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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
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
An imitation gun suspected to have been used in drive-by shootings on members of the Jewish community in Toronto, Canada, May 2026. (Toronto Police Service)
June 4, 2026, 11:41 am
4 more charged in drive-by gel blaster gun shootings targeting Toronto Jews
Suspects, including teenage girl, accused of assault with a weapon; police say victims, unaware imitation firearms were used, suffered ‘fear, shock’ of believing they were shot at
By ToI Staff
Missing Toronto teen Esther seen in security camera image from May 15, 2026 (Toronto Police)
May 25, 2026, 10:23 am
10-day search for missing Toronto Jewish girl intensifies as safety concerns mount
Community members have offered a $25,000 reward for info about 14-year-old Esther, on the autism spectrum, who has been missing since May 15
By Zev Stub
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
This undated photo shows the Beth Avraham Yoseph synagogue in Toronto, Canada. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
May 7, 2026, 12:17 pm
Man charged for shooting at two Toronto-area synagogues in March
Accused, a minor at the time, fired shots at separate synagogues 30 minutes apart over Shabbat; is indicted on illegal weapons and property damage charges
By Michael Horovitz
Police investigate the site of North York's Temple Emanu-El after it was targeted by gunfire late on a Monday night, Toronto, March 3, 2026. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images via JTA)
April 29, 2026, 4:49 pm
Long-sought arrest in Toronto’s anti-Jewish shootings leaves unanswered questions
Suspect Mohamed Mahdi captured days after restaurant was riddled with bullets, but unclear whether wave of attacks is linked and whether more police surveillance can provide long-term security
By Joseph Strauss
Aleph Bet Judaica, seen after a rock was thrown at its window in Toronto, April 26, 2026. (Courtesy via JTA)
April 28, 2026, 2:44 am
Targeting of synagogue, Judaica shop window ratchet up Toronto Jews’ concerns
Unlike other recent attacks on Toronto synagogues and Jewish businesses, which were carried out late at night, these two weekend incidents took place in broad daylight
By Joseph Strauss
A protester is detained by police after jumping a barricade as demonstrators rally on opposite sides of the street in front of the Roy Thomson Hall, where the documentary 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue' premiered during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, on September 10, 2025. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP)
April 27, 2026, 6:53 pm
Canadian antisemitism ‘metastasized’ in 2025 with record 6,800 incidents, mostly online
B’nai Brith Canada’s annual report, tallying 10 violent incidents and hundreds of cases of vandalism, says Jew-hatred is ‘national crisis’ that’s become ‘normalized in our society’
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: A family seen during the Passover Seder on the first night of the eight-day long Jewish holiday. (Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
April 1, 2026, 4:26 am
Trade war meets tradition: Canadian Jews confront a Manischewitz-free Passover
The ban on American booze, which came in response to the country’s tariffs, has ‘created a meaningful opening’ for Israeli wineries in Canada, according to a wine executive
By Joseph Strauss
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
This undated photo shows the Beth Avraham Yoseph synagogue in Toronto, Canada. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
March 10, 2026, 4:39 am
Two more Toronto-area synagogues hit with gunfire over Shabbat
Buildings damaged but nobody injured in attacks, which come days after another Toronto congregation was struck following Purim event, as Jewish officials warn of Iran-backed plots
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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
People attend Canada's Rally for The Jewish People at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on December 4, 2023. (Shawn Goldberg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/ via JTA)
February 5, 2026, 8:59 pm
Canadian Jewish groups decry axing of antisemitism envoy in favor of equality council
Islamophobia representative would also be absorbed by new advisory group geared to ‘foster social cohesion, rally Canadians around shared identity,’ government says
By Grace Gilson
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