Coronavirus Racism
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Hate crime reports up 57% in 2020: Ottawa policeOttawa police say the number of reported hate crimes in 2020 was up 57 per cent after it reintroduced a unit dedicated to investigating hateful incidents.CrimeFeb 25, 2021
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Video of racist customer at a Saskatoon restaurant brings forth community supportThe incident shows a man yelling racist slurs when employees at Mai's Kitchen Vietnamese Cuisine asked a group to wear masks indoors.CanadaFeb 5, 2021
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Lion statues in Vancouver’s Chinatown hit with racist graffiti againThe language and the placement of the markings are similar to the last round of graffiti.HealthMay 29, 2020
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Asian-Canadian boy attacked, blamed for ‘spreading’ coronavirus, says Saskatoon fatherSaskatoon police say they are investigating the alleged attack which has been caught on video.CanadaMay 24, 2020
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Coronavirus: Vancouver woman punched for sneezing in latest racist assault'You hear it on the news, you see it, you read it, you don't ever think it's going to happen to you,' said Dakota Holmes after suffering a racist attack.HealthMay 17, 2020
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‘It’s up to all of us’: B.C. woman speaks out after intervening in racist incident'Hate is clearly on the rise ... and it's up to all of us to speak out and say something, even if you're not sure what to say, just intervene,' said Mira Oreck.HealthMay 14, 2020
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Almost 30% of YouTube’s popular coronavirus videos are misleading, Canadian study findsPopular COVID-19 videos containing disinformation are getting tens of millions of views, a study has found.CanadaMay 14, 2020
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B.C. MLA links hate crimes to racist comments in wake of Bryan Adams ‘bat-eating’ post"When you start to embrace prejudice like it's righteous, that's when that's when it can start to manifest as verbal assaults, as physical violence and as hate crimes and hate crimes."EntertainmentMay 13, 2020
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These Asian Canadians are concerned as hate crimes spike in the coronavirus pandemicSome East Asian Canadians say they worry about being targeted with racist comments or attacked in public due to COVID-19 related stigmas towards Chinese people.LifestyleApr 25, 2020
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Coronavirus: Asian-Americans turn to guns, GoPros to deter attacksAs the coronavirus first seen in China now ravages the U.S., Asian Americans are continuing to wrestle with a second epidemic: hate.WorldApr 24, 2020
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