Hate-Motivated Crime

• Calgary mother in disbelief after man allegedly threatens to set her and her son on fire

  A Calgary mother is still in disbelief after she and her son were approached by a man who she said threatened to set them on fire.

  Crime

  Jul 10
  
• Alberta expands security grants for places of worship, community organizations

  The Calgary Vietnamese Alliance Church hasn't been able to afford security measures after an arsonist targeted their church last year.

  Canada

  May 11
  
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• Calgary police investigate damage to LGBTQ2S+ banner as possible hate motivated crime

  Police believe the damage to the banner happened between 9 p.m. on March 25 and 9 a.m. on March 27.

  Crime

  Mar 29
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• Man arrested after assault reported at Mississauga mosque: police

  Police say a man has been arrested in connection with a 'possible hate-motivated crime' in which a man with a hatchet and bear spray entered a mosque in Mississauga.

  Crime

  Mar 19
• Ottawa man faces 26 hate-motivated charges for antisemitic posters: police

  A 29-year-old Ottawa man has been arrested in connection to a string of antisemitic posters hung in the city's west-end over the last two months, police say.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
• Alberta cabinet minister’s daughter says she was victim of hate attack in Calgary: ‘I just was terrified’

  Alberta cabinet minister Rajan Sawhney and her daughter Raman are speaking out after the 25-year-old said she was grabbed, pushed, sworn at and chased in downtown Calgary.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2021
• St. Albert RCMP look for suspect after woman grabbed by hijab, knocked unconscious

  The man, who was wearing a mask, "grabbed one female by the hijab and pushed her to the ground, knocking her unconscious," RCMP said.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2021
• Man accused of threatening Calgary woman in potentially hate-motivated crime

  Calgary police are hoping to identify a man accused of threatening a woman in a potentially hate-motivated incident earlier this month.

  Crime

  Jun 23, 2021
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• Muslim mother, daughter victim of hate-motivated harassment at Kingston Canadian Tire: police

  Police say a 13-year-old girl and her mother, who both wear a hijab, were victims of a verbal attack at the store from a white woman, now facing a charge for the incident.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2021
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• Alberta to launch security grant to protect religious, cultural organizations from hate crimes

  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced a program Friday morning intended to protect vulnerable residents from hate crimes.

  Crime

  Jun 11, 2021