Key Background Canada has seen several high-profile attacks against Muslims in recent years.
Hundreds of mourners gathered in the Canadian city of London on Saturday afternoon for the funeral of four family members who were killed when a man drove into them with a truck in an apparent attack last Sunday motivated by hatred of Muslims.... [+]Getty ImagesA public funeral was held in the Ontario city to honor Madiha Salman, her husband, Salman Afzaal, their teenage child, Yumna, and Mr.
Thousands marched Friday from the site of the attack to a local mosque, one of dozens of vigils and marches planned across the country this weekend to mourn the family, according to
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