Reena Rampersad stepped outside her Hamilton home the morning after Canada Day and spotted something scribbled across her front door. At first, she thought it was just another tag, as graffiti is common on Barton Street. But as she got closer, she froze. The words were a racial slur. Her storefront window had also been defaced — with numerals that represent white supremacist sentiments — sprayed over a poster for an upcoming Caribbean cultural event. Rampersad, a caterer and community advocate who works from home, said the vandalism was a targeted act of hate meant to intimidate her. Hamilton police...