Hate Crime

• Halifax police credit special unit for ‘significant’ rise in reported hate crimes

  The country's statistical agency says there were 23.3 police-reported hate crimes per 100,000 people in Halifax in 2023, up from a rate of 14.4 in 2022.

  Canada

  Oct 2
  
• Worker wearing hijab spat on in possible New Westminster hate crime

  Police have notified the Provincial Hate Crimes Unit, and are asking for witnesses to come forward.

  Crime

  Aug 8
  
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• Assault in downtown Peterborough deemed hate crime: police

  Police say a woman and two males were involved in several reported assaults early Wednesday. One incident has been classified a hate crime.

  Crime

  Jul 10
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• B.C. man convicted of racist knife attack facing new charges

  A B.C. man who randomly attacked an immigrant from East Africa in a hate-motivated crime caught on camera two years ago is in trouble with the law again.

  Crime

  Jul 4
• Woman accused of trying to drown 3yo Muslim child rearrested, bond set at $1M in Texas

  After vocal public pressure, police in Euless, Texas are officially investigating the incident as a hate crime.

  Crime

  Jul 3
• Pride flag burning, homophobic slurs lead to hate crime arrest in Peterborough: police

  Peterborough police allege a man with a Pride flag was "screaming" homophobic slurs outside an apartment. Police determine the flag was stolen which the man later lit on fire.

  Crime

  Jul 2
• Toronto police say hate crime incidents up nearly 55 per cent over last year

  Deputy Chief Robert Johnson told the Toronto Police Service Board that officers are responding to an average of five hate crime calls a day.

  Crime

  Jun 24
• Saskatoon police’s hate crimes unit doubles caseload in second year of operation

  A report to Saskatoon's board of police commissioners gave an update on the hate crimes unit.

  Crime

  Jun 18
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• Two Ottawa mothers express fear for their children’s safety amid rising antisemitism

  Two mothers say they fear for their children after being targets of antisemitic remarks, as hate stemming from the Oct. 7 Hamas attack continues to surge.

  Canada

  Jun 2
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• Hate crime probe launched after B.C. activist calls Oct. 7 Hamas attack ‘heroic’

  The comments, captured on video and widely shared on social media, were made Friday during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration at the Vancouver Art Gallery. 

  Crime

  May 1