Canada
Downtown Toronto (Credit: Courtesy of Mark via Wikimedia Commons)
May 26, 2026, 3:18 pm
Posters for missing Jewish teen in Toronto reportedly torn down as search continues
"This shows the depravity of the war being waged on Jews," Deborah Lipstadt, the former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, stated.
By JNS
Illustrative: Montreal, QC, Canada - Aug. 10, 2014: Protest in Montreal (Photo by KMoFoto via iStock)
May 26, 2026, 9:02 am
Hanging effigies of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir paraded in Montreal
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has not commented on the display, but publicized his disapproval of Israel's actions.
By Canaan Lidor
Mohammad al-Saadi, right, meets with former Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in an undated photograph that the U.S. Justice Department said came from al-Saadi's social media accounts. (DOJ)
May 18, 2026, 4:42 pm
US charges Iraqi man with organizing synagogue attacks in Europe and NYC on behalf of Iran
Mohammad al-Saadi allegedly directed the new group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya.
By Philissa Cramer
A York Regional Police vehicle is seen outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, Mar. 14, 2026. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)
May 11, 2026, 12:13 pm
Toronto man arrested after allegedly shooting at Orthodox Jews outside a synagogue
Ruslan Novruzov is accused of using imitation firearms in two incidents targeting Jews.
By Philissa Cramer
Aleph Bet Judaica, seen after a rock was thrown at its window on Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026. (Courtesy photographer)
April 27, 2026, 2:20 pm
Assault outside synagogue and rock thrown through Judaica shop window ratchet up Toronto Jews’ concerns
The police hate crime unit is investigating after a man was denied entry and then punched someone else on his way to attend Shabbat service.
By Joseph Strauss
A special constable unrolls police tape. (Credit: Kevin Masterman/Toronto Police Service)
April 5, 2026, 2:29 pm
Jewish family’s restaurant business attacked again in Toronto
Israel’s ambassador to Canada called on the country’s leaders to “immediately take all necessary measures to thwart this ticking bomb.”
By JNS Staff
Director Avi Lewis and journalist Naomi Klein attend the "This Changes Everything" photo call during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 13, 2015. (Mike Windle/Getty Images)
March 30, 2026, 10:28 am
Canadian progressive party picks Jewish anti-Zionist politician as its leader
Avi Lewis comes from a line of Canadian progressive royalty and is married to the author Naomi Klein.
By Shira Li Bartov
(Credit: Toronto Police Service)
March 8, 2026, 6:44 pm
Two Greater Toronto Area synagogues struck by gunfire
“We will not allow the targeting of Jewish institutions to become normalized,” B’nai Brith Canada declared.
By JNS Staff
The playground at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School following a mass shooting on Feb. 10. (Paige Taylor White / AFP via Getty Images)
February 12, 2026, 10:21 am
ADL retracts suggestion that mass shooter at Canadian elementary school tweeted antisemitic content 2 days before attack
It was not immediately clear who operated the account that included the antisemitic posts.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Police car lights (Credit: geralt/Pixabay)
January 7, 2026, 1:42 pm
Vandalism of Winnipeg synagogue, Palestinian restaurant investigated as hate crimes
“Leaders at all levels of government and authorities must back up their condemnations with concrete action,” CIJA’s Gustavo Zentner stated.
By JNS
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney pose before the start of the G7 summit, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, June 15, 2025. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/WPA Pool/Getty Images, via JNS)
September 21, 2025, 12:13 pm
UK, Canada, Australia recognize ‘State of Palestine’
The three nations' prime ministers stress commitment to two-state solution.
By JNS Staff
TIFF Lightbox is the headquarters for the Toronto International Film Festival. (Credit: Raysonho via Wikimedia Commons)
August 14, 2025, 1:59 pm
Toronto film festival backtracks after pulling Oct. 7 documentary
The movie focuses on IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Noam Tibon, who saved his family, including his two granddaughters, from the Hamas massacre.
By JNS Staff
Israel Defense Forces Maj. Gen. (res.) Noam Tibon speaks during a press conference, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90, via JNS)
August 13, 2025, 9:47 am
Toronto film festival cancels screening of Oct. 7 documentary
Sources told "Deadline" that TIFF pulled the film due to risks of anti-Israel protests at the event, which is scheduled to run Sept. 4-14.
By JNS Staff
A Palestinian masked child holds a rifle as he stands between two Hamas militants at the site where the bodies of four Israeli hostages were handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images via JNS)
August 3, 2025, 7:57 pm
Hamas: Palestinian state recognition ‘fruits of Oct. 7’
Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar to France, the U.K. and Canada: "If this is who applauds you, what does it say about you?"
By JNS
Carney meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 17, 2025. (Photo by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street; Simon Dawson/10 Downing Street, via Wikimedia Commons)
July 31, 2025, 8:39 am
Canada joins France and UK in saying it will recognize Palestinian state in September
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the move was dependent on the Palestinian Authority committing to hold elections next year.
By Philissa Cramer
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