Montreal jewish community

Montreal Jewish-owned bakery devastated by suspected arson attack

Montreal police said there’s no evidence the incident was antisemitic, but assigned hate-crimes and arson investigators because of the bakery’s ties to the Jewish community.

A Canadian National train passes by Montreal's skyline in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on August 14, 2025.
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.

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

An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) looks on during the Canada Day Celebrations in the Old Port in Montreal, Quebec, on July 1, 2025.

Montreal council passes amended Middle East motion after cutting call to break Israel ties

 Members of Montreal's Jewish community demonstrate in support of Israel in Montreal, February 23, 2004

Montreal opposition party moves forward with motion to cut ties with Israel


How Celine Dion helped save Montreal’s most iconic Jewish deli

The vocal powerhouse, a Catholic, might seem like a strange match for a Jewish deli.

Celine Dion

Tax Authority freezes assets belonging to embattled real estate mogul Inbal Or

The freeze applies to 12 real estate properties belonging to Or, including apartments, plots of land, and deeds or shared deeds on other homes.

Inbal Or

From café au lait to bagels in Montreal’s Mile End

The neighborhood is peopled by a diverse mix, and when the weather warms up people spill into its leafy streets, which become everyone’s common backyard.

St.-Viateur Bakery in Mile End is known for Montreal’s unique bagels.

Kosher-for-Passover beer? Maybe for next year

When Bryan Meadan was diagnosed with celiac disease, he did what any beer-lover would do: He started to brew his own gluten-free beer.

Meadan at the Mivshelet Ha’am shared brewing facility where he brews his gluten-free Buckwheat Malt Ale.