Hate

• Toronto school board moves away from communicating every hate incident to parents

  The Toronto District School Board says it's moved away from communicating every hate- or racism-related incident to school communities after finding it could lead to further harm. 

  Canada

  Nov 29
  
• B.C. launching grant fund, help line for targets of hate and racism

  The province will offer grants of up to $10,000 to help groups dealing with hate and racism, while it plans to set up a help line for victims of racist incidents next spring.

  Crime

  Nov 15
  
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• New Pride crosswalk at Richmond school defaced 4 times in a week

  "We want welcoming space for everyone to enjoy our schools, and this was like a kick in the teeth," school district chair Debbie Tablotney said.

  Crime

  Aug 7
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• Calgary man speaking out after homophobic and transphobic encounter

  Ryan Massel tweeted earlier in the day that he was admiring the Pride sidewalk on a walk near Central Memorial Park when he was verbally abused by a man.

  Canada

  Aug 1
• ‘This kind of stuff is not tolerated’: Calgary man removes hate stickers from city fixtures

  Using a paint scraper, Graeme says he's been removing stickers with hate speech that have been affixed to city fixtures since March 2022.

  Canada

  Jun 29
• ‘Hate is on the rise’: Calgary police

  Calgary Police Service's hate crimes unit said the combined number of hate-motivated incidents and crimes in the city have more than doubled from 2019 to 2022.

  Canada

  Jun 28
• 3 youths face charges after Pride flag burned at Nova Scotia high school

  Three youths are facing charges after a Pride flag was set on fire at Bay View High School in Upper Tantallon last month. Police say the incident was motivated by hate.

  Canada

  May 5
• London to develop action plan on anti-Black racism, seeks input from Black community

  London, Ont.'s Anti-Black Racism Action Plan will be developed in three phases, according to project lead Yvonne Asare-Bediako, with the first focusing on community engagement.

  Canada

  May 3
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• N.S. activists call for action against rise in transphobia, homophobia

  Reports of hateful incidents against the trans and queer community across Nova Scotia are drawing the attention of activists and politicians.

  Education

  May 2
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• Rainbow crosswalk vandalized at a South Okanagan elementary school

  Staff believes it was someone acting out of hate, and to rise against that, the school held a ceremony on Friday, to begin repainting the crosswalk back to what it once was.

  Investigations

  Mar 17