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A transit sign on Broadway in Winnipeg was defaced with a swastika and a racist threat ahead of the annual…
Winnipeg, Manitoba — 2026-09-05
A transit sign on Broadway in Winnipeg was defaced with a swastika and a racist threat ahead of the annual Nagar Kirtan Sikh procession, one of several hateful messages reported around the city targeting the event. The Winnipeg Police Service Hate Crimes Unit is investigating and police said patrols would be increased; no arrests or charges had been made.
EvidenceReported / Pending Review
Information has been received or identified, but assessment is not complete.
- Violence type
- Hate-Motivated Violence
- Secondary type
- Threats & Harassment
- Motive
- Bias/Hate (alleged)
- Category
- Hate and identity-based incidents
- Targeted identities
- Sikh
- Conduct
- Property damage and vandalism
- Targeted community
- Religion — Sikh
- Source type
- News reporting
- Perpetrator
- Unknown individual(s)
- Target
- Sikh community
- Killed
- 0
- Injured
- 0
- Arrested
- 0
- Themes
- None
- Source
- Winnipeg Sun
- Last reviewed
- Not yet reviewed by a person