Toronto Attack

• ‘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
  
• Five years later: Memories of devastating Toronto van attack live on for community

  'Some people remember like it was yesterday and for some it feels distant.'

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2023
  
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• Toronto van attack victims, family ready themselves for sentencing hearing

  Eleven people died and 15 others were injured after a man in a rental van went on a rampage along Toronto's busy Yonge Street on April 23, 2018.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2022
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• ‘We just don’t matter,’ victim of Toronto van attack says of justice system

  In March 2021, a judge found Alek Minassian guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.

  Crime

  Apr 23, 2022
• ‘She never complained’: Toronto woman’s life cut short by van attack

  "I miss my best friend," Azeb Tesfamariam said through tears. "She should still be here with me."

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2021
• Death toll rises from 2018 Toronto van attack after victim dies in hospital: police

  A woman who was severely injured in the 2018 Toronto van attack and has remained in hospital ever since has died, Toronto police say.

  Crime

  Nov 11, 2021
• Alek Minassian pleads not criminally responsible for Toronto van attack that left 10 dead, 16 injured

  Alek Minassian is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder. His trial is expected to last several weeks.

  Crime

  Nov 10, 2020
• ‘You’re always being watched’: Winnipeg Whiteout street party security ramped up

  As tens of thousands of Winnipeg Jets fans hit downtown Tuesday for the team's first home game of the Round 2 playoff series, security will be watching.

  May 1, 2018
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• What does it take to lay terrorism charges? An internal government document explains the RCMP view

  An internal RCMP email obtained by Global News under the Access to Information Act describes the obstacles of laying terrorism charges.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2018
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• ‘He wasn’t a terrorist’: Those who knew Alek Minassian struggle to explain the Toronto van attack

  A former classmate of the suspect said he believed the attack that left 10 dead and 14 injured had more to do with mental health than terrorism.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2018