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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
A view of Esh Kodesh, an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, on December 14, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
December 24, 2025, 9:55 pm
14 countries condemn Israeli approval of new West Bank settlements
France, Britain, Germany and others say authorization of 19 sites is illegal under international law, warn unilateral actions in West Bank could derail fragile Gaza ceasefire
By AFP and Jeremy Sharon
View of the road leading to the Allenby Crossing after it was closed by Israeli authorities following last week’s stabbing and shooting attack, September 24, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
December 17, 2025, 3:08 am
Israel blocks Canadian MPs at West Bank crossing: Delegation sponsored by ‘terror entity’
Member of PM Carney’s party alleges she was shoved by border officials; Israeli Embassy in Ottawa says trip backed by subsidiary of Islamic Relief Worldwide, a designated terror organization
By Agencies
Plans for a new deeptech center to be built in the Tera Park industrial zone in the city of Ashkelon in southern Israel. (Courtesy)
November 13, 2025, 8:26 pm
Specialized chip plant to be built in Ashkelon, Israeli-Canadian fund announces
Awz Ventures says it will invest $1.6 billion in foundry to produce advanced semiconductors for defense use and civilian companies, though public portion of project cost unclear
By Sharon Wrobel
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to Mishal Husain on Bloomberg Podcasts in interview published October 17, 2025. (Screenshot, Bloomberg Podcasts)
October 20, 2025, 2:54 pm
Carney says Canada will arrest Netanyahu if he visits, in keeping with ICC warrant
Canada’s PM says his country’s recognition of Palestinian statehood stems from Israeli government’s ‘designs’ to ‘end any possibility of Palestinian state’
By ToI Staff
L-R: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gestures at a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump (unseen) following their meeting at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, on September 18, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP); Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on September 18, 2025. (Yuri Cortez/AFP); Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a flag-raising ceremony marking Papua New Guinea's 50th independence anniversary in Port Moresby on September 16, 2025. (Andrew Kutan/ AFP)
September 21, 2025, 7:39 pm
UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal announce recognition of Palestinian state; PM: Won’t happen
Netanyahu says Israel’s response will come after his US trip, settlements will expand; Hostages Forum says countries turning ‘blind eye’ to terror group still holding 48 captives
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference after a cabinet meeting to discuss both trade negotiations with the US and the situation in the Middle East, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on July 30, 2025. (Dave Chan/AFP)
July 31, 2025, 2:58 am
Following France and UK, Canada says it will recognize Palestinian state in September
Carney says step ‘predicated on the PA’s commitment to much-needed reforms,’ including elections and a demilitarized state; Israel decries ‘reward for Hamas,’ says move harms hostage-truce talks
By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and Agencies
Israeli soldiers operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on November 28, 2024 (Oren Cohen/Flash90)
July 20, 2025, 10:22 pm
‘I’m afraid to go home’: Canadian IDF soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe
Canada’s probe into the Israel-Hamas conflict doesn’t explicitly target Israelis, but its unclear scope has alarmed Jews amid rising international lawfare against soldiers
By Ariela Karmel
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
June 3, 2025, 6:38 pm
Canadian authorities confirm opening probe last year into alleged war crimes in Gaza
Royal Canadian Mounted Police tells Toronto-based newspaper the investigation started in early 2024, but declines to offer any further details, findings
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on May 19, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90); Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit in Kingston upon Hull, England, March 13, 2025. (Oli Scarff/Pool via AP); France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 7, 2025. (Michel Euler/Pool/AFP); Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a rally in Toronto, on April 4, 2025. (Peter Power/AFP)
May 23, 2025, 1:13 pm
PM: Starmer, Macron, Carney ’emboldening Hamas,’ are on ‘wrong side of humanity, history’
‘When mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers thank you, you’re on the wrong side of justice,’ says Netanyahu, after leaders of UK, France, and Canada issue joint statement
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on May 19, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90); Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit in Kingston upon Hull, England, March 13, 2025. (Oli Scarff/Pool via AP); France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 7, 2025. (Michel Euler/Pool/AFP); Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a rally in Toronto, on April 4, 2025. (Peter Power/AFP)
May 20, 2025, 12:56 am
UK, France, Canada warn of ‘concrete actions’ if Israel doesn’t halt war, boost aid
Statement calls on Hamas to release hostages, threatens sanctions over West Bank settlement expansion; 22 countries sign separate statement urging full resumption of aid
By Nava Freiberg, AFP and ToI Staff
Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre on April 12, 2025, in Ottawa, Canada. (Dave Chan / AFP)
April 13, 2025, 4:19 am
Canada’s Tory leader vows to deport foreigners for antisemitic crimes
‘We will bring in tougher laws to target vandalism, hate marches that break laws and violent attacks,’ Pierre Poilievre says
By AFP
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a campaign rally in Toronto, on April 4, 2025. (Peter Power/AFP)
April 11, 2025, 3:21 am
Netanyahu slams Canadian PM for appearing to back protester’s Gaza ‘genocide’ claim
Mark Carney asserts he did not hear the word ‘genocide’ and was ‘stating a fact in terms of the arms restrictions’ that Canada has imposed on Israel
By Nava Freiberg
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrates Passover with members of the Jewish community, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 23, 2024. (Adam Scotti / PMO)
January 6, 2025, 10:25 pm
Outgoing PM Trudeau lost confidence of much of Canada’s Jewish community
Jewish leaders decried his lack of action against soaring post-October 7 antisemitism, with synagogues and schools targeted, and failure to support Israel during war
By Andrew Lapin
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly attends the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum at the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers' meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on July 27, 2024. (Sai Aung Main/AFP)
September 11, 2024, 4:41 am
Canadian FM says she has recently suspended 30 permits for arm shipments to Israel
‘We won’t have any form of arms or parts of arms be sent to Gaza,’ says Melanie Joly, adding she ordered review of all weapons contracts with Israel and other countries
By AFP
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