Hate crimes in Canada jump 47 percent in 2017

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TORONTO - Hate crimes in Canada increased 47 per cent in 2017, primarily targeting Muslims, Jews and black people, according to figures released by the country's statistical agency on Thursday. The biggest increase was in crimes targeting Muslims, Statistics Canada reported, in a year that saw a deadly mass shooting in a Quebec mosque, followed by a government motion to study Islamophobia that itself sparked anti-Muslim sentiment.

 

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