The Toronto Police Service has arrested two more people as part of an investigation into antisemitic signs at a protest held in March this year, bringing the total number to eight.
The force said on Saturday that Daniela Bonamico, 40, and Shahram Nayeb-Yazdi, 63, were arrested as part of an ongoing hate crime probe.
Both have now been charged with wilful promotion of hatred and public incitement of hatred.
A police statement said: "On Sunday, March 15, 2026, at approximately 1.15 pm, demonstrators and counter-demonstrators attended a demonstration at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West.
“It is alleged that, that morning, the accused persons attended a storage locker to retrieve antisemitic signs.
“Later that afternoon, the accused persons allegedly attended the demonstration with other protestors and displayed antisemitic signs in full view of the public and a group of pro-Israeli demonstrators situated across the street
“The accused persons allegedly marched with the signs toward the group of pro-Israeli supporters while shouting derogatory slurs.”
The force confirmed that Muhammad Anas Sial, Hosaam Hemdan, Omer Turcan, Yasaf Skaikh, Hasan Aydin and Syed Hussaini have also been charged with the same offences.
Hemdan, Turcan and Hussaini each face an additional charge of disguise with intent, an offence in which a person wears a mask or other disguise for the purpose of obscuring their identity while committing a crime.
None of the eight has been charged with a hate crime, but the police department said that such charges are often laid later on by prosecutors and the department’s hate crimes unit was part of the investigation.
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