Two people were stabbed at Nanaksar Sikh Temple on Friday, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has confirmed. Emergency crews responded to the temple at 14 Street and Horsehill Road at 5:08 a.m. A man was arrested at the scene, and two men were treated for non-life-threatening injuries according to police. EPS will provide an update on the stabbing at 2 p.m. MT. A Sikh place of worship in Calgary says it received threatening phone calls last weekend, leading Mayor Jeromy Farkas to condemn the threats. Edmonton-Strathcona MP Heather McPherson condemned the attack on social media on Friday. “My heart is with Edmonton’s Sikh community following the horrific attack at Nanaksar Gurdwara this morning. A place of worship should be a place of safety, community and peace. No one should have to fear violence simply for practising their faith,” she wrote. “We must take the rise in anti-Sikh hate seriously. Hate has no place in Edmonton or anywhere in Canada. We need a full investigation, accountability for those responsible, and stronger action to protect communities and places of worship.” More to come...
