Unprecedented tensions resulting from the Israel-Hamas war have led to a "staggering" increase in hate crimes across Toronto, the city's police chief said during a board meeting on Thursday. Both the number of Islamophobic or anti-Palestinian and antisemitic hate crimes has risen significantly since Oct. 7, Chief Myron Demkiw said. Demkiw said there have been 38 reports of antisemitic hate crimes and 17 reports of anti-Muslim or anti-Palestinian hate crime since Oct. 7, both numbers representing a significant year-over-year increase. "These alarming trends in our city, our city which prides itself in our diversity, are the likes of which we...