Canada

Ontario anti-hate fund will help Jewish orgs improve security

Recently announced $25 million provincial grant will enable Jewish community organizations to increase security measures.

Canada: Elderly man arrested for honking

Police officer explains he 'has it written down' that 'it is an offense to beep your horn.'

Tucker on Canada: Crumbling regimes always resort to force

Tucker Carlson says Canadian leaders are trying to intimidate truckers over their protest.

B’nai Brith calls for new hate crime charges against Alberta man

A man previously convicted of promoting hatred continues to publish extreme anti-Jewish propaganda, according to the advocacy group.

Ottawa police open 'hate crime' hotline despite zero violence

Police chief calls protest "dangerous in every aspect" but can only point to "massive traffic chaos & gridlock" as damages caused.

'A great day for Canada': Footage from truckers' freedom convoy

Rebel News interviews truckers as freedom convoy arrives on Parliament Hill.

Canada:

Nazi symbols at Ottawa anti-government protest

Jewish groups outraged after protest against Canadian government’s COVID-19 policies included Nazi symbols.

Canadian PM isolating after child tests positive for COVID

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating because one of his children tested positive for COVID-19.

FSWC partners with Ontario to fight antisemitism

FSWC receiving $148,000 to support creation of its Antisemitism Classroom Toolkit.

Canadian police fear Canadian version of DC Capitol riots

Canadian law enforcement prepares for 'truck convoy' in capital. The group of truckers are protesting vaccine mandates.

Mayor of Vaughan, Ontario speaks out against antisemitism

Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua condemns antisemitism after chairing Ontario Municipal Leaders Summit on Antisemitism.

B’nai Brith Canada denounces anti-Hasidic comments on TV

B’nai Brith Canada criticizes remark implying that Hasidic Jews are exempt from COVID-19-related in Quebec.

Ontario teacher has license revoked for Holocaust denial

Teacher from Timmons, Canada found guilty by panel of promoting Holocaust denial and antisemitism in his classroom.

Canadian politician apologizes for supporting Nazi

B'nai Brith Canada says apology of NDP candidate Steve Parish does not go far enough.

Canadian national anti-hate forum praised by Jewish org

National Multicultural Forum Against Hate brings together 250 human rights activists from across Canada to discuss combating hate.

B’nai Brith slams Canadian protests for release of terrorists

Rallies planned for Sunday in Vancouver and Montreal will call for release of PFLP general secretary and terrorist who murdered 16 Israelis.

More Nazi graffiti found on park signs in Toronto suburb

For second time this month, Nazi graffiti was discovered on park signs in Markham, Ontario.

B’nai Brith petition seeks answers about Raoul Wallenberg's fate

B’nai Brith Canada launches petition demanding Sweden ask Russia to hand over documents shedding light on disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg.

Canadian Jewish org honors Raoul Wallenberg with exhibit

Abraham Global Peace Initiative launches Power of One exhibit in Vancouver, Canada honoring the life and legacy of Raoul Wallenberg.

Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 pill

Health Canada approves Pfizer’s drug, Paxlovid, as the first take-home treatment for COVID-19.

87 Afghan Refugees Rescued by Israelis Meet Their Rescuers

Dozens of refugees evacuated from Afghanistan by IsraAID granted permission to apply for resettlement in Canada.

Canada:

Jewish group urges more security following Texas incident

Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs calls for more security for Jewish institutions following hostage incident in Texas.

Oldest Canadian and Jew passes away at 114 years old

Cecile Klein, who was the world's oldest Jew and Canadian, passed away on January 13.

B'nai Brith Canada: Ground Iranian aviation

B'nai Brith Canada seeks measures affecting Iran's aviation over its refusal to pay families of victims of downed Ukrainian jet.

Suburban Toronto park defaced with antisemitic graffiti

Graffiti consisting of a swastika and the phrase "Seig Heil" spotted on signs at a Markham park removed by the city parks department.

Canada to press ahead with Iran reparations for downed plane

After direct talks fail, Canada, the UK, Ukraine and Sweden announce they will use international law to seek reparations from Iran.

Iran plane crash victims Zoom conference targeted by hackers

The moment lawyers for victims' families demand Iran pay millions in compensation, hackers interrupt meeting and force it to end early.

BDS fail:

Canadian anti-Israel group uses Israeli software

Anti-Israel group promoting BDS found to be using Israeli software to circulate its message.

Court:

Iran will compensate families of Canadian crash victims

Ontario court awards more than $107 million to families of victims of Iranian military's downing of Ukrainian passenger jet.

Eighteen Canadian Jews appointed to the Order of Canada for 2021

Eighteen leading members of Canada's Jewish community to receive the country’s second highest civilian honor of merit.

Suburban Montreal Jewish community disbands

South Shore Jewish community, facing aging and dwindling membership, announces it's closing its doors.

B’nai Brith praises vindication of Jewish Toronto school trustee

An attempt to censure a Jewish trustee of the Toronto District School Board for speaking out against anti-Semitism has failed.

Canada joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada will proceed with diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Toronto school trustee 'persecuted' for calling out anti-Semitism

B’nai Brith Canada is standing in solidarity with a Jewish Toronto school board trustee singled out for speaking against anti-Semitism.

Canadian university urged not to host terror-glorifying event

B’nai Brith Canada calls on University of British Columbia to cancel film screening intended to honor PFLP terrorist.

Shine A Light campaign illuminates dangers of anti-Semitism

Initiative by 60 Jewish and non-Jewish orgs running throughout Hanukkah illuminates the dangers of anti-Semitism.

Canadian PM reappoints anti-Semitism envoy

Irwin Cotler reappointed Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism.

Prince Edward Island legislature lights its first menorah

The legislature of Prince Edward Island lit its first ever public menorah on its lawn to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.

Toronto university called to act following pro-BDS motions

B’nai Brith Canada demands University of Toronto act decisively following pro-BDS motions passed at one its campuses.

University of Toronto leadership condemns anti-Israel resolution

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center says more action is required against anti-Israel motion passed by student union at U of T campus.

Jewish org urges campus 'Bill of Rights' against anti-Semitism

Abraham Global Peace Initiative calls for “Bill of Rights” for Jewish students “feeling harassed on university campuses around the world.”

Canada’s largest labor union votes against BDS

B’nai Brith Canada applauds Canadian Union of Public Employees for withstanding pressure to approve pro-BDS motion.

Quebec man convicted for online incitement against Jews

In hateful social media post, Trois-Rivières man ranted against Jews and threatened to blow up a Montreal synagogue.

The Canadian 'Falcon of Malta' who died for Israel

'Top Guns': The little-known story of the decorated Canadian WWII pilot who died mysteriously in 1948 after joining the Israeli Air Force.

Toronto university accused of violating rights of Jewish students

B’nai Brith Canada taking on case of Jewish students at Ontario College of Art and Design who allege they are being discriminated against.

Canadian ethicist blasts 'culture of censorship'

Dr. Julie Ponesse, Pandemic Ethics Scholar at The Democracy Fund: 'Little value in nation's survival without survival of freedom to debate.'

Canada: 18,000 stranded following 'disastrous' flooding

1 dead, 3 missing and 18,000 stranded as emergency declared in western Canada.

Canada to approve Pfizer vaccine for children

Canada’s federal government to announce on Friday that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children aged five to 11.

B'nai Brith Canada proposes plan to fight antisemitism

B’nai Brith Canada proposes four-point action plan to the Government in hopes of combating increasing antisemitism.

Antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on buildings in Ottawa

Hate and Bias Crime Unit investigating antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on downtown buildings in Canada's capital.

Jewish org slams Toronto board for student anti-Israel protests

Abraham Global Peace Initiative calls on Toronto District School Board to immediately put an end to “divisive and hateful rhetoric."

Canadian basin named after Vichy France leader to get new name

British Columbia considering name change for mountain area named after World War II Vichy France leader Marshal Pétain.

B'nai Brith commends sentence for men who defaced Ontario shul

B’nai Brith has commended the judicial system for holding to account two men who vandalized a Hamilton, Ontario synagogue in October 2019.

Canada: Two men convicted of vandalizing synagogue in Ontario

Two men convicted in vandalism of synagogue in Hamilton in 2019. B'nai Brith Canada welcomes conviction.

Allegation of Canadian troops training neo-Nazis leads to review

Claims that Canadian soldiers trained foreign troops tied to extremist groups are under review by the military.

The Canadian Connection - Air Task Force Romania

Arutz Sheva meets the Royal Canadian Air Force team deployed to Romania as part of NATO’s enhanced air policing.

Canadian government pledges to tackle anti-Semitism

B’nai Brith Canada expresses optimism following Government of Canada’s pledge to tackle anti-Semitism.

Canada's special envoy on anti-Semitism will be permanent role

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces that job of Canada's special envoy on fighting anti-Semitism is now a permanent role.

Ontario school board condemns anti-Semitic student TikTok video

Canadian Jewish org calls video of students making Nazi salutes and chanting "Heil Hitler" a "sad reflection on the state of our society."

Canadian Minister: Anti-Semitism is 'a great scourge'

Ontario’s Education Minister condemns video showing students chanting “Heil Hitler”: Anti-Semitism is a very real issue.