Posts Tagged: Canada antisemitic incidents
Canada Probes Gunfire Attacks on Jewish-Owned Bakery Chain Amid Escalating Antisemitic Violence
Toronto authorities are investigating gunfire attacks targeting two locations of a Jewish-owned bakery chain over the weekend in one of the latest incidents to strike...
Canadian Jews Faced Disproportionate Wave of Hate Crimes in 2025, New Statistics Reveal
Canadian Jews were targeted in more than 70 percent of all religion-based hate crimes reported to police in 2025 despite comprising less than 1 percent...
Violent Antisemitic Attacks Skyrocket Across Canada, Putting 2026 on Track for Record Year
Violent antisemitic attacks across Canada have surged at an alarming pace in 2026, already more than double the total recorded in all of last year...
Jewish Realtor Brutally Attacked in Toronto as Antisemitic Violence Intensifies Across Canada
A Jewish real estate agent has been brutally assaulted while on his way to meet a client at a Toronto commercial center, marking the latest...
Gunman Opens Fire in Heart of Montreal’s Jewish Community, Killing Police Officer and Rabbi
A gunman opened fire on Monday in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, the heart of the city's Jewish community, killing a police officer and a local rabbi...
J7 Task Force Warns Anti-Zionist and Islamist Extremism Are Fueling Canada’s Antisemitism Crisis
The J7 Large Communities Task Force Against Antisemitism, an international coalition representing the seven largest Jewish diaspora communities, has urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Toronto Sees 50% Drop in 2025 Hate Crimes, Yet 82% of Religiously Motivated Attacks Target Jews
Even as Toronto recorded an overall decline in reported hate crimes last year, newly released data shows the city's Jewish community continued to face disproportionately...
‘Brazen Attacks’: Antisemitism Turns Increasingly Violent in the West
Across North America and Europe, antisemitism appears to be entering a new, more dangerous phase, with Jewish communities facing a growing wave of shootings, assaults,...
Canada Sees Record Surge in Antisemitic Incidents for Second Consecutive Year, New Report Finds
Antisemitic incidents in Canada surged to a record high in 2025 for the second consecutive year, with 6,800 acts of anti-Jewish hate reported nationwide, underscoring...
Toronto Jewish Community Shaken After 3 Synagogue Shootings in Less Than a Week
Two synagogues in Toronto were targeted by gunfire overnight on Friday, marking the third shooting targeting Jewish institutions in less than a week and intensifying...
Radio-Canada Suspends Journalist After Antisemitic Comments Spark Outrage
A journalist at Canada's national public broadcaster, Radio-Canada, has been suspended after using antisemitic language during a Monday television broadcast, prompting an official apology from...
Canadian Man Sentenced to Jail for Antisemitic Assault on Jewish Couple After Synagogue Visit
A Canadian man has been sentenced to one year in jail and two years of probation after being convicted of assault in an antisemitic attack...
Global Antisemitic Incidents Decreased in 2024 From Post-Oct. 7 Surge but Remain Alarmingly High, New Study Finds
Antisemitic incidents worldwide decreased in 2024 following the record surge that followed the Hamas-led massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, but they remain...
Canadian Jews Faced ‘Highest Ever’ Number of Antisemitic Incidents in May, Says Jewish Group in Report
Canada's Jewish community "came under assault on multiple fronts" during the month of May, a leading Jewish group charged Wednesday, in a report that collected...
