John, a 17-year-old was arrested and remanded after an Aug. 12 assault outside the Java Moose that shattered a window, as customers signed a plywood cover to show support for the café.
• The final Spruce Woods byelection debate focused on health care and parental rights, and PC candidate Colleen Robbins apologized for earlier remarks on gender education, with voting day set for Aug. 26.