Two men stabbed during morning prayers at Edmonton gurdwara

Two men were injured in a stabbing during early morning prayers at the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Edmonton on Friday, August 21, 2026. The attack at the Sikh place of worship in the city's northeast has prompted a police investigation, including a review by the Hate Crimes unit, and has left the local Sikh community shaken.

The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m. at the gurdwara located near 14 Street and Horsehill Road. According to the Edmonton Police Service, a 27-year-old man entered the temple and attempted to enter the prayer hall before stabbing two men, aged 75 and 51. Acting Inspector Eric Stewart said "quick acting witnesses" intervened and detained the suspect before police arrived at the scene. The two victims were taken to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect was also injured and hospitalized.

Police identified the suspect as a man known to them with a "significant history of violence." Stewart stated the suspect had been released from a federal institution just one day earlier, on Thursday, August 20, after serving a sentence for aggravated assault and assaulting a peace officer. He had failed to report to his designated halfway house...