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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
Vancouver Police watch as city workers begin to clear the scene where a driver killed multiple people during a Filipino community festival April 29, 2025, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
September 25, 2026, 10:44 am
Gunman shouted ‘you’re going to die for the Jews’ at cop during Ontario synagogue attack
Officials say ex-Canadian soldier targeted Yom Kippur service and was equipped for potential mass killing; officer shot multiple times helped keep him out
By Rob Gillies
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
Illustrative: An upset student sits in a school yard (iStock by Getty Images)
July 16, 2025, 1:20 pm
Antisemitism in Ontario schools ‘dire’ and underreported, Canadian study finds
Nearly half of antisemitic incidents reported were not investigated, and nearly one in six involved a teacher or staff member
By Zev Stub
Alexandra Ahdoot visits Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on May 22, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
May 29, 2024, 1:13 am
As they gird for worse campus vitriol, North American Jewish students plug into Israel
Initially shocked by the antisemitism and hatred they encountered, the 20 visitors are preparing to push back hard at their universities come fall
By Canaan Lidor
Playhouse Cinema in Hamilton, Ontario on March 20, 2024. (Screen capture/YouTube)
March 21, 2024, 5:37 am
Canadian theater accused of stalling Jewish festival over inclusion of Israeli film
Playhouse Cinema in Ontario says decision to postpone due to security concerns, but Jewish federation says theater succumbed to a few complaints, threats regarding lineup
By Andrew Lapin
Leah Goldstein, the 2021 winner of Race Across America, had her invitation to speak at a Canadian women's empowerment event rescinded after Oct. 7 because of her past IDF service. (Screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 24, 2024, 1:40 am
Ontario women’s event that canceled Jewish speaker over IDF service is itself canceled
Cyclist Leah Goldstein was the keynote address at an International Women’s Day event in Ontario targeted by anti-Israel activists
By Jennifer Lovy
Leah Goldstein, the 2021 winner of Race Across America, had her invitation to speak at a Canadian women's empowerment event rescinded after Oct. 7 because of her past IDF service. (Screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 16, 2024, 1:48 pm
Canadian cyclist disinvited as speaker at women’s event because of past IDF service
Leah Goldstein booted from Ottawa International Women’s day event after pro-Palestinian activists discover her military background 3 decades ago
By Jennifer Lovy
Police look on as a protest vehicle leaves a demonstration which has blocked traffic across the Ambassador Bridge by protesters against COVID-19 restrictions in Windsor, Ontario, Canada Feb. 12, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
February 13, 2022, 8:47 am
Trucker blockades on Canada-US border continue as COVID anti-vaccine protests swell
Demonstrators remove vehicles blocking key bridge spanning frontier but relocate nearby and continue to choke outgoing traffic, disrupting supply chain; police await reinforcements
By Rob Gillies and Mike Householder
People attend a memorial at the location where a family of five was hit by a driver, in London, Ontario, June 7, 2021 (Brett Gundlock/The Canadian Press via AP)
June 7, 2021, 11:58 pm
Canadian family killed in ramming were targeted for being Muslim — police
4 killed, 9-year-old boy hospitalized after truck plows into pedestrians in Ontario; suspect Nathaniel Veltman, 20, is arrested; police haven’t determined if he’s hate group member
By Rob Gillies
Heinrich Himmler, center, reviews troops of the Galician SS-Volunteer Infantry Division, June 3, 1944. (AP/US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of Atlantic Foto Verlag Berlin)
July 19, 2020, 10:10 am
Vandalism of Ontario memorial to Nazi soldiers investigated as hate crime
Activist ‘dumbfounded’ at idea that graffiti on cenotaph for Ukrainians in Waffen-SS unit accused of killing Jews, Poles, could be anything other than mere property destruction
By ToI Staff
Anti-Semitic drawings found at Beth Jacob Synagogue in Hamilton, Ontaio in October 2019 (Beth Jacob Facebook)
October 8, 2019, 8:14 pm
Canadian synagogue targeted with swastikas and anti-Jewish symbols
Security footage shows 4 teens drawing chalk images near building in Hamilton; police hate crimes unit investigating
By JTA
The 'Swastika Trail' street sign hanging in Puslinch Township, Canada. (Screen capture/YouTube via JTA)
April 12, 2018, 1:18 am
Jewish group challenges council decision to keep Canada town’s ‘Swastika Trail’
Puslinch Township decided not to remove controversial name of privately owned road, despite outcry from B’nai Brith Canada
By JTA
Illustrative: Anti-Semitic hate mail received by the Jewish community center in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, February 16, 2018. (B'nai Brith Canada)
February 21, 2018, 9:22 am
Canadian JCC gets anti-Semitic mail calling to expel Jews
Flier equating Jews with ‘Synagogue of Satan’ received in Windsor, Ontario, after similar hate mail sent to other centers in December
By JTA and ToI Staff
The 'Swastika Trail' street sign hanging in Puslinch Township, Canada. (Screen capture/YouTube via JTA)
December 29, 2017, 3:51 am
Canadian town votes to stick with ‘Swastika Trail’ name
Puslinch Township decides to keep controversial name of privately owned road despite outcry from B’nai Brith Canada
By JTA
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