Racist Graffiti

• Racist graffiti found at conservation area south of Peterborough: OPP

  Two incidents of graffiti deemed racial in nature where found in or near the Squirrel Creek Conservation area in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township.

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  May 4, 2023
  
• ‘Motivated by hate. It’s disgusting’: Penticton Indian Band signs defaced with racist graffiti

  Penticton Indian Band signs were defaced with racist graffiti earlier this week, leaving the community shaken.

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  Jan 11, 2023
  
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• Guelph police believe 2 hate-motivated graffiti incidents are connected

  Graffiti with a swastika was found Saturday at Riverside Park in Guelph. Another incident Monday involved a racial slur at a church. Both were marked in red paint.

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  Oct 19, 2022
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• Kelowna, B.C. RCMP investigating after recent string of racist vandalism

  "We've had a few this week that I don't know if it's related but it's been multiple attacks, graffiti attacks. We're just wondering why trying to figure out why."

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  Oct 12, 2022
• New Westminster police investigate racist graffiti written on vehicles

  Police said the first incident is expected to have occurred overnight between June 5 and June 6 when someone reported finding racist messages scratched into his vehicle.

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  Jun 23, 2022
• 2 children responsible for racist graffiti at Georgina, Ont. park: police

  Due to their age, one of the children was given a warning. Police said they discussed the consequences with the child's family.

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  Mar 22, 2022
• Police investigate after antisemitic, racist graffiti found at Newmarket schools

  According to police, in 'all cases' the graffiti was 'quickly removed.'

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  Mar 9, 2022
• ‘An eyesore and an embarrassment’: What will it take to stop graffiti vandalism in Chinatown?

  Vancouver police received 176 mischief reports for graffiti in Chinatown in 2020 and 2021. Charges were laid in four cases with two of the accused convicted.

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  Feb 14, 2022
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• Man given 8 months in jail for racist graffiti on Vancouver Chinese Cultural Centre

  At the time, police described the messages, which included "drive them out of Canada" as "disturbing, racist remarks towards the Asian community.”

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  Jan 6, 2022
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• Vancouver sees 70% spike in nuisance graffiti reports to 311 during COVID-19 pandemic

  The city's graffiti-removal contractor logged 149,837 nuisance tagging reports during patrols of city-owned property in 2020 — a 41-per-cent increase from 2019.

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  Oct 4, 2021