Canada attack

Man arrested after attempting to cut Israeli kitchen tent at Edmonton Heritage Festival

Social media footage circulating on Wednesday captured the shadow of an individual attempting to slash an Israeli tent with a knife.

|ByALEX CARSON
Anti-Israel protesters at the Edmonton Heritage Festival, August 3, 2026.
Buildings stand in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2, 2026.

Israel Now forms 'New Jewish Defense Force' to fight rising antisemitism in Canada

Weinstein said that the group's immediate focus will involve documenting where hostile groups and individuals operate, conducting research, and gathering intelligence to confront security threats.

|ByALEX CARSON
Police officers keep watch over a situation during a demonstration march on April 21, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. Protesters demanded a ceasefire in the current conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Second youth charged for shooting at Toronto area synagogues

The 17-year-old boy was charged with two counts of reckless firearm discharge, two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offense, and two counts of weapons trafficking.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Police seek public aid to identify suspect who shot at two Toronto area synagogues, May 1, 2026.

Toronto Police charge teenager in shooting of two synagogues

The suspect has been charged with two counts of discharging a firearm into a place, two counts of mischief to property, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and more.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Yellow swastika spray-painted on Canadian synagogue’s property

The swastika was discovered on Thursday night and reported Friday to local police and to B’nai Brith of Canada.

MARCH 10, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

10 dead, 15 hurt by van plowing over Toronto sidewalk

While the driver is in custody, no comment has been released as to his motivation for the attack.

APRIL 24, 2018ByREUTERS
Firemen cover a victim of an incident where a van struck multiple people at a major intersection in Toronto's northern suburbs, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 23, 2018