In the early hours of a Friday morning in Edmonton, a man released from prison just one day prior walked into a Sikh house of worship and stabbed two men before being restrained by the congregation itself. The attack — occurring against a backdrop of threatening calls to Calgary gurdwaras and what community leaders describe as a rising tide of anti-Sikh hostility across Canada — has forced a reckoning with how sacred spaces can become sites of vulnerability. Investigators are examining whether hatred of faith and identity drove the assault, while civic leaders are confronting the harder questi
Two injured in Edmonton gurdwara stabbing; suspect arrested day after prison release
Two male worshippers aged 75 and 51 were stabbed and hospitalized with non-serious injuries; Sikh scripture was desecrated during the attack.