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antisemitism in Canada

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters encounter a pro-Israel protester during a march in London marking three years since 2023's Hamas-led invasion and massacre in Israel, October 7, 2026. (AP/Kin Cheung)
October 8, 2026, 5:18 pm
October 7 anniversary sparks protests, clashes and competing vigils worldwide
Demonstrations held across Europe, the Americas and Australia, with arrests in London and Berlin; anti-Israel rally initially banned in Paris, then allowed, amid wider unrest
By Zev Stub
A forensics officer points towards a police vehicle at the scene of a shooting the Sons of Jacob Synagogue. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via JTA)
October 6, 2026, 10:34 pm
Antisemitic flyers found in Ontario neighborhood where synagogue targeted on Yom Kippur
Police asking for tips about the flyers, which declared ‘every single aspect of the Covid agenda is Jewish’ and ‘every single aspect of abortion is Jewish,’ among other conspiracy theories
By Emma Paidra
An anti-Israel protest outside a Yom Kippur service in Toronto, September 21, 2026. (X/Neil Herland)
September 27, 2026, 4:51 am
Canadian reporter said censured for video of anti-Israel rally at Yom Kippur service
Report says CBC pulled Jewish reporter Neil Herland off air, held hearing after he posted clip of rally outside his synagogue, where activists shouted ‘Zionist alert’ and ‘baby killer’
By Michael Horovitz
Police officers talk near the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026. (Patrick Doyle/Reuters)
September 22, 2026, 10:34 pm
Gunman who fired on police outside Canada synagogue dies of gunfight wounds
29-year-old shot by police during exchange of fire in which he injured officer; investigators yet to officially confirm if Jewish community was target of attack
By AFP and ToI Staff
Canadian police at the scene of a shooting near Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, September 20, 2026. (Screenshot/CBC)
September 21, 2026, 7:21 pm
Gunman opens fire outside Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur; police officer seriously wounded
Shooting took place at start of Sunday Yom Kippur eve services at Sons of Jacob Synagogue, nobody hurt inside building; dozens of bullets fired; police say likely a hate crime
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Damage caused by a firebomb at Beth Tikvah synagogue, Montreal, December 18, 2024. (B'nai Brith Canada via JTA)
September 14, 2026, 11:45 pm
Why 3 years after Oct. 7, antisemitism in Canada remains at an alarming high
Amid a spate of attacks against Jewish targets in Toronto and Montreal, many Canadian Jews and their allies question whether the government is doing enough
By Carson Phillips and Regan Lipes
Students and activists protest for an eighth day at an anti-Israel encampment on the campus of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, on May 4, 2024. (Photo by Alexis Aubin / AFP)
August 25, 2026, 6:43 pm
Montreal city council walks back motion to cut ties with Israel
Municipal legislators vote to water down anti-Israel resolution, removing accusations of ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ instead passing a pro-Palestinian solidarity statement
By Luke Tress
Police work the scene of an early morning shooting outside the US Consulate in Toronto, on July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
August 7, 2026, 12:12 am
Toronto police arrest 2 teenagers over latest shooting at US consulate
Authorities believe suspects were recruited via a messaging app and are probing possible connection to attacks on synagogues and Jewish bakeries
By Agencies
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel students and activists protest at an anti-Israel encampment on the campus at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, on April 29, 2024. (Graham Hughes/AFP)
August 6, 2026, 4:50 pm
Nearly all Jewish college students in Canada experienced antisemitism last year — report
Comprehensive national study finds that ‘persistent and proliferating’ Jew-hatred has become ‘a normalized and systemic feature of campus life’ in the country
By Zev Stub
Toronto police meet in front of the Rogers Centre before the opening ceremony for the Pan Am Games in Toronto, July 10, 2015. (AP/Gregory Bull)
August 4, 2026, 6:23 am
5 Toronto police officers face punishment for controversial comments after Oct. 7
Remarks on Muslim outreach podcast said to refer to ‘unbelievable’ number of people who converted to Islam after Hamas-led invasion; police call comments ‘biased or inappropriate’
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: Police gather near the scene of a crime in Montreal on June 22, 2026. (Daphné LEMELIN/AFP)
August 1, 2026, 9:17 pm
Montreal kosher restaurant severely damaged in fire; cops investigating
Liberal MP calls on police to probe the blaze at Nöam as a hate crime, amid recent string of attacks on Jewish targets across Canada
By ToI Staff
A menorah is pictured after the seventh candle is lit for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah as mourners stand next to floral tributes laid out in memory of the victims of antisemitic terror shooting attack at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, December 20, 2025. (David Gray / AFP)
July 29, 2026, 7:00 am
After deadliest year in decades for Diaspora Jews, task force warns hate is ‘new normal’
Group representing major Jewish communities urges governments to take action after 20 people were murdered in attacks in 2025; 23,000 antisemitic acts were recorded in 7 countries
By Zev Stub
Kiva's Bagel Bar is seen in Toronto, Canada in a news report posted by "Global News" on YouTube, July 27, 2026. (Screenshot)
July 27, 2026, 8:42 am
Police probing gunfire at Jewish-owned bakery in Toronto as possible hate crime
Windows smashed at other location of same business, police say they’re investigating connection; Sa’ar says Canada must act, amid record-breaking wave of antisemitic attacks
By ToI Staff
People walk by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, created by internationally renowned architect Antoine Predock on August 13, 2023, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
June 30, 2026, 6:56 am
Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens ‘Nakba’ exhibit despite pushback from Jewish leaders
Jewish group calls to hold museum’s leadership ‘accountable for this egregious mishandling,’ which led sole Jewish board member to resign
By Grace Gilson
Toronto Police officers work around the scene of a shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, on March 10, 2026. (Cole BURSTON / AFP)
June 17, 2026, 4:24 am
Toronto police say hired gunmen appear to be targeting Jewish sites
”We just don’t know the scope of it’: Officers say assailants are being enlisted through encrypted apps, with those hiring them seeking ‘to create a sense of fear’ in the Jewish community
By Luke Tress
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