Anti-asian

• Toronto hate crimes down year-over-year in 2022, but up significantly since pre-pandemic

  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.

  Crime

  May 18, 2023
  
• Suspect uttered anti-Asian slurs, assaulted victim causing serious injury: Toronto police

  Toronto police said they were searching for a man after an incident Friday in which racial slurs were reportedly uttered during an assault in the area of Doris and Olive avenues.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• Vancouver sees drop in reported anti-Asian hate crimes after pandemic spike

  The number of anti-Asian hate crimes reported in Vancouver is dropping year over year after a shocking more than 700 per cent spike during the pandemic.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2022
• Advertisement
• London, Ont. police recorded 56% jump in hate-related crimes, incidents in 2021: report

  According to police in London, Ont., 146 hate-related occurrences were reported to them in 2021, an increase of 56 per cent from 2020 and 139 per cent from 2019.

  Crime

  May 19, 2022
• Guilty plea expected from man accused of assaulting Asian senior at Vancouver 7-Eleven

  Jamie Allen Bezanson, 51, is accused of one count of assault in connection with the March 13, 2020 incident in East Vancouver.

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2022
• Community leaders say Montreal Chinatown plan a good first step, but lacks specifics

  The plan, which includes green space and a new business association, will help breathe new life into a historically ignored area that's been further undermined by the pandemic.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2021
• Poll finds anti-Asian discrimination in Canada has gotten worse

  The Angus Reid poll found that 71 per cent of Asian respondents said that racism and discrimination have gotten worse over the past year.

  World

  Jun 8, 2021
• Guelph man accused of 2 anti-Asian attacks released on bail

  Mahdi Hossaini, 21, was taken into custody on Tuesday after allegedly spitting at an Asian couple at a south end park.

  Crime

  May 13, 2021
• Advertisement
• Province to spend $340,000 to tackle anti-Asian hate in Ontario schools

  The province says the pandemic has sparked a surge in discrimination and hate crimes against people of Asian descent in Canada.

  Education

  May 12, 2021
• Advertisement
• Guelph man arrested again in another anti-Asian attack: police

  The man is already facing charges of criminal harassment and causing a disturbance after an anti-Asian tirade on March 28.

  Crime

  May 12, 2021