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Québec solidaire leader holds up a keffiyeh at the National Assembly and provokes a furor

Screenshot of Quebec solidaire leader Ruba Ghazal holding a keffiyeh at the swearing in ceremony at the Quebec Assembly, Oct. 20, 2026. A brief moment in the National Assembly’s Red Chamber Tuesday ...
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Vancouver election raises questions for Jewish community as mayor, city council shift left

The election of an overwhelmingly progressive city council and the defeat of incumbent Ken Sim in municipal elections on Oct. 17, have left Greater Vancouver’s Jewish community weighing what the ...
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As hate crimes rise, Toronto’s Jewish community is focusing intensely on who will be the city’s next mayor

The two leading 2026 Toronto mayoral candidates, Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford. Until last month, Michelle Tennen, 56, had never canvassed for a Canadian political campaign in her four decades living ...
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Record-breaking 60,000 people attend Toronto’s Walk With Israel

A historic 60,000 people attend the 2026 Toronto Walk With Israel. (Screenshot: UJA Federation of Greater Toronto/X) Carrying the flags of Israel, Canada and the LGBTQ community, George Saltzberg was ...
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Canadian Jewish federations raise funds for military families after fire kills 4 soldiers, injures dozens

Screenshot of the fundraising campaign launched by Jewish Federations of Canada for families at CFB Wainwright after a devastating fire, Oct. 17, 2026. A Jewish Canadian soldier, Pte. Aidan Goulding, ...
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Canadian Jewish military members take legal action after dozens of discrimination claims rejected

'The fact that we are just rejected once again from this lawsuit about discrimination is at the height of irony.' Capt. Rabbi Jonathan Jaffit took legal action at the Federal Court of Canada this week ...
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Jewish Canadian Armed Forces members rejected from $150-million racial discrimination settlement

Canadian Soldiers assigned to Princess Patricia Canada Light Infantry participate in force on force training on the windward side of Oahu, Hawaii, during RIMPAC 2012. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass ...
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‘This is my Torah scroll’: Artist’s travelling exhibit of 54 parshas opens in Toronto

Artist Sheila Nemtin Levine points out the 13th weekly portion of the Torah, Parashat Shemot, at the opening of her Toronto exhibition "Tablet Tableaux"—paintings of all 54 portions of the Torah.
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Jewish groups critical after Leader of the Alberta NDP apologizes for a photo-op with Israel’s ambassador

Naheed Nenshi, leader of the Alberta NDP, poses with Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed, at the Calgary Stampede, July, 2026. (Credit: Israel in Canada Facebook) Jewish organizations in Alberta have sharply ...
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CRA opens consultations on how it handles the charitable sector

Ottawa has launched a consultation process for the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) charities sector and the Department of Finance. An Oct. 8 announcement says the consultations will seek feedback on how ...
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New Canadian play ‘The Cut’ explores tradition, family, and interfaith Jewish life

Sarah (Hallie Seline) and Andrew (Wade Bogert-O'Brien) in 'The Cut,' a new Canadian play by Jordi Mand. (Credit: Kayla Gordon) Director Brendan McMurtry-Howlett was guiding actors Wade Bogert-O’Brien ...
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New riot, hate-incitement charges laid in TMU protest at Students Supporting Israel event

Still photos from a video showing protesters breaking into an event being held off campus by Students Supporting Israel group, near Toronto Metropolitan University on Nov. 5, 2025. (Instagram) ...