Calgary police investigating unprovoked assault on New Year’s Day as possible hate crime

Jan 2, 2020 | 1:15 PM

Police in Calgary say they have charged a man in relation to an unprovoked assault that may be a hate crime.

Investigators say the attack may also be linked to several other similar assaults in the city.

Officers were called Wednesday morning to a downtown bus stop, where they say a man in his 40s was “targeted for his race” by a stranger.

A bus driver who witnessed the attack called 911, and the victim was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.