Hate Crime

• ‘F— your Chinese mother’: Man wanted for hurling anti-Asian slurs in B.C. drive-thru

  Police said the man was standing near the drive-thru window of a Burger King when he approached a family in an SUV and yelled racial slurs at them.

  Crime

  May 13
• B.C.’s anti-racism hotline a ‘positive step,’ but groups say concrete action needed

  The province announced the new multilingual line, which will allow people to report racist incidents and get support and referrals, on Friday.

  Crime

  May 2
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• B.C. government developing hotline to report racist incidents

  Vancouver police reported a 717-per-cent rise in hate crimes against East Asians in 2020 compared to the previous year.

  Politics

  Apr 30
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• Calgary police investigate hate crime after swastikas, N-word spray-painted on pathway, fences

  Calgary police are investigating an act of vandalism as a hate-motivated crime in the northeast community of Monterey Park.

  Crime

  Apr 28
• What is a hate crime? Lawyers across Canada define the term

  With an increase of racist attacks aimed at Asian Canadians during the pandemic many are left to wonder what recourse there is when it comes to Canada’s justice system. 

  Canada

  Apr 25
• Charge laid after woman approached by man who made anti-Asian comments in Etobicoke: police

  Police said the incident, which occurred around 1:20 p.m. on March 30 in the area of Superior Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West, is being treated as a hate crime. 

  Crime

  Apr 23
• Hamilton police record drop in hate incidents, advocate says report has ‘huge gaping hole’

  A report compiled by the Hamilton police hate crime unit, says there were fewer hate/bias incidents last year compared to 2019, but community advocates question the numbers.

  Crime

  Apr 22
• ‘It came from your country’: Racist outburst caught on camera at Coquitlam, B.C., park

  Two Metro Vancouver women are speaking out about their experiences, as Burnaby RCMP reports a startling increase in the number of anti-Asian racist incidents.

  Crime

  Apr 17
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• Suspect sought following anti-Asian ‘hate-motivated assaults,’ Toronto police say

  Toronto police said each of the incidents targeting members of the Asian community occurred at subway stations in the city. 

  Crime

  Apr 17
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• Suspect sought in sexual assault deemed a hate crime in Hamilton: police

  Police say the alleged incident happened in the early morning hours of April 3.

  Crime

  Apr 14