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People participate in the Walk with Israel in Toronto, June 7, 2026. (Sharon Aschaiek)
June 8, 2026, 5:07 pm
Record turnout for Toronto pro-Israel march as violent antisemitism spikes across Canada
60,000 from diverse communities join annual Walk with Israel as Jewish groups fault government for weak response to the highest levels of Jew-hatred since World War II
By Sharon Aschaiek
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks at Holy Blossom Temple synagogue in Toronto on Monday, June 1, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
June 2, 2026, 11:20 am
Carney says Canada has failed its Jews amid surging antisemitism
PM announces new Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion that will examine antisemitism, but stresses no curtailment on freedom of speech
By Rob Gillies
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 8, 2026, 11:49 pm
Man arrested for firing replica weapon in 2 drive-by attacks on Toronto Jews
Suspect, 18, detained after investigation by counter-terror police; allegedly fired at 3 people standing outside synagogue on Thursday, and at a group of Jewish people last week
By ToI Staff
Protesters gather outside the High Court in London on July 4, 2025 to support a challenge to the Home Secretary's decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terror laws. (BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)
May 6, 2026, 11:10 pm
Canadian Jewish groups call for designating Palestine Action a terrorist entity
The groups say activist network’s guide on how to build ‘cells’ and ‘destroy’ targets incites violence and threatens security
By Grace Gilson
Avi Lewis attends the "This Changes Everything" photo call during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at Ryerson Theatre on September 13, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Mike Windle / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
March 30, 2026, 6:12 pm
Canada’s main progressive party taps anti-Zionist Jewish ex-journalist as new leader
Avi Lewis, a former Al Jazeera reporter, accuses Israel of genocide as he takes helm of New Democratic Party; has said he seeks to ‘unlearn’ the ‘Zionist myths’ he was raised with
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. (VALERIE MACON / AFP)
March 13, 2026, 8:15 am
‘Every light is flashing’: After shootings at synagogues, Canada’s Jews fear what’s next
Community leaders worry a Bondi Beach-type attack is around the corner after years of unchecked antisemitism; they’re hopeful lawmakers will finally heed the warnings
By Zev Stub
Toronto Police officers work around the scene of a shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, on March 10, 2026. (Cole BURSTON / AFP)
March 10, 2026, 8:56 pm
Canada stepping up security at US, Israeli diplomatic buildings after shootings
Police official says it’s ‘fairly obvious’ sites ‘deserve a heightened amount of vigilance and security,’ after US consulate and three synagogues in Toronto area attacked
By AFP
Illustrative: Security at a pro-Israel rally, in Toronto, Canada, October 9, 2023. (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
March 3, 2026, 7:06 pm
Shots fired at Toronto synagogue after Purim celebration; none injured
Toronto mayor condemns ‘unacceptable act of antisemitism and intimidation’ at Temple Emanu-El, the latest in a string of attacks against Jewish institutions in Canada
By Luke Tress
A man holds up an Iranian pre-1979 Islamic Revolution flag and a sign reading "Khamenei is dead!" during a rally expressing support for US and Israeli military action against Iran's Islamic Republic regime on February 28, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage / AFP)
March 1, 2026, 3:19 pm
Iranian exiles across North America rally for strikes; others march against war
Expatriates from Los Angeles to Toronto celebrate killing of Khamenei, but protesters in Washington and New York say US-Israeli military campaign will only make things worse
By AFP
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 27, 2026, 2:46 pm
US ambassador tells embassy staffers: If you want to leave Israel, ‘do so TODAY’
State Dept says non-emergency staff and families can leave Israel; Omani FM reportedly to meet with Vance in effort to avert war; US aircraft carrier expected off northern coast, refuelers at airport, F-22s seen moving in south
By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Anti-Zionist protesters in Toronto, Canada, August 31, 2025. (Doron Horowitz/ Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 8:20 pm
Anti-Zionist groups in Canada target Jewish children’s summer camps
Activists accuse youth programs of supporting a ‘genocidal state’; campaign marks new front in global campaign targeting Israel
By Luke Tress
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Corporal Keven Rouleau patrols along the Canada-US border, near the border town of Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, on January 30, 2025. (Daphné LEMELIN / AFP)
February 11, 2026, 7:57 am
Ten dead, including shooter, in attack on school and residence in western Canada
Assailant targets secondary school in village of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, wounding 27 in killing reminiscent of shootings in US; PM Carney cancels trip to Munich
By AFP
The Tulsa Marching Band performs before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
February 8, 2026, 3:19 am
Y’alla Oklahoma: As antisemitism surges, Tulsa Jews invite Canadians to join them
A new program bringing potential immigrants to the Bible Belt city is finding unexpected interest from a northern neighbor’s Jewish community battered by discrimination and economic woes
By Luke Tress
US President Donald Trump talks to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, December 5, 2025. (Dan Mullan/Pool Photo via AP)
January 24, 2026, 7:16 pm
Amid escalating spat, Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over China trade deal
Threat comes as tensions rise between Washington and Ottawa over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland, repeated suggestion that Canada become the 51st American state
By AP
Photographer Nan Goldin talks to the press at the exhibition "Nan Goldin. This Will Not End Well" at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin on Nov. 22, 2024. (Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA)
January 23, 2026, 12:35 pm
Canadian gallery sees resignations after it refuses to acquire Nan Goldin’s photos
Art Gallery of Ontario’s decision spurred by Jewish photographer’s anti-Israel comments; curator and two committee members step down; gallery pledges ‘reset’
By Grace Gilson
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