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Saturday, February 27, 2021

Black woman wearing hijab threatened at Century Park LRT Station


Edmonton police are investigating another incident involving threats against a young Black woman wearing a hijab.

The woman was at the Century Park LRT Station on Feb. 17 when she was threatened by "a male suspect," police said in a news release Wednesday.

The Edmonton Police Service Hate Crimes and Extremism Unit has met with the woman to confirm details and offer her support, police said.

The incident — the fifth such attack in Edmonton on Black women wearing head coverings in a 10-week period — prompted a call for action from the National Council of Canadian Muslims. 

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