A new wave of Jewish security groups reflect Toronto community concerns—while raising charges of vigilantism
Who’s behind Shomrim Toronto, Magen Herut Canada and JForce Security?
A new Montreal police report shows Jewish people have become the most-targeted for hate crimes
Joel Ceausu is now the full-time Quebec correspondent for The Canadian Jewish News, who can be reached at [email protected]. Jewish people are the single most targeted group for hate crimes and by a wide margin, especially after Oct. 7, according to the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). “It’s no surprise to […]
Pride of Israel synagogue hosted a solidarity rally a month after its windows were shattered
Toronto police made no arrests, but dragged pro-Palestinian protesters off the synagogue’s front steps.
Skyrocketing antisemitism keeps anti-Jew hate crimes atop annual Toronto Police report
Almost half of all reported Toronto hate crimes this year were against Jews, police confirm.
Signs at two Toronto synagogues torched overnight in hate-motivated crime spree
The executive director of one shul predicted the attack—and explains how he knew.
Hate crime incidents continue to rise in Toronto, with police attending 5 hate-related calls a day
Toronto hate crime incidents have increased more than 50 percent over the same time period last year, with antisemitism remaining the top category for hate crime occurrences, the chiefs of Toronto Police Services (TPS) reported at the monthly Police Services Board meeting June 24. Deputy Chief Robert Johnson, presenting a portion of the monthly update, […]
Toronto Police decry Bais Chaya Mushka school shooting at their monthly public meeting—but they lack legal authority to clear the encampment at UofT
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw addressed the shooting at the city’s Bais Chaya Mushka school, at the monthly Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) meeting, May 31. Shots were fired at the school early in the morning on May 25. No one was in the building at the time. Demkiw said that the police’s Hate Crime […]
Toronto’s police chief says antisemitism accounted for 56% of recent hate crimes—and calls continued to rise
Myron Demkiw presented the escalating 2024 statistics on Monday.
Reported number of hate crimes has soared in Toronto this fall, with nearly half of all incidents targeting Jews—according to police chief Myron Demkiw
Hate crimes have increased dramatically in Toronto, with nearly half of all crimes targeting the Jewish community, the city’s police chief Myron Demkiw told the Police Services Board on Nov. 23. Demkiw noted that of the city’s 78 reported hate crimes between Oct. 7 and Nov. 20, 49 percent (or 38 of the 78 total) […]
Pierre Poilievre laid out the federal Conservative plan to address hate crimes during a visit to Toronto’s Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue with a pair of Jewish politicians
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre called for an Iranian military group to be designated as a terrorist entity, and pledged to make it easier for community groups to access funds for security infrastructure, as he explained his plan to address hate crimes in Canada. Antisemitic incidents and crimes have jumped dramatically since the Oct. 7 […]
