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Arson suspected in fire that destroyed historic church in New Brunswick

The Saint-Simon church in New Brunswick was destroyed in a suspected arson attack last week, with Gilles Mallet arrested for the incident. Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre highlighted the attack as part of a broader trend of religiously motivated violence, while Liberal MP John-Paul Danko urged focus on other forms of hate crimes. Official data shows 463 arson attacks at religious institutions in Canada from 2016 to 2023.

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The Saint-Simon church in New Brunswick was destroyed in a suspected arson attack last week, with Gilles Mallet arrested for the incident. Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre highlighted the attack as part of a broader trend of religiously motivated violence, while Liberal MP John-Paul Danko urged focus on other forms of hate crimes. Official data shows 463 arson attacks at religious institutions in Canada from 2016 to 2023.

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Historic church torched as Canada warned of growing wave of anti-Christian hate...

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Arson suspected in fire that destroyed historic church in New Brunswick