20 h. ago Cops release suspect descriptions in ‘violent’ Oshawa swarming attack probed as potential hate crime

Investigators have released descriptions of five suspects wanted in connection with a swarming attack on a business owner in Oshawa that is being probed as a possible hate crime. Durham Regional Police said a group of teens caused a disturbance at a Pizza Pizza restaurant at 199 Wentworth St. W. shortly after midnight on Wednesday […]

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20 h. ago Cops release suspect descriptions in ‘violent’ Oshawa swarming probed as potential hate crime

Investigators have released descriptions of five suspects wanted in connection with a swarming attack on a business owner in Oshawa that is being probed as a possible hate crime. Durham Regional Police said a group of teens caused a disturbance at a Pizza Pizza restaurant at 199 Wentworth St. W. shortly after midnight on Wednesday […]

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61 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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9 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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1 week 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 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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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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