Calgarian charged in Vancouver riots.

Posted Jun 20, 2011 9:07 pm.

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A Calgary man has been charged in connection with the Vancouver riots after the Canucks Stanley Cup loss.

27-year-old Joshua Lyle Evans faces a charge of possessing a weapon dangerous to the public peace.

He and a 20-year-old Burnaby, B.C. man were charged after two men were stabbed along Hornby street last Wednesday night.

Vancouver police say 117 people have been arrested since the June 15th riot and investigators continue to pour over video and tips with more charges being anticipated.

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