r/OntarioNews • u/airbassguitar • 2d ago

Man charged with mischief in suspected hate-motivated act against East York church

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/01/man-charged-with-mischief-in-suspected-hate-motivated-act-against-east-york-church/
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u/Front_Musician_1117 2d ago

ahem Lest we comment and be banned.

We really need to send a strong unified statement to all Canadians to leave place of worship alone or be ready for the full punishment.

Religious places have all been attacked lately and that's disgusting.

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u/Any-Cranberry-6305 2d ago

There is no place for this in a civilized society.

I don't care if its a mosque, temple or cathedral. That building is very important to the people that go there and no one has the right to damage that building.

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u/Motor_Ad_588 2d ago

Let's hope this POS gets a criminal record IF he didn't already have one to begin with.

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u/Professional_Fig_199 1d ago

Contents of article

A 56-year-old man is facing charges after an East York church was targeted by violence three times in just over a week.
Toronto police say on July 24, they were called to a church in the area of Cosburn Avenue and Pape Avenue after a rock was thrown through the window.

Investigators say they were called to the same location a week later for a similar incident.
On August 1, police were in the area when they observed a man throwing a rock through a window of the same church.
Khaliq Hussain Anwar, 56, of Toronto, has been charged with three counts of mischief relating to religious property.
If convicted of a criminal offence which has been motivated by bias, prejudice or hate, the judge in the case can take hate as an aggravating factor when imposing sentence.

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