Purple and green ribbons are being handed out, and placards that&nbsp;read "Love Not Hate" stand outside the London Muslim Mosque.

Canadians are mourning&nbsp;the loss&nbsp;of four members of a Muslim family&nbsp;after they were struck and killed in an attack last Sunday&nbsp;that police say was "premeditated" and motivated by hate.&nbsp;

What are your thoughts about the London attack? Why is anti-Muslim hate happening in Canada?

Muslim family killed in 'premeditated' hit and run in London, Ont., driver charged with murder, police say

A 20-year-old man was charged Monday with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in a hit and run Sunday involving a pickup truck, in what London, Ont., police believe was a targeted attack on a Muslim family of five.

A couple pays their respects at a makeshift memorial in London, Ont., on Monday, where, the night before, four family members were killed in a hit and run, which police say was planned.

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A couple pays respects at a makeshift memorial in London, Ont., on Monday, where four family members were killed Sunday in a hit and run that police believe was planned. 

Accused in fatal truck attack on Muslim family asks London, Ont., court for legal aid

The 20-year-old charged in the fatal truck attack of a Muslim family in London, Ont., appeared in court via video link from the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre this morning and asked to apply for legal aid. 

A memorial at the scene of the accident, at the intersection of Hyde Park Rd. and South Carriage Rd after a family of four was hit and killed in an attack. 

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A memorial at the scene of the attack, at the intersection of Hyde Park Road and South Carriage Road in London, Ont., after a Muslim family was hit by a truck. Four of the five died.

What happened in London should be a pivot point for Canada — and its politicians

If, after the horror in London, Canadians are being called on to ask questions of themselves and their country, their political leaders should face some awkward questions about their own words and actions.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper at the Munk debate on foreign policy. Trudeau accused Harper of not doing enough to help in the Syrian refugee crisis. Harper says security of Canada has to be the top priority. 

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper take part in the 2015 Munk debate on foreign policy.

As Canadians seek to confront anti-Muslim bias, Quebec's Bill 21 is under scrutiny once again

In the wake of the deadly vehicle attack in London, Ont., scrutiny is once again being brought to bear on Quebec's secularism law. That has rankled many in Quebec — even critics of the law.

Khalida Ashram and her daughter Anila mourn at the scene of a hate-motivated vehicle attack in London, Ont. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, which left four members of a family dead and and their nine-year-old son in hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins

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Khalida Ashram and her daughter, Anila, mourn at the scene of what police have called a hate-motivated attack in London, Ont. The hit-and-run killed four members of one Muslim family, leaving behind only a nine-year-old boy who remains in hospital.

These Muslim women say harassment because of their faith is constant and relentless

A Toronto legal academic who studies hate crime and Islamophobia says she is tired of Muslim women being asked to recount the violence they face, while “nothing fundamentally changes” to prevent that violence from happening.

From left, Azeezah Kanji, Areej Ansari and Wati Rahmat spoke to The Current about some of the hateful behaviour they've faced because of their faith. 

Azeezah Kanji, Areej Ansari, Wati Rahmat 

'No more vigils, no more platitudes,' says Muslim leader mourning slain family

When thousands of people gathered in front of the London Muslim Mosque on Tuesday night, mourning the family killed in a suspected hate crime, Nusaiba Al-Azem was standing ready at the podium. Al-Azem is a London, Ont. lawyer and second vice-chair of the mosque. She hosted the vigil where politicians also paid tribute to the family. 

Nusaiba Al-Azem, Second Vice-Chair of the London Muslim Mosque, speaks during a vigil for the victims of the deadly vehicle attack on five members of the Canadian Muslim community in London, Ontario, Canada, June 8, 2021. (Photo by Nicole OSBORNE / AFP) (Photo by NICOLE OSBORNE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Nusaiba Al-Azem, second vice-chair of the London Muslim Mosque, speaks during a vigil for the victims of the deadly vehicle attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont.

Kids have 'hard questions' about the London attack. Parents say they're learning from those questions too

When Omar Hamam and Ingy Akkary told their children about the attack on a local Muslim family, their sons reacted with fear and confusion. A child and adolescent psychiatrist says it's important to give children space to process traumatic events like this.

A memorial made up of flowers, a stuffed animal and a banner that says 'Love for all, hatred for none.'

London Memorial Growing memorial for a family of four run down on Sunday (08 Jun) in what police say was a targeted attack.  Taken 09 Jun.

London Memorial

Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, 44, their 15-year-old daughter Yumna Afzaal and Salman Afzaal's 74-year-old mother, Talat Afzaal, were killed while out for a walk near their London, Ont., home on June 8, 2021.

Thousands attend a vigil for four members of a family killed in an attack Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an ‘act of terrorism,’ during a speech at the London Muslim Mosque on June 8, 2021.

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