Hate Crimes Canada

• Canada’s government can’t be ‘neutral umpire’ in fight against Islamophobia: experts

  The emergency summit was called in response to a recent string of violent attacks that have injured or killed Muslim Canadians.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2021
  
• Canadians must stand up against ‘unacceptable’ rise in anti-Asian racism: minister

  Horrific recent attacks on members of the Asian community in the U.S. and Canada put a grim spotlight on the massive spike in hate crimes and violence over the last year.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2021
  
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• Police charge Quebec man with advocating genocide of Muslims

  The RCMP said it was the first time the advocating genocide law had been used in the province.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2020
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• Hate crimes against Jewish Canadians keep rising — anti-Semitism isn’t just history

  There were 2,041 incidents of hate crimes against Jewish Canadians in 2018, according to B’nai Brith Canada.

  Canada

  May 1, 2019
• ‘You just want to be prepared’: Why some Muslim Canadian women are taking up self-defence

  Noticing a rise in Islamophobic attacks and related incidents, some Muslim women are turning to self-defence classes.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
• Anti-discrimination group wants to create mapping tool of hatred across Canada

  The Vancouver-based Morgane Oger Foundation has issued a call for volunteers to help build the Canadian Atlas of Populist Extremism, to be known as CAPE.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2019
• In Canada, Jews face more hate crimes, while Muslims face more violent ones: StatCan

  Police-reported hate crimes targeting Muslims grew by over 150 per cent. For Jews, they grew by over 60 per cent.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2018
• Pittsburgh attack comes amid rising anti-Semitism in North America

  The attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue occurred at a time of rising antisemitism in both the United States and Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2018
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• Pages ripped from Qur’an put on car windshields again, police investigating

  The incident, at a fundraising dinner for a Vision TV program, came two weeks after police said they were investigating three similar occurrences in Mississauga.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2018
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• Hate crimes against Muslims are down as overall number of hate crimes increases

  The number of police-reported hate crimes specifically targeting Muslims went down last year after spiking by over 250 per cent in the four years prior.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2017