Demonstrations

Group calls for ban on display, distribution of terror symbols, literature Current laws don't specifically criminalize displaying or distributing materials promoting [outlawed] terror groups

(Toronto Sun) With anti-Israel activism within Canada showing no sign of diminishing, one group is urging the government to close loopholes in Canada’s terror laws. In a new initiative, Canadian Women Against Antisemitism (CWAA) want sections of the Criminal Code of Canada […]

Alcohol & Drugs

Hezbollah, other terror groups actively fundraising in Canada: government report Lebanese terror group Hezbollah is active in Canadian drug, stolen car trade, says new Department of Finance report

(Toronto Sun) Canada’s “open and accessible” financial sector is vulnerable to terror groups looking to finance their overseas operations, a new government report details. The report, entitled 2025 Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks in Canada, was quietly released by […]

Government & Politics

Samidoun still active as not-for-profit corporation despite feds’ terror designation Vancouver-based organization was listed as terrorist entity under Criminal Code of Canada in 2024

(Toronto Sun) Despite declaring a Vancouver-based “sham charity” a terrorist organization nearly a year ago, Canada still refuses to revoke its status as a not-for-profit corporation. In October 2024, former public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc listed Vancouver-based Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network […]

Crime

Cops arrest Toronto man after online threats posted against Jews Basel al-Sukhon, 26, is accused of writing Zionists belong in 'unmarked graves,' and last week's murder of two Israeli embassy staffers 'ain't f—king enough'

(Toronto Sun) A Toronto man faces charges after allegedly calling for violence against Toronto’s Jewish community, according to police. The Toronto Police hate crimes unit arrested Basel al-Sukhon, charging him with uttering threats and indecent communications in connection with a number of […]

Crime

Jewish groups call on crown to take action against terror leader Samidoun leader Charlotte Kates used the D.C. murders of two Israeli embassy workers as a call for action against supporters of Israel

(Toronto Sun) Canadian Jewish groups are calling on the B.C. Prosecution Service to follow through with charges against a Canadian terrorist group leader, particularly after recent social media posts glorifying the gunman who killed two Israeli embassy workers. Charlotte Kates, a leader […]

Clothing

Ottawa Hamas cosplayers spark concern from mayor’s office But Ottawa Police maintain there is nothing wrong with anti-Israel marchers wearing Hamas-inspired uniforms

(Toronto Sun) While anti-Israel marchers in Ottawa wearing Hamas-inspired costumes prompted concern from the city’s mayor’s office, Ottawa police maintain the activists did nothing wrong. Footage of a March 29 anti-Israel protest in downtown Ottawa depicted marchers dressed in black, wearing black […]

Demonstrations

City councillors demand Toronto cops enforce hate laws at al-Quds Day rally Held on the last Friday of Ramadan, the Iran-originated al-Quds Day features rallies and marches calling for Israel's destruction

(Toronto Sun) Two Toronto councillors are calling on city police to do their job during a contentious march taking place later this month. In a letter published this week, Councillor Brad Bradford said he expects police to enforce the law during this […]

Converting to Islam

Police chief’s apology over offensive podcast doesn’t go far enough: CIJA Uniformed Toronto police officers in now-deleted podcast praised Oct. 7 for surge in Islam converts, and dismissed criticism of hateful anti-Israel rallies as 'Islamophobia'

(Toronto Sun) Deleting a problematic Toronto police podcast that saw uniformed TPS members praising the Oct. 7 terror attacks for increasing converts to Islam doesn’t go far enough to heal the rift with the city’s Jewish community, an advocacy group warns. In […]

Converting to Islam

Jewish community outraged over Toronto Police podcast on Oct. 7, anti-Israel rallies Uniformed Toronto police officers in now-deleted podcast praised Oct. 7 for surge in Islam converts, and dismissed criticism of hateful anti-Israel rallies as 'Islamophobia'

(Toronto Sun) Toronto’s Jewish community is reacting with alarm to remarks made by a pair of Toronto Police constables in a now-deleted podcast episode. Constables Haroon Siddiqui and Farhan Ali — both Muslim liaison officers — hosted an episode of the police-produced […]

Clerics & Preachers

Global Imams Council calls on Canada to stamp out Islamic extremism With the approach of Ramadan, the imams and Spadina-Fort York MP Kevin Vuong said more needs to be done to stamp out Islamic extremism in Canada

(Toronto Sun) With Canada turning a worrying blind eye towards Islamic extremism, a group of imams are taking a stand against dangerous ideologies. Speaking at a press conference on Parliament Hill on Thursday, Spadina-Fort York MP Kevin Vuong called on both government […]

Employment

Jewish PSAC members alarmed over union employee’s pro-Hezbollah tweets This isn't the first time PSAC negotiator Hassan Husseini's overt anti-Israel activism has triggered concern

(Toronto Sun) Jewish members of one of Canada’s largest public service unions are alarmed over concerning tweets by a union employee — an individual with a history of antisemitic social media posts. A letter to Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) leadership […]

News: North America

Member of pro-Palestinian group calls Hamas terror designation ‘problematic’ Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East board member made comment during CP24 interview

(Toronto Sun) Questions are being asked after a board member of a prominent Canadian pro-Palestinian organization described the terror designation of Hamas as “problematic.” During a Jan. 15 interview on CP24’s Live at Five newscast, Dalia El Farra — introduced by anchors […]

Demonstrations

Samidoun on terror radar of watchdog groups for years Described as a 'sham charity' that fundraises for terrorist groups, Samidoun was declared a terrorist entity by Canada and the U.S. this week

(Toronto Sun) Wednesday’s joint declaration of Vancouver-based Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network as a terrorist entity by both Canada and the United States was a long time coming, says one prominent terror watchdog. Gerald Steinberg, president of the Jerusalem-based research institute NGO […]

Government & Politics

U.S. senators sound alarm over Canada’s acceptance of Gaza refugees U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio warned that Canada's initiative could give Palestinians with ties to terror groups easy access to the United States

(National Post) Canada’s acceptance of Palestinian refugees from Gaza is setting off alarm bells south of the border. In a letter Wednesday to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed concern over the program, which he […]

Crime

Two men charged in connection with notorious anti-Israel protest at Toronto mall Toronto police accused the two men of blocking the entrance to the store and preventing employees from closing

(National Post) Two Toronto men have been charged in relation to a notorious anti-Israel protest in a downtown mall last month. Toronto police announced Sunday that two men were charged with unlawful assembly, mischief and assaulting a peace officer in connection with the Dec. […]

Government & Politics

More guests at Parliament Palestinian ‘solidarity’ event linked to antisemitic, pro-terrorist views Jewish organizations looking into the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group event call it 'disturbing'

(National Post) Yet another guest at a Palestinian “solidarity” event held on Parliament Hill allegedly made controversial comments online about the Holocaust and publicly praised a Palestinian terrorist group leader. On Wednesday, B’nai Brith revealed that Montreal’s Mahmoud Khalil was also in […]

Government & Politics

Canadian MPs attend ‘solidarity’ event with publisher of Holocaust denialism MP Salma Zahid says invitations to the reception were 'circulated widely,' and it was attended by nearly 150 people, including several MPs

(National Post) A Liberal cabinet minister, the leader of the Green Party and MPs from all other parties attended an event earlier this week that hosted the publisher of a newspaper known to publish Holocaust denialism and with a long history of […]

Government & Politics

Conservative senator demands to know why man linked to terrorist group is allowed to live in Canada 'The Trudeau government has a lot to answer for as their pledge to fight antisemitism appears to be nothing more than cynical politics'

(National Post) A Conservative senator grilled the governing Liberals Tuesday about why a man the Israelis say is a “high-ranking member” of a designated terrorist organization has been allowed to live in Vancouver. Last week, the National Post’s Terry Glavin wrote about […]