Incel

• Man faces France’s 1st-ever ‘incel’ case for alleged plot to attack women

  This is the first time France's National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office has taken on a case linked to the 'incel' or involuntary celibate movement.

  Crime

  Jul 2, 2025
  
• Man in incel-inspired murder case gets life in prison, no parole for 10 years

  The man who pleaded guilty to the incel-inspired murder of a Toronto massage parlour employee sought out the ideology that led him to commit a "horrific crime," a judge said.

  Crime

  Nov 28, 2023
  
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• Man guilty of incel-inspired terror attack on Toronto spa apologizes to victims

  The man, who cannot be identified under the YCJA because he was 17 at the time of the attack, pleaded guilty last year to charges of murder and attempted murder.

  Crime

  Oct 12, 2023
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• Judge rules Toronto massage parlour murder was a terrorist act

  In a precedent-setting ruling, an Ontario judge has ruled the murder met the definition of a terrorist activity, motivated in whole or in part by the misogynistic incel ideology.

  Crime

  Jun 6, 2023
• ‘Incel’ threat is growing 5 years after Toronto van attack: expert

  Canada has not seen a wave of incel-inspired violence since Alek Minassian perpetrated the deadliest attack in Toronto's history, but isolated cases have occurred.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2023
• Femcels: Inside the enigmatic subculture of involuntary celibate women

  Most people have heard of incels, but there are plenty of women online who share the same frustrated feelings of involuntary celibacy as men. So what, exactly, is a femcel?

  Lifestyle

  Feb 2, 2023
• Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube channel included hidden misogynistic tag to promote videos

  Poilievre's office said the misogynistic term has been embedded in his YouTube videos for four and a half years, but was removed when Global News alerted them to its use.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2022
• What happened to… Toronto van attack, part two

  On this episode of What Happened to...? Erica Vella revisits the Toronto van attack and speaks with experts about the investigative interview between the suspect and the detective.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2022
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• Man who hated women sentenced to life for trying to kill mom, baby in Sudbury, Ont.

  Justice Karen Lische says Alexander Stavropoulos planned for months to kill a white baby girl in Sudbury, Ont., for "shock value."

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2021
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• One year after Toronto van attack, experts say outrage over incel movement ‘forgotten’

  The man accused of a deadly van attack on a busy Toronto sidewalk one year ago identified as an incel — launching a nation-wide conversation about internet culture in Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2019