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Toronto’s election forum on antisemitism proceeds without Mayor Olivia Chow

Brad Bradford, Toronto mayoral candidate and current councillor for Beaches-East York, right, is interviewed by Jesse Brown of Canadaland at Adath Israel Congregation for a mayoral election forum on ...
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New Israeli Oct. 7 film premieres at TIFF amid calls for a boycott

Actor Daniel Gimpel (right) plays Sapir, one of the main characters in Avi Nesher's new Oct. 7 film "Our Loves", in this scene from the recreation of the Nova Music Festival. (Photo courtesy United ...
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Beth Tzedec, Canada’s largest synagogue, erects perimeter security fence ahead of High Holidays

Permanent security fencing being installed around the front and sides of Toronto's Beth Tzedec synagogue on Sept. 10, 2026. (Rabbi Steve Wernick photo for The CJN). Work crews affixed a row of black ...
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Toronto police increase security in Jewish neighbourhoods ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw and Mayor Olivia Chow at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026 discussing security arrangements for the High Holidays. (Screenshot) Toronto Police Service (TPS) is ...
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Hate crimes and policing protests are some of the hottest issues in Toronto’s municipal election

Toronto politicians, from left: Councillors Mike Colle, James Pasternak and Rachel Chernos Lin and MPP Michelle Cooper outside Chasidei Bobov Synagogue, where three Jewish men were targeted with a ...
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Canadians across the country rallied in support of Israel after ‘vile, horrific’ attacks by Hamas terrorists

Thousands of people packed Toronto’s Mel Lastman Square to hear politicians from all levels of government express their support for Israel and condemn the violence of Hamas terrorists after a ...
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Toronto police charge three people at UJA event protest—while more cops find themselves assaulted

From a social media video of the scene outside Merdian Hall in Toronto on Sept. 11, 2024. (via @DahliaKurtz) UPDATE (9/14/24): Toronto Police Service released images of three more suspects from the ...
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Quebec tightens secularism laws; bans face coverings and religious symbols for all educational staff

Quebec Premier François Legault defends his government's record on secularism before Bill 94 is introduced on Oct. 30, 2025. (Screenshot) Quebec has tightened and expanded its secularism laws, ...
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Parkinson’s not a barrier to an active lifesytle

TORONTO — Kenny Bearg finds it a little tough to get going in the mornings. He’s up at 5 a.m. and is out of the house by 6:30. But for the first moments of the day, he’s pretty much at a standstill.
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Obituary: Orca Wiesblatt, 25, was one of four professional hockey-playing brothers

Professional hockey player Orca Wiesblatt was killed in a car accident in Nanaimo, B.C. on Sept. 14. He was 25. Wiesblatt was set to play for the Allen (Texas) Americans, a team in the ECHL, an NHL ...
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Five arrested after violent attack at TMU event featuring Israeli soldiers

Still photos from a video showing protesters breaking into an event being held off campus by Students Supporting Israel group, near Toronto Metropolitan University on Nov. 5, 2025. (Instagram) A ...
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UPDATE: Montreal police officer, civilian, suspect confirmed dead in shooting incident in Jewish neighbourhood

Montreal police officers arrive at the front entrance of PA Supermarket at 5157 Avenue on June 22, responding to an active shooter in the residential and commercial plaza. (Screen grab from social ...