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News Media: Toronto Media and Fringe Group

news media: It marked the fourth consecutive year that they have gone up, according to Rabble. The increase was fueled by incidents primarily taking place in Ontario and Quebec targeting Canada's Jewish, Muslim and Black populations. In Canada, the number of reported hate crimes skyrocketed 47 per cent in 2017, according to the latest figures available from Statistics Canada. But issues like abortion and sexual orientation have also attracted extremist opposition. But how it should be covered is a problem that our news media are still wrestling with.A good example is how last Saturday's provocative march by a fringe group of anti-LGBTQ activists was covered in the Toronto media. This is clearly news worth covering. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.