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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, August 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
August 28, 2026, 8:20 am
Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed to ‘Lake America’ as trade war with Canada escalates
Canadian PM Mark Carney rejects move, saying historic name will remain ‘then, now and always,’ as US president hints Atlantic or Pacific could be next
By Michelle L. Price and Will Weissert
Canadian Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks at a news conference on Canada’s response to US tariffs, at a roofing company in Ottawa, on August 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
August 25, 2026, 8:27 pm
Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs, amid escalating trade war
Trump says Washington giving ‘serious consideration’ to renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America,’ as Canada slaps tariffs up to 50% on $20 billion worth of American goods
By Rob Gillies
This handout photo taken on August 7, 2026, and released on August 8 by the BC Wildlife Service shows firefighters battling the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland in Canada’s western British Columbia province. (Handout/BC Wildfire Service/AFP)
August 9, 2026, 8:12 am
Canada wildfires force 20,000 to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency
Aircraft rescue 50 people as more than 100 fires burn, half not under control; homes destroyed as officials warn ‘explosive’ conditions could threaten more communities
By AP
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
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
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
Michael Mizrahi, a Jewish Canadian-Israeli man killed during a shooting in Montreal on June 22, 2026. (X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 23, 2026, 1:07 am
Jewish Israeli man killed in Montreal shooting that also left a police officer dead
Reports indicate that shooter was motivated by ‘incel’ ideology and did not target Jewish neighborhood; Michael Mizrahi remembered as someone who ‘always had a kind word’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Britain's Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, center, walks with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong right, and Canadian Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, in Sevenoaks, England, ,June 11, 2026. (Carl Court, Pool Photo via AP)
June 11, 2026, 5:03 pm
UK, Australia, Canada announce ‘International Peace Fund’ for Israelis and Palestinians
Three countries will each contribute £1 million annually for next three years, hope others will join initiative to ‘strengthen civil society, and support dialogue and cooperation’
By Lazar Berman
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
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