Toronto Van Attack Anniversary

• Toronto marks 5th anniversary of van attack with memorial

  Ten people were killed and 16 others were injured when a man deliberately drove a rental van down a busy sidewalk on a stretch of Toronto's Yonge Street on April 23, 2018.

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  Apr 23, 2023
  
• ‘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.

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  Apr 23, 2022
  
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• John Tory vows to honour Toronto van attack victims every year to keep memories alive

  "We cannot and we will not forget the memory of those who were taken from us," Mayor John Tory said on Friday.

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  Apr 23, 2021
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• Betty Forsyth, who died during Toronto van attack, remembered fondly 3 years after tragedy

  "We think about Betty every day," Robert Forsyth says, "every day we miss talking to her."

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  Apr 22, 2021
• Coronavirus: 2-year anniversary of Toronto van attack to be commemorated virtually

  "This year’s commemoration will take place online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consideration for public health and safety," the city said in a statement.

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  Apr 21, 2020
• ‘I am in pain every day’: Survivor of Toronto van attack recalls little about what happened

  Aleksandra Kozhenvnnikova, 91, was returning home after running errands on April 23, 2018 when she was suddenly struck by a van that careened down a massive stretch of Yonge Street.

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  Apr 23, 2019
• 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
• Toronto van attack one year later: How has the city boosted security?

  A year has passed since the deadly rampage, and a number of steps have been taken to bolster security across the city.

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  Apr 23, 2019
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• Looking back at the Toronto van attack: How 7 minutes changed the city

  Global News takes an in-depth look at the events of April 23, 2018 and how Toronto was affected.

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  Apr 23, 2019
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• ‘United against evil’: Toronto holds numerous events to mark 1-year anniversary of van attack

  "This unfathomable loss of life left our city in mourning ... this was a tragedy the likes of which we'd never seen before."

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2019