Islamophobia

• Winnipeg mosque was likely shot at with pellet-style gun, police say

  Winnipeg police say they believe the weapon used to damage a mosque in the city was a pellet-style weapon. Advocates say the attack is indicative of a larger, concerning trend.

  Canada

  Jul 31
  
• Police investigate suspected hate crime after fake severed hand left at Montreal Islamic centre

  Authorities say the package contained what appeared to be an imitation severed human hand covered in fake blood.

  Crime

  Jul 21
  
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• Regina mosque targeted by threats after broadcasting call to prayer

  Regina Police Service says they will be looking into threats as possible hate crimes and will increase RPS presence at Muslim gatherings

  Jun 24
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• Woman accused of trying to drown 3yo Muslim child rearrested, bond set at $1M in Texas

  After vocal public pressure, police in Euless, Texas are officially investigating the incident as a hate crime.

  Crime

  Jul 3, 2024
• Grade 3 students ‘terrorized’ after Ontario man walks into gym class, goes on tirade

  Police have charged a 54-year-old Hamilton, Ont., man following an incident at a downtown mosque last Friday. It's alleged the man made 'hate-related' comments to a classroom.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2024
• Man sought in hate-motivated arson likely fled Canada: London, Ont. police

  A 55-year-old man faces a slew of charges after what London police believe was a hate-motivated arson but investigators believe he has left the country.

  Crime

  Jun 17, 2024
• Toronto police investigate one suspected hate crime, make arrest in another

  Toronto police say one of the unrelated incidents occurred May 12 and the other June 1. One suspect has been arrested in the June 1 incident.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2024
• 3 years on, Our London Family vigil draws hundreds of Londoners

  Thursday marked three years since four members of a London Muslim family were killed, and their young son seriously injured, while out for a walk.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2024
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• Hate crimes rise again in Toronto, up 93% compared to past year: police chief

  The Toronto police chief said hate crimes rose again in February in the city, citing a spike in antisemitism. Reports of hate crimes in the city have been up since Oct. 7.

  Crime

  Mar 18, 2024
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns hate-motivated graffiti at Cambridge, Ont. mosque

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie have both condemned the recent hate-motivated graffiti which occurred at a mosque in Cambridge.

  Crime

  Feb 14, 2024