Judge orders websites accusing the Indigo bookstore chain of ‘killing kids’ to remain offline for two years
Federal court injunction follows a boycott countered with a buycott.
Jewish National Fund is taking the federal government to court after its charitable status is revoked
JNF insists it can still accept donations and issue tax receipts during the legal fight.
A judge in Montreal decides three months of jail time is less than this Jew-hater deserves—and he found the apology ‘opportunistic’
A Quebec judge said the three-month jail term for a Montreal man convicted of promoting hatred against Jews online recommended by the prosecution and the defense is too lenient. Quebec Court Justice Manlio Del Negro said at the sentencing hearing for Gabriel Sohier Chaput on July 12 that he is not convinced of the sincerity […]
A charge against Sar-El Canada—which sends volunteers to IDF bases—has been withdrawn
A criminal charge against the Canadian arm of an Israel-based organization that provides volunteers for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been withdrawn because there was no reasonable chance for a conviction. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), which assumed carriage of the case, on Dec. 12 withdrew a charge that Sar-El Canada violated […]
Drive-by antisemitism in a Montreal neighbourhood nets perpetrator a conditional sentence—and a hate charge for his accomplice
A man arrested after allegedly yelling antisemitic slurs while driving through a Montreal Jewish neighbourhood last year has been charged with willfully inciting hatred against an identifiable group. The trial of Jawad Jawad, 21, is expected to begin in February. He also faces counts of uttering threats and being in possession of a weapon for […]
Private schools have lost a legal battle to claim a share of COVID safety funding in Ontario
An Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed a claim by three private schools, including a Toronto yeshiva, that federal COVID safety funds for public education should have been similarly distributed to independent schools. In a case heard on an emergency basis in August 2021, the schools—including the Toronto Cheder, a yeshiva in North York—sought judicial review […]
Court rules that the case of Israeli wine labels be returned to government agency
The Federal Court of Appeal has sent the case of the “misleading” labels on wines made in Israeli settlements back to the agency where it all began.
