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CTV Winnipeg: ‘Just started swinging a machete’: Survivor of random attack on what happened, what’s next

August 18, 2025 — 

But with legislation and preventative measures in place, how are young teens still getting their hands on these weapons?

“They (machetes) were very popular starting two or three years ago,” says Criminologist Frank Cormier from the University of Manitoba.

He says there are still a lot of these weapons around.

To read the entire article, please follow the link to CTV News.

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