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August 2, 2026, 8:35 am
Five Toronto police officers disciplined for glorifying Oct. 7 on official podcast
"We expect accountability that reflects the seriousness of these findings, along with meaningful reforms to ensure this never happens again on an official Toronto police platform."
By JNS Staff
A Shomrim Toronto Jewish Safety Patrol vehicle is parked under police tape outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, on April 9, 2026. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
July 28, 2026, 7:58 pm
2 Jewish-owned Toronto bagel shops hit with gunfire, vandalism
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was “appalled” by the latest attacks.
By Shira Li Bartov
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
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
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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
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March 3, 2026, 10:23 am
Toronto police probing shots fired at synagogue as possible hate crime
"We are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness," a spokeswoman for the Toronto police told JNS.
By Menachem Wecker
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
Bais Chaya Mushka, a Jewish girls' school in Toronto, was hit with gunfire for the third time this year. (Screenshot via JTA)
December 20, 2024, 2:29 pm
Toronto Jewish girls’ school targeted by gunfire for 3rd time this year
No one was injured in the incident, which occurred overnight.
By Joseph Strauss
Skyline in Toronto, Canada. (Credit: Pixabay)
January 4, 2024, 8:05 pm
Jewish-owned grocery in Toronto firebombed
“This is this tipping point,” said Pauline Gray, a spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service.
By JNS
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