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Police investigating whether Montreal shooter targeted Pornhub, source says

Tu Thanh Ha, Eric Andrew-Gee, Maura Forrest, Marie Woolf, Matthew Scace and Om Shanbhag Published June 23, 2026 Updated June 24, 2026 Police at the scene of the shooting outside a Montreal hotel on Tuesday. Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press Police work at the scene of the shooting. Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press After the shooting, the RCMP sent a bulletin to multiple police agencies […]

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Israeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology

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Jewish World Canadian media identified the suspect as a recent arrival from Alberta who allegedly left behind a 104-page document attacking women, as authorities identified Israeli-Canadian Michel Mizrahi among the victims June 23, 2026 A 68-year-old Israeli man was identified as the civilian killed in Monday’s shooting in Montreal, which also left

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Canada’s Leader Warns of a ‘Crisis of Antisemitism’ – The New York Times

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments followed calls for action from Jewish organizations and after a government report found that antisemitism had surged in Canada in recent years. By Yan Zhuang June 2, 2026 The New York Times Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said on Monday that the country was failing Jewish Canadians and called the

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Warned It May Happen Here – Blacklocks Reporter

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Blacklock’s Reporter Thursday, May 21, 2026 https://www.blacklocks.ca/warned-it-may-happen-here/ Federal agencies have warned a mass attack targeting Canadian Jews may occur in coming months, the Senate human rights committee was told yesterday. Senators did not question the testimony. “Our biggest fear is seeing the Jewish community attacked here as has happened in the United Kingdom, the United

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Canadian neo-Nazi terrorist sentenced to 20 years. His racist manifestos made him ‘the man behind the curtain’ of global hate attacks – Toronto Star

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Five Jewish organizations said in a statement that the sentence “sends a powerful message: those who spread hate, inflict violence, and terrorize communities will be held fully accountable under the law.” Toronto Star March 27, 2026 By Jacques Gallant Courts and Justice Reporter Expressing concern that Matthew Althorpe continues to “harbour white supremacist ideology,” a Toronto

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Anti-hate bill that provoked bitter debate over religious freedom passes the Commons – THE GLOBE AND MAIL

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Marie Woolf Ottawa Published March 25, 2026 Jewish groups welcomed the government’s anti-hate bill passing through the Commons Wednesday evening after months of filibustering and fractious debate about whether it threatens religious freedom. Bill C-9, as it’s known, would make it a crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, to obstruct someone from accessing a place

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Jewish groups press Liberals to ban ‘glorification’ of terrorism such as praising Hamas attacks – National Post

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Initial bipartisan attempts to include language to that effect were rejected by the parliamentary justice committee National Post By Stephanie Taylor Published Mar 17, 2026 OTTAWA — With the Liberals’ anti-hate bill set to return to the House of Commons next week, major Jewish advocacy groups are pressing the federal government to take action against

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Antisemitic cartoons used by U of T dentistry dean lead to him being put on leave pending investigation – National Post

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B’nai Brith Canada and others are calling out the dean and the university for using the images National Post By Chris Knight Published Feb 27, 2026 The dean of the University of Toronto’s school of dentistry has stepped aside after using two antisemitic cartoons in a student lecture. A statement issued by Dr. Anil Kishen,

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Toronto Synagogue Is Damaged by Gunfire on Night of Jewish Holiday – New York Times

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The temple said 20 shots were fired at the building but no one was hurt. Police officers investigating a shooting at the Temple Emanu-El synagogue in the North York area of Toronto. Credit…CityNews Toronto The New York Times March 3, 2026 A Toronto synagogue was damaged by gunfire on Monday night, the

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Canada will not get new special envoys for combatting antisemitism, Islamophobia. Instead, feds announce advisory council – National Post

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The role of Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism has been open since Deborah Lyons stepped down in July. B’nai Brith Canada urged Carney to fill it National Post By Courtney Greenberg Published Feb 04, 2026 Despite a plea from a Canadian Jewish advocacy group, the Carney government will not be

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