Toronto Racism

• Independent committee finds racism, discrimination in Greater Toronto Hockey League

  The committee identified 44 recommendations that the GTHL may look to make in order to bring change in relation to racism and discrimination.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2022
  
• Man with ‘machine gun,’ racist threats interrupts Asian student virtual meeting at U of T

  Organizers say more than 90 people attended the meeting Monday, which was hosted by the Asian Student Alliance at the University of Toronto.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2022
  
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• Man who went on racist tirade, grabbed Chinese student on Toronto bus gets house arrest

  "This offence shows how vulnerable society is to the ugly reality of racism and how quickly it can spread, and how scared and vulnerable its targets are."

  Crime

  May 7, 2021
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• Toronto council unanimously passes motion to condemn anti-Asian racism, moves to advance action plan

  Coun. Cynthia Lai's office says Toronto police have reported anti-Asian hate crimes increased 51 per cent in 2020 from 2019 and are up by 47 per cent so far in 2021 versus 2020.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2021
• Toronto rally calls for reforms to police, changes to Pride

  Calls for police reform and changes to the way Pride celebrations are carried out echoed across Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square on Sunday.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2020
• ‘Artivists’ spread message against hate after Toronto noose incidents

  Posters and artwork with messages against hate are quickly accumulating along a wall at an east Toronto hospital construction site, just weeks after nooses were found at the same location.

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2020
• Woman arrested after TTC subway car vandalized with racist graffiti

  Dionne Callahan told Global News she was riding the subway Friday afternoon when a woman sitting across from her wrote a racist word in marker on the wall.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2020
• ‘A disgraceful act:’ Nooses found at 2 Toronto construction sites

  EllisDon, which manages the site along with Govan Brown, said the noose was discovered at 81 Bay St. on Thursday, prompting police to be called.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2020
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• Toronto ombudsman to review investigation into anti-Black racism allegations against bylaw officer

  The Toronto ombudsman will review an investigation involving a bylaw enforcement officer and two Black women who allege he was racially profiling them at a park earlier this week.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2020
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• Women allege Toronto bylaw officer racially profiled them: ‘I was kind of shocked’

  Two woman allege a Toronto bylaw officer racially profiled them during a visit to a city park on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2020