Toronto Police Investigating Fire at Jewish-Owned Deli as Suspected Hate-Motivated Crime

Fire tape blows in the wind outside International Delicatessen Foods in Toronto on January 4, 2024. Toronto police say a fire at a business in the city is being investigated as a suspected hate-motivated crime. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

A fire at a Jewish-owned grocery store in Toronto is being investigated as a hate-motivated crime, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) has indicated.

Police and fire services had responded to a call on the morning of Jan. 3 at International Delicatessen Foods located at Steeles Avenue and Petrolia Road. The deli had also been sprayed with graffiti saying “Free Palestine.”