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Toronto District School Board. Photo: Wikipedia
October 2, 2026, 1:34 pm
Jewish teachers in Canada launch human rights case over antisemitism and alleged reprisals
Twelve educators accuse four school boards and two unions of discrimination, seeking damages and stronger protection against hatred
By Annabel Sinclair
Pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto, where The Song Shul held a Yom Kippur service on Monday. Photo Credit: Neil Herland / X
September 25, 2026, 11:28 am
Jewish journalist ‘pulled off air’ after filming protest outside a synagogue on Yom Kippur
Neil Herland said demonstrators tried to “taunt and intimidate” him as he arrived for service in Toronto
By Annabel Sinclair
Sons of Jacob Synagogue on Sept. 21, 2026. Pic: Twitter/X
September 22, 2026, 12:22 pm
Canadian leaders condemn shooting outside Ontario synagogue at the start of Yom Kippur
A police officer was injured while preventing the gunman from reaching the building
By Tovah Lazaroff JTA
Montreal City Hall. Photo Credit: Wikipedia
August 26, 2026, 10:16 am
Montreal passes Palestinian solidarity motion after removing text on cutting ties with Israel
National Jewish organisations strongly opposed the initial language
By Shira Li Bartov
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators rally on opposite sides of the street in front of the Roy Thompson Hall, where the documentary “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue” is showing, during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 10, 2025. (Photo by Valerie Macon/ AFP)
August 4, 2026, 12:12 pm
5 Muslim police officers in Toronto face punishment for controversial comments after 7 October
The police standards unit said the comments were likely to undermine public trust in policing
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
The remains of the Noam kosher restaurant after a suspected arson attack, August 2, 2026. (B'nai Brith Canada)
August 3, 2026, 10:49 am
Arson suspected in Montreal kosher eatery fire
The fire is the latest in a spate of attacks on Canadian Jewish institutions.
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
June 11, 2026, 10:00 am
UK, Australia and Canada launch fund for peace in Israel and Palestine
Britain, Australia and Canada each commit £1 million to back grassroots Israeli-Palestinian peace initiatives
By JN Reporter
An aerial view shows a building and cars burnt in an attack by Israeli settlers near Hawara in 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
June 9, 2026, 12:51 pm
Yvette Cooper announces new UK sanctions on those linked to West Bank settler violence
Foreign Secretary tells Commons 'The UK is leading with our partners to target those who are fuelling this violence'
By Lee Harpin
May 26, 2026, 12:38 pm
Effigy in a noose wearing a kippah featured at ‘anti-Israel’ Canada rally
Canada's most prominent Jewish group says: "What will it take for authorities to treat these acts as the serious threat they are?"
By JN Reporter
Anas Altikriti Photo: Wikimedia Commons
May 14, 2026, 7:23 pm
Canada bars UK activist who denied 7 October massacre
Muslim Association of Britain director detained for 11 hours and deported from Montreal after planned conference appearance
By Annabel Sinclair
Police cars at the scene of a shooting with a replica gun outside a synagogue in Toronto on May 8, 2026 (Screen grab/CTV News)
May 12, 2026, 9:19 am
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 (JTA)
A Palestine Action member addresses a crowd from a Glastonbury stage, prior to the group's proscription as a terrorist organisation
May 7, 2026, 10:00 am
Canadian Jewish groups call on government to designate Palestine Action as ‘terrorist entity’
The calls come after Palestine Action Canada published a “target map” identifying numerous institutions in Canada, Europe and the United States for “direct action”
By Grace Gilson
Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation was hit with gunfire shortly before midnight Friday. No injuries were reported.
March 10, 2026, 10:29 am
2 more Toronto-area synagogues hit with gunfire on Shabbat, raising alarm among local Jews
A different synagogue was struck on Purim, five days before
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA)
Raffi Berg. Photo Credit: Jewish Book Council
March 6, 2026, 9:06 am
Shabbat Shalom to those who refuse to be intimidated
In his second Shabbat Shalom column, Leo Pearlman reviews some of those people who have used their voices to make a difference
By Leo Pearlman
Police did not confirm how many shell casings were found outside the building, but the synagogue wrote on Instagram that “20 shots were fired at our synagogue.” (Screenshot via CityNews)
March 4, 2026, 10:01 am
Toronto synagogue hit by gunfire hours after Purim event
No injuries were reported in the shooting at Temple Emanu-El
By Joseph Strauss JTA
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