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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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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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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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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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Jewish Canadians deserve more than social media rumours, adversarial action alerts, and reporting with biases that are often undisclosed. The Canadian Jewish News proudly offers independent national ...
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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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‘Look what Jews made me do’: the decolonization of Lindy West’s marriage

There is a contingent, in American politics at the moment, with a convenient loophole for if it turns out making war with Iran was unwise: blame Israel. As if Israel were not a nation allied with the ...
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JNF Canada loses appeal to retain charitable status—days before expected deadline to disburse remaining assets

The 17-page decision by Justice Allyson Whyte Nowak of the Federal Court of Canada issued Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Jewish National Fund of Canada has lost its first major legal battle to stop the tax ...
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Canada’s Russian-speaking Jewish community considering appealing the results of the World Zionist Congress vote

Rabbi Marat Ressin (with beard, fifth from left) ran as a candidate for the United for Israel slate of the World Zionist Congress, whose members are pictured here at the 2025 UJA Walk With Israel in ...
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Moncton’s Tiferes Israel Synagogue celebrates 100 years while planning for the next century

Moncton's Jewish community gathered on the steps of the century-old Tiferes Israel synagogue on Aug. 2, 2026, to unveil a commemorative plaque during the weekend events to mark 100 years since the ...