11 h. ago B.C. quadruples size of hate crimes team as incidents surge by 23%

Public Safety Minister Gary Begg announced the expansion Friday, which will take the unit, which is a part of the B.C. RCMP, from two officers to a team of eight.

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35 h. ago Victim’s hijab ’violently’ pulled off during alleged swarming attack: Advocates

OSHAWA — A swarming attack on a business owner in Oshawa that police are investigating as a possible hate crime has shaken the victim’s family and the broader Muslim community, which has seen a rise in Islamophobic incidents, advocates said Thursday. Amira Elghawaby, a federal special representative on combating Islamophobia, said the alleged suspects “violently” […]

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3 d. ago 2 people found dead at Abbotsford home after reports of violent dispute, IHIT investigating

Police believe this is an isolated incident contained to the house. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is taking over the investigation.

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8 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Assault against Richmond Hill transit driver hate

Police are probing an alleged assault against a public transit driver in Richmond Hill as being motivated by hate. York Regional Police said the victim was operating a bus in the Bathurst St.-King Rd. area around 9 p.m. on May 31 when cops allege the suspect made an anti-Black comment and then assaulted the victim […]

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9 d. ago Unidentified man sought for urinating on place of worship in Beaches

Investigators are treating the incident as a suspected hate crime

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3 w. ago Shooting near Jewish community centre in Vaughan, Ont. targeted but not a hate crime, police say

'There's no indication at all that this is a hate bias incident,' media relations officer James Dickson told reporters on the scene.

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3 w. ago B.C. wildfire update: Wildfire threatening Squamish quadruples in size | B.C.’s biggest wildfire continues to spread

Wildfire season is underway in B.C. amid hot weather and prolonged drought conditions in parts of the province.

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3 w. ago National Holocaust Monument vandalism investigated as potential hate crime

The Ottawa Police Service is now investigating the defacement of the National Holocaust Monument as a hate crime, prompting more responses from political and community leaders.

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3 w. ago ‘Death to all Zios’: Nova Scotia man charged with hate crimes

Jewish groups are praising a small-town Nova Scotia police force after a man who allegedly called for “death to all Zios” and said “we are going to ruin Zio Joo lives” was charged with hate crimes. On Saturday, New Glasgow Regional Police charged a 22-year-old man with advocating genocide and promotion of hatred. He is […]

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4 w. ago Police retract ‘premature’ hate crime denial in Jonathan Joss shooting

Joss' widower, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, disputed the police claims, saying he believes his husband's killing was because of his sexual orientation.

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