A swastika was spray‑painted on the Abu Bakr Al‑Siddique Mosque and Community Centre on Ellice Avenue on Thursday, marking the fourth reported hate‑related graffiti incident in Winnipeg over the past week.
The mosque was targeted with the hate symbol in the latest act of vandalism. Winnipeg Police Service says its major crimes unit is investigating the incident. It is not yet clear if any of the recent incidents are connected, and no arrests have been made in any of the cases.
The first incident happened last Friday, when a swastika was spray‑painted on the Congregation Shaarey Zedek Synagogue building. Two days later, Habibiz Café was vandalized, and a note calling the business “terrorists” was left behind. On Monday, Kelvin High School was defaced with another spray‑painted swastika.
Premier condemns hate
Premier Wab Kinew responded to the mosque vandalism on X, condemning the act and outlining government steps to confront hate crimes.
He wrote that when “hate and Islamophobia are directed at a place of worship or a community space, they are meant to send a message of fear and exclusion, to tell people they do not belong.”
“That message is wrong, and it has no place in Manitoba,” Kinew wrote. “The vandalism at the Abu Bakr Al‑Siddique mosque and community centre is an act of hate. It will be investigated fully, and it will be treated seriously.”
When hate and Islamophobia are directed at a place of worship or a community space, they are meant to send a message of fear and exclusion, to tell people they do not belong.
That message is wrong, and it has no place in Manitoba.
The vandalism at the Abu Bakr Al-Siddique…
— Wab Kinew (@WabKinew) January 8, 2026
Kinew said the province is taking action to strengthen police responses, appoint a dedicated hate crimes prosecutor and work with communities “to ensure people are protected, and perpetrators are held accountable.”
“Manitobans deserve to feel safe in their places of worship and gathering,” he wrote. “We will stand with the Muslim community and continue taking action to ensure hate is confronted wherever it appears.”
The Winnipeg Police Service says officers remain actively involved in the investigation of the mosque incident. The service has not released details about possible links between the four incidents.
