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J7 global task force convenes in London to discuss combating global antisemitism

The multi-day summit comes as the J7’s latest annual report found that 2025 was the deadliest year for Jews living outside Israel since 1994.

J7 summit members meet in Dublin park.
Corporal Urban Mayo from Ontario, Canada, watches the warning under the double swastikas on the border of German in the Canadian sector of the Western Front a few month before the end of World War II, February 14, 1945

Canada declassifies report exposing US intelligence role in resettling Nazis after WWII

Counter-protester holds signs against the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in Toronto Saturday, 7th March 2026

'We will honor all our martyrs': Hundreds march through Toronto to mark three years since October 7

A map shows areas related to the Tumble Ridge investigation as authorities announce the arrest of a 30 year old Washington state man on a charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country at the US Attorney’s Office in Seattle, Washington, US, October 6, 2026.

US arrests person in connection to Canada school shooting, officials say


Canadian Jews considering immigration to US under Trump amid increasing fear of antisemitism

Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, and US President Donald Trump, all Republicans, have alluded to the idea of extending refugee status to Canadian Jews who fear antisemitism.

A Shomrim Toronto Jewish Safety Patrol vehicle is parked under police tape outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, April 09, 2026.

B’nai Brith Canada calls for armed security to be present at all Jewish institutions

Additionally, B'nai Brith is pressing governments to allocate dedicated funding for law enforcement resources to ensure a continuous police presence at every Jewish institution across the country.

A police officer looks toward the scene of an antisemitic shooting attack (near the tall building at L) in Montreal on June 22, 2026, which left three people dead; Illustrative.

CBC disciplined Jewish journalist who filmed anti-Israel protest during Yom Kippur

The action against Herland stemmed from his documentation of an anti-Israel demonstration outside a Yom Kippur service held by The Song Shul.

A sign is seen at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation building in Toronto, March 25, 2009.

Four people killed in helicopter crash near Montreal, police announce

National broadcasters CBC and CTV reported that police said the crash happened at about 2:30 p.m. and that the aircraft was on fire when first responders arrived at the site.

  Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) helicopter flies past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, during the visit of U.S. President Joe Biden, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 24, 2023.

Police label shooting in Belleville, Ontario, a hate-motivated attack against the Jewish community

The shooter who targeted an Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur committed a hate-motivated anti-Jewish offense, police said, adding that officers stopped a potentially larger attack.

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.

Ontario Jewish community saddened, but not shocked, by synagogue shooting

“We knew this was going to happen,” Warren, a member of Sons of Jacob and a resident of Belleville. told JTA. “We’ve been saying as Jews that we’re very concerned with the rise of antisemitism."

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.

Canadian NDP leader slammed for Yom Kippur message claiming Jews failed 'to stop ongoing genocide'

"This year I'm reflecting on the fact that we failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name," NDP leader Avi Lewis posted.

Canadian New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis.

A new EU status for Canada? Israel has lived the model for decades - opinion

The EU’s proposed “associate membership” for Canada is new in name, but Israel has long demonstrated how close ties can work without membership.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the European Union address (SOTEU) to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 16, 2026.

Watchdog reports uptick in online antisemitism, conspiracy theories after Canada synagogue attack

The flagged content included posts celebrating the shooting and expressing regret that no worshippers were injured.

Belleville deputy police chief Sheri Meeks speaks to reporters 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.

Motive behind Ontario synagogue shooting attack not yet determined by Canadian police

A team of four investigators and two forensic investigators was assigned to the case, in which a police cruiser, other vehicles, and nearby homes were hit by up to 30-rounds of gunfire.

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.