BC Police Probe Whether Arson Attack on Home of Ukrainian Pastor Was a Hate Crime

Police on April 21, continued to investigate an arson attack on the family home of a pastor in Victoria, B.C.. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress has called on police in Victoria to investigate an arson attack on the home of a religious leader as a hate crime.

Gasoline was poured through the mail slot of the family home of Father Yuriy Vyshnevskyy, pastor of the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, the congress said in a statement on Thursday.