Sunday, December 14, 2025
ADVT 
National

Quebec Man Latest Since Mosque Attack To Face Charge Of Inciting Hatred Online

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Feb, 2017 01:45 PM
  • Quebec Man Latest Since Mosque Attack To Face Charge Of Inciting Hatred Online
Quebec City police say they've arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly inciting hatred online.
 
The force says he was arrested on Thursday for comments posted on social media.
 
Police say he's expected to be arraigned later today on a charge of inciting hatred.
 
It's the third such arrest this week by police in Quebec, who have said they've seen a spike in hate-related complaints since Sunday's mass killing at a Quebec City mosque.
 
A gunman killed six men and wounded several others as they attended prayer.
 
Police have warned that hateful online comments can lead to criminal charges.

MORE National ARTICLES

Search On For Canadian Filmmaker Rob Stewart Who Disappeared In Florida Waters

Search On For Canadian Filmmaker Rob Stewart Who Disappeared In Florida Waters
Rob Stewart, 37, was in Florida filming a documentary called "Sharkwater: Extinction" when the incident happened, his sister, Alexandra Stewart, said Wednesday.

Search On For Canadian Filmmaker Rob Stewart Who Disappeared In Florida Waters

Police Hope Video Footage Will Help Solve Mystery Of Stanley Park Assault

Police Hope Video Footage Will Help Solve Mystery Of Stanley Park Assault
The VPD continue to ask for the public’s help to solve a mystery after police found a severely injured man in Stanley Park last fall.

Police Hope Video Footage Will Help Solve Mystery Of Stanley Park Assault

Montreal Man Arrested For Alleged Hate Speech On Social Media

Montreal Man Arrested For Alleged Hate Speech On Social Media
The 47-year-old was arrested Tuesday night at his residence in Kirkland, a suburb on Montreal's west island.

Montreal Man Arrested For Alleged Hate Speech On Social Media

Islamophobia On Rise In Canada, Muslim Leader Tells Vigil In Victoria

Islamophobia On Rise In Canada, Muslim Leader Tells Vigil In Victoria
VICTORIA — A vigil to remember those killed and injured during a shooting rampage at a mosque in Quebec City heard from a religious leader Tuesday about a rise in Islamophobia and the struggle to connect rather than divide Canadians.

Islamophobia On Rise In Canada, Muslim Leader Tells Vigil In Victoria

Trump's Travel Ban Having 'Profound' Impact On Research, Canadian Academics SaP

Trump's Travel Ban Having 'Profound' Impact On Research, Canadian Academics SaP
VANCOUVER — When Aref Bolandnazar flew home to New York after visiting family in Iran, he didn't think to say a tearful goodbye to his wife — after all, she was just supposed to stay an extra week before returning to the United States.

Trump's Travel Ban Having 'Profound' Impact On Research, Canadian Academics SaP

Windsor Hockey Exec Suspended Over Slur Against Women, Ordered To Take Training

Windsor Hockey Exec Suspended Over Slur Against Women, Ordered To Take Training
An Ontario minor hockey executive has been suspended and ordered to take ethics training after posting a slur online about Canadian women who joined a massive march in Washington, D.C., last month. 

Windsor Hockey Exec Suspended Over Slur Against Women, Ordered To Take Training