Canada

Scotiabank unit sells stake in Israeli arms supplier Elbit following backlash

Scotiabank, at one point Elbit's biggest foreign investor, dissolved the 165,000 shares it held in the arms manufacturing company.

|ByREUTERS
A man walks past a smashed window on the office building of Bain & Company after it was vandalised by pro-Palestine protesters during a demonstration over alleged ties to Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit Systems in London, Britain, September 16, 2025.
National Flag of Canada (Queen's Park, Toronto).

Jewish summer camps in Canada face pressure campaign over alleged 'Israeli military' ties

Anti-Israel groups in Canada are urging protests and accreditation pressure against Jewish summer camps, accusing them of supporting Israel and the IDF.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand speaks during a press conference following the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, on November 12, 2025.

Canada says no relations with Iran without regime change, mum on support for US strike

“We will not open diplomatic relationships with Iran unless there is a regime change. Period,” Anand told the Globe and Mail in an interview in Germany.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The playground at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School following a mass shooting on Feb,10.

Canada's deadliest mass shooting linked to antisemitic tweets

The Tumbler Ridge shooter’s deadly attack was preceded by antisemitic tweets, shedding light on his online radicalization and ties to neo-Nazi ideology.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

Canada's PM agrees to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza 'in principle,' details being worked out

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters in Doha that the details will be worked through "in the coming days."

JANUARY 18, 2026ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Ritan Park, in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026

Hind Rajab Foundation to file war crimes complaint against Israeli comedian Guy Hochman

In its X post, HRF called Hochman “war propagandist and inciter,” and accused him of praising Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The post added that CLAIHR would also file a complaint.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL
Guy Hochman.

Donald Trump sets $1 billion price tag for permanent seats on Gaza Board of Peace - report

Leaders from more than 60 countries have been invited to serve on the Gaza Board of Peace.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

Canadian killed by Iranian regime amid violent crackdown on protests

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand extended her “deepest condolences” and announced that Canadian consular officials are “in contact with the victim’s family in Canada.”

JANUARY 15, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities

Authorities charge two Edmonton men in separate cases for threats against Jewish community

EPS Chief Warren Driechel said in a statement that following events in Australia, and other conflicts around the world, he wanted to assure all faith communities that their safety was a priority.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Edmonton Police investigate at the scene where a man hit pedestrians then flipped the U-Haul truck he was driving, pictured at the intersection at 107 Street and 100th Avenue in front of the Matrix Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 1, 2017.

Edmonton man charged for online threats against Jewish community

The suspect has been released under a series of conditions, including restriction from coming within 100 meters of any Jewish house of worship, community center, or community event.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Protesters and counter protesters hold flags during a protest outside the screening of the documentary "The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue" about the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 10, 2025.

'Antisemitic witch hunt': MP's petition calls for all IDF soldiers in Canada to be investigated

The petition is based on the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act (CAHWCA), which allows the prosecution of crimes listed in the act, regardless of where they were committed.

JANUARY 12, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Canadian MP demandas IDF soldiers in Canada to be investigated and charged.

Winnipeg man arrested for spray painting swastikas on synagogue, mosque, school

The suspect had allegedly vandalized the Congregation Shaarey Zedek marble facade and door glass panels with graffiti that included swastikas and the word “hate.”

JANUARY 11, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Winnipeg Friends of Israel share image of antisemitic graffiti, including a swastika, spray painted on a community center. January 4, 2025

The interprovincial trade effect has come into place: Top things consumers can expect

JANUARY 8, 2026ByTAMI DEMSKY
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'Hate:' Winnipeg synagogue vandalized with swastika graffiti, suspicious package found

Early on Friday, an individual spray-painted the marble facade and door glass panels of Congregation Shaarey Zedek with graffiti that included swastikas and the word "hate."

JANUARY 6, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Protesters and counter protesters hold flags during a protest outside the screening of the documentary "The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue" about the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 10, 2025.