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EU set to define Canada's associate membership next year, signs agreements at Montreal summit

Carney first pushed the concept of associate EU membership in September, amid the country's escalating trade war with the US, which has made its pivot toward other trade partners more urgent.

|ByAARON GLICK
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (C), European Council President António Costa (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) stand together at the end of a joint press conference following the Canada-European Union summit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on October 30, 2026.
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

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.

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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.

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.

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People walk on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario

New report flags widespread failures in Canadian universities’ antisemitism response

The initial launch features a pilot assessment covering four universities where students have reported particularly hostile social climates.

|ByALEX CARSON

Montreal synagogue vandalized with Nazi swastika graffiti

Rabbi Grushcow said that the hate was painful, but the "silence of our friends is disturbing."

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

Montreal police deny officer was involved in pro-Palestinian protest

Videos of the protest posted to TikTok showed protesters shooting off fireworks above them while waving Palestinian flags.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Protest encampment in support of Palestinians at McGill University in Montreal

Canada in crisis: Gov't to convene national forum after Jewish school shooting, synagogue arson

The Canadian government announced a national antisemitism forum after the shooting of the Toronto Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School and arson of the Montreal Beth Tikvah Synagogue.

DECEMBER 22, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
The entrance to Congregation Beth Tikvah in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, following an antisemitic attack, December 18, 2024

Disgrace in Canada: Despair and hatred for Jews is becoming normalized - opinion

Despair has become a part of everyday life for Jews experiencing overt hatred.

DECEMBER 21, 2024ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly have dramatically shifted Canada’s stance away from Israel, the writer argues.

Montreal synagogue targeted in second arson attack in 14 months, police investigating

CBC cited the police as saying that one incendiary device was found at the scene. Witnesses told police that they saw a suspect fleeing the scene. 

DECEMBER 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Car of the Service de police de la Ville de Montreal (SPVM) (French for Montreal Police Service) on duty for the public protection during the covid-19 pandemic.

Montreal coffee chain terminates contract with woman videoed doing Hitler salute

Second Cup - a Montreal coffee chain - said it was "terminating their franchise agreement" after it found that its franchisee made "hateful remarks and gestures."

NOVEMBER 24, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestine protester in Montreal performs Hitler salute

Cars set ablaze, Netanyahu effigy burnt, windows smashed in Montreal 'pro-Hamas' riots

Three protesters were arrested for assaulting officers.

NOVEMBER 23, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Masked man performs Nazi salute at pro-Palestinian protest in Montreal.

Over 50,000 Quebec students join riots where calls for intifada, final solution are voiced

The protest reportedly took up all 12 floors of the main Concordia building, and "Free Gaza" was spray painted on lockers.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Protesters hold Palestinian flags during a rally to call for a ceasefire, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 9, 2024.

Activists praise Ismail Haniyeh at Montreal, Toronto rallies

During the "night of rage" event later that evening, speakers said that they would never recognize Israel and glorified Haniyeh and other terrorists who died fighting against Israel.

AUGUST 6, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Protesters embrace as they leave a pro-Palestinian student encampment at the University of Toronto after an Ontario judge ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 3, 2024.

Montreal electronic street signs display ‘Globalize the intifada’

In addition to investigating the incident, Hampstead Mayor Levi demanded Montreal apologize to its residents and issue a statement stating the city did not support the use of its assets in this way.

JULY 28, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Protesters in support of Palestinians stand at an encampment, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at McGill University’s campus in Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 2, 2024.