hate crime

A series of steps would need to happen before a judge can restrict a person's movement because of fears they could commit a hate crime, federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said on Thursday as he defended a suite of tougher penalties to combat hate.

Police say a Sikh high school student in Kelowna, B.C., was pepper sprayed after an "altercation" on a bus on Monday, in the second instance of violence against a Sikh youth riding public transit in the city this year.

Loading up on law enforcement is not enough to prevent violent crime from making headlines. Creating safer communities requires political will, long-term commitment and improved collaboration among stakeholders and levels of government.

Over half of Canadians under age 35 come across racist or prejudiced remarks about immigrants on the internet, a new survey suggests.

There has been a disturbing spike of hate crimes in Canada, with attacks against Canadian Muslims more than doubling, new figures show.

Quebec City police have officially ruled that the president of a local mosque whose car was set ablaze in August was the victim of a hate crime.

The Quebec City Mosque is urging Quebecer and Canadian politicians to address the rise of extreme right after the car of its president was burned down and feces were thrown on the mosque's doors.

A Toronto-area man has been charged with a hate crime after police allege he made a number of statements against the Muslim community online.

A Thunder Bay MP says she's not surprised by "appalling" new numbers that suggest the Ontario city has the highest rate of metropolitan hate crime in Canada.

An increase in incidents targeting the Muslim population drove a five per cent rise in hate crimes in 2015, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.

Canadian political leaders and members of the LGBTQ community expressed shock and outrage over a mass shooting on Sunday that killed at least 50 people and injured dozens of others at a gay nightclub.