Man charged in Vancouver stabbing was on probation for threatening Chrystia Freeland
Days after his release from a provincial jail for threatening Canada's deputy prime minister, a Vancouver man with a history of mental illness is behind bars again —accused of stabbing strangers in the heart of the city.
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![Vancouver Police Department officers arrest a 46-year-old man suspected of stabbings Wednesday that sent two victims to hospital, one with serious but not life-threatening injuries Two police officers arrest a person whose face is blurred.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7151444.1711052484!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/vpd-arrest-suspect-in-stabbing-cambie-street-mar-20-2024.jpg)
Days after his release from a provincial jail for threatening Canada's deputy prime minister, a Vancouver man with a history of mental illness is behind bars again —accused of stabbing strangers in the heart of the city.