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 […]

Government & Politics

‘Hundreds’ of the ayatollah’s people already in Canada — and more hoping to sneak in While Iranian-Canadians cheer for fundamentalist regime to fall, they and Jewish organizations fear IRGC thugs seeking refuge in Canada

(Toronto Sun) Sometimes you see a headline that jumps out and makes your head spin. “Iranian Regime Officials Seek Refuge in Canada,” said the banner on Israel’s i24News station. What? So if World War III breaks out or the fundamentalist Iranian theocracy […]

Academics & Education

College of Teachers acts against teacher for denouncing Hamas Ottawa-area teacher facing disciplinary action for denouncing Hamas supporters shortly after October 7 terror attacks.

(Toronto Sun) For years radicals have been trying to insert themselves into our education system. These are the people who teach that 2+2 = racist. That’s not a joke; it’s something that happened. Now, our education system and the organizations that support […]

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 […]

Academics & Education

Rising antisemitism puts Canada at risk of terror attack, feds told The unsettling warnings are contained in a number of recently declassified security reviews

(Toronto Sun) Canada could experience a lone-wolf terror attack soon, intelligence authorities have advised the federal government — and antisemitism is overwhelmingly the motivating factor. “Amid (rising) antisemitic hate, an undetected lone actor could commit an act of serious violence in Canada […]

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

New Palestinian terror group’s flag displayed New Year’s Eve in Toronto The flag emblazoned with two war guns represents the Lions' Den, a group that has reportedly carried out more than 100 terror attacks

(Toronto Sun) Toronto Police are now investigating after [a] troubling flag emblazoned with two M4 carbine guns that represents a known Middle East terror group was displayed at a downtown rally on New [Year’s] Eve. “The Hate Crime Unit is investigating this […]

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

Mosque loudspeaker saga continues

(Toronto Sun) Last week when I wrote about a single mosque in Toronto using four loudspeakers to declare “Allah is the Greatest” and that there is “No God, but Allah,” I thought it was the case of one mosque, a few zealots […]

Banks & Banking

Why Shariah mortgage is a deception

(Toronto Sun) Last week’s Ontario Superior Court judgment exonerating two men for a dozen criminal charges related to the marketing of Islamic mortgages based on Shariah law went unreported in all Canadian newspapers and network TV other than the online pages of […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

What Michael Cooper got right and why

(Toronto Sun) We tend to place individuals and ideologies in neat, homogeneous compartments, when shades of grey better convey the reality. This seems to have happened in the controversy surrounding the tiff between Faisal Khan Suri, president of the Alberta Muslim Public […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Two years after M103, a recap on Islamophobia

(Toronto Sun) Two years ago our federal parliament passed M103, a motion condemning Islamophobia. Part of the non-binding text referred to the need to reduce or eliminate “systemic racism and religious discrimination,” with a specific reference to Islamophobia. Conservatives offered a more […]