Graffiti

• Swastikas spray-painted on Winnipeg synagogue prompts investigation

  An investigation is underway by police after swastikas were spray-painted on a Jewish synagogue in Winnipeg as the Sabbath was about to begin.

  Crime

  Jan 4
  
• Graffiti in downtown Saskatoon is on the rise

  The Downtown Saskatoon Business Improvement District has been removing graffiti in the downtown core for years, but recently the amount has gotten out of control.

  Crime

  Aug 7, 2025
  
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• ‘It’s a crime’: Vandals spray paint swastika on German Calgary couple’s Christmas display

  'There's no excuse – not one excuse to do things like this,' says a Calgary resident of German descent whose Christmas display was spray-painted with a Nazi symbol.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2024
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• Vancouver’s second annual Graffiti Jam crowdfunds to stay alive in Downtown Eastside

  The 2024 Clean Lines Graffiti Jam runs from Aug. 3 to Aug. 5 in the 133 West Pender Street lane.

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2024
• Downtown Eastside artist featured at Emily Carr University exhibit

  The art exhibition is the culmination of a course on the impact of graffiti culture launched by a B.C. university professor.

  Education

  Apr 7, 2024
• No charges in vandalism of mural in Vancouver’s Chinatown caught on camera

  Prosecutors have declined to approve charges against a man allegedly caught on camera defacing a mural in Vancouver's Chinatown.

  Crime

  Mar 18, 2024
• ‘An insult’: Chinatown tagger handed probation after 7 of 8 charges stayed

  Frustration in Vancouver's Chinatown, as most of the charges against a suspected serial graffiti tagger have been stayed.

  Crime

  Mar 12, 2024
• ‘Onerous’: Slow uptake on B.C. grant for businesses targeted by crime, vandalism

  The province says just $71,000 of the $10.5 million fund has been paid out since it launched in late November.

  Crime

  Feb 6, 2024
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• Vancouver man accused in Chinatown graffiti spree heads to court

  Larry Carlston is facing eight counts of mischief on allegations he was responsible for a string of graffiti vandalism throughout Vancouver's Chinatown.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2023
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• Hamilton non-profit shelter The Hub ordered to clean graffiti or face bill, city says

  An overnight drop-in centre on Vine Street that offers meals and medical care for unhoused people has been ordered by the city to remove graffiti on the building by Oct. 24.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2023