Man arrested for telephone scam targeting Asians in Toronto

Zhi Yong Wu, a 57-year-old man from Toronto, was arrested and charged in connection with a telephone scam targeting members of the local Asi...

Toronto Chinese restaurant sees boost after Kendrick Lamar ‘Euphoria’ mention

New Ho King, a Chinese restaurant in Toronto’s Chinatown, has experienced a surge of positive reviews after being mentioned in Kendric...

Blue Jays pitcher shares $3,000 bottle of Japanese whisky after every win

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi has introduced a new tradition to the team’s clubhouse by sharing a bottle of expensive Jap...

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphonic Orchestra’s longest-tenured director, dies at 88

World-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa, who served as a director in the Boston Symphonic Orchestra (BSO) for 29 years, has died at 88. What ha...

Man filmed hurling racist insults at Asian passengers on Toronto train

In a recent video uploaded by an anonymous Toronto resident, a white man was captured hurling racist insults at another passenger on the Tor...

Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ set to open Toronto International Film Festival

Studio Ghibli’s newest film, “The Boy and the Heron,” will make history in September as the first Japanese film to open the Toronto Internat...

Olivia Chow elected as Toronto’s first Chinese Canadian mayor

Olivia Chow has made history as Toronto’s first Chinese Canadian mayor The new mayor: Chow, 66, won against 102 candidates with 37.2% of the...

Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin teaming up again for celebrity charity basketball game

Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin are teaming up once again for another celebrity charity basketball game. The Marvel star and NBA Champion are prepar...

Man accused of attempting to run over worshippers in Canada anti-Muslim attack

A man has been charged after allegedly attempting to run over at least one worshiper after yelling threats and religious slurs at a mosque n...

Man allegedly killed by ‘swarm’ of 8 teen girls in Toronto identified as Ken Lee

Before you read: 8 teen girls charged with murdering homeless Toronto man who was protecting Asian woman The Asian man who was allegedly kil...

8 teen girls charged with murdering homeless Toronto man who was protecting Asian woman

Eight teenage girls — including some as young as 13 years old — have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal atta...

Canadian police begin investigation into Chinese ‘police stations’ operating in Greater Toronto Area

Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) stated that it is conducting an investigation into alleged criminal activity at the Chinese p...

TikTok users praise woman who defended friend from alleged Asian racial profiling at Toronto store

Asian content creator Lewis Chia shared a video showing how he was racially profiled while visiting Shoppers Drug Mart on Yonge Street and ...

Thousands gather to honor Toronto police officer who was slain in Canada shooting rampage

On Wednesday morning, over 8,000 people, including officers, politicians, family and friends, gathered for the funeral of the Toronto polic...

Toronto police officer, auto repair shop owner killed in Canada shootings

Constable Andrew Hong, a 48-year-old member of Toronto police’s Traffic Services Unit, was ambushed and shot dead by Shawn Petry, 30, in Mi...

Filipino mother and daughter fatally stabbed in Toronto

Filipino mother Elvie Sig-Od, 44, and her daughter Angelica Sig-Od, 20, were fatally stabbed by her ex-husband in Toronto on Aug. 26. The ...

Toronto’s ban on single-use plastics could cripple some Asian businesses, say restaurant owners

On July 7, Canada released regulations prohibiting single-use plastics and suggesting alternatives to reduce the environmental impact and w...

Police identifies woman set on fire on Toronto bus; suspect charged with first-degree murder

Toronto police have identified the woman who died in a hospital weeks after she was set on fire on a Toronto bus last month as 28-year-old ...

Man wanted for allegedly exposing himself in front of mother with children, others in Greater Toronto

York Regional Police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself to strangers in four separate incidents in Richmond Hill, Canada...

Jeremy Lin opens basketball school in Toronto to empower Asian youth

Taiwanese American basketball player Jeremy Lin announced that he will open a school for aspiring basketball players of Asian descent in To...

Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin headline star-studded basketball game for a cause in Toronto

Jeremy Lin and Simu Liu are headlining the second Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association Celebrity Classic, a celebrity basketball gam...

Man with gun ‘arsenal’ is arrested for ‘random’ fatal shooting of Indian student outside Toronto subway

Toronto Police arrested Richard Jonathan Edwin, 39, in connection to separate murders of an Indian student and a Toronto resident last week...

Indian student fatally shot outside Toronto subway in what family suspects is hate crime

Kartik Vasudev, a 21-year-old international Indian student at Seneca College, was shot eight times at the Sherbourne subway station in Toro...

Dismembered body discovered in garbage bag on Toronto sidewalk identified as missing woman Tien Ly

Toronto Police officially identified on Wednesday a dismembered body found inside a garbage bag left near Eastern and Berkshire Avenues on ...

Zoom meeting about U of T ‘hell banknotes’ incident interrupted by man with gun, racist messages

Toronto Police are investigating recent reports about a man allegedly brandishing a large weapon on camera during a Zoom meeting for Asian ...

University of Toronto hands out ‘hell bank notes’ meant for deceased to students on Lunar New Year

A graduate residence building at the University of Toronto mistakenly offered red envelopes of “hell money” meant for the deceased to its s...

Asian passenger on Toronto train is bombarded with racist slurs, spit at by female rider

A video of a woman unleashing a racist tirade against and spitting on an Asian public transit rider in Toronto has gained attention after b...

Toronto bakery declare themselves #veryAsian after customer rejections deemed them not ‘normal’

LA LA Bakeshop in Toronto taped a sign to their front door on Tuesday that reads, “Hi there! We are a #VeryAsian bakery,” after customers a...

Maskless Woman Goes on Racist ‘Kung Fu’ Attack on Drug Store Manager in Toronto

A woman who attacked a drug store manager with her own brand of kung fu is now known on the internet as “Martial Arts Karen.” Th...

Toronto Launches Campaign on How to Fight Racism Against East Asians

Toronto has launched a social media campaign that seeks to end racist acts against East Asian communities. Since COVID-19 hit Canada, 26% of...

Toronto ‘Karen’ Stalks Asian Woman for Simply Reading in a Park

A woman in Toronto took to social media to expose a racist encounter with another woman who allegedly accused her of “trespassing̶...

Restaurant Server Fired for Calling Asian Customers ‘CHINA’

A restaurant server in Toronto is now out of work after referring to an Asian couple as “China” on their official receipt. Trace...

Asian Canadian Woman Wearing Face Mask Kicked Out of Toronto Supermarket

A video emerged on March 17 showing a group of supermarket workers kicking out an Asian grocery shopper wearing a face mask and her friends....

‘All You Asians Look the Same’: Toronto Woman Allegedly Lashes Out at Asians in Racist Tirade

A woman in Toronto, Canada allegedly lashed out in a racist tirade against a group of Asians that quickly escalated into a physical brawl an...

Toronto Man Arrested for Throwing Poop at Asian College Students

Toronto police have apprehended the man they believe dumped buckets of fecal matter on unsuspecting college students.  Great work by @Toront...

Tibetan Woman Elected Student President at University of Toronto Sparks Outrage Among Chinese Students

Chinese students at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus expressed outrage after a Tibetan student was elected the new president o...