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A man has been arrested and charged one week after hate symbols were found written on the front of a mosque in the area of Toronto’s Danforth and Donlands avenues. News Source link
Read More »Man charged with attempted murder in Sudbury, police believe attack hate motivated
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 25, 2023 6:46 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man is facing an attempted murder charge after another man was allegedly thrown into the path of an oncoming vehicle in Sudbury, Ont., earlier this week in what police believe …
Read More »Ottawa sees 23.5 per cent increase in hate and bias motivated incidents in 2023 – Ottawa
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has seen a 23.5 per cent increase in hate and bias-motivated incidents in 2023 compared to this time last year, a rise the city’s police chief described as “concerning.” Police have reported 221 hate-related incidents in 2023 so far, 158 of …
Read More »RCMP charge Ottawa man with both terrorism, hate offences in Canadian first
An Ottawa man is facing both terrorism and hate propaganda-related charges in a Canadian first, the RCMP says. The national police force’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team announced Wednesday it had charged the individual as a result of an investigation into neo-Nazi terrorist group Atomwaffen Division. A second individual was …
Read More »Saskatoon police hate crimes unit hones in on hate motivation in the community – Saskatoon
The Saskatoon Police Service Hate Crimes Unit has been operating for one year now, and Chief Troy Cooper talked about what they are seeing, and the plans for the unit going forward. He said the unit was created in response to a troubling trend across Canada, with hate crimes on …
Read More »Toronto hate crimes down year-over-year in 2022, but up significantly since pre-pandemic – Toronto
Toronto police have released their hate crime statistics report which shows a slight year-over-year decrease in 2022, but still a significant jump from pre-pandemic times. In their findings, police said 2022 saw a decrease in reported hate crimes of six per cent compared to 2021 — 242 incidents compared to …
Read More »Alleged hate attacks in Montreal see 2 people assaulted, suspect sought
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal police are looking for a man who they say committed hate crimes in the city’s Outremont borough this past winter. Two members of the Hassidic community were violently attacked in separate incidents by the same suspect on the night of Jan. …
Read More »Fighting the rise in antisemitism through Holocaust education
On a grey January morning, parked outside a high school in York Region, there is a large bright blue bus with the words “Tour for Humanity.” The mood inside is just as sombre as the weather outside. A group of Grade 7 students is listening quietly as an educator asks, …
Read More »Ottawa improving vetting process to keep Heritage grants away from groups promoting hate: Hussen
Housing, Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen says the Department of Canadian Heritage will be improving its vetting process to make sure it doesn’t give money to organizations that espouse hatred — and those that do could be banned from future funding. In an interview with CBC’s The House airing Saturday, Hussen said the federal …
Read More »Police investigate video of transphobic hate incident on Hamilton bus
WARNING: This story contains details that readers may find disturbing and offensive. Hamilton police are asking witnesses to come forward after seeing a video of a Hamilton man hurling transphobic and racist insults toward passengers on an HSR bus. Police issued a news release on Tuesday about the three-minute video after CBC Hamilton asked …
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