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A viral video prompts an apology from Toronto police—and highlights the ongoing tension between protesters and suburban residents (The Canadian Jewish News)

A Toronto police officer’s delivery of Tim Hortons to protesters on a Toronto highway overpass has brought worldwide attention to ongoing demonstrations that have been disrupting a suburban and predominantly Jewish neighbourhood.

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January 08, 2024

The case of the Indigo 11: How an act of vandalism became a flashpoint in Toronto (Toronto Star)

The Indigo at Bay and Bloor was splashed in red paint and plastered with posters targeting CEO Heather Reisman. Eleven arrests followed.

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January 08, 2024

Search for suspects who torched Jewish-owned deli (CTV News Toronto)

Search for suspects who torched Jewish-owned deli

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January 08, 2024

Toronto leaders call on feds to investigate suspected hate-motivated arson as possible act of terror - Toronto (Global News)

After a Jewish-owned grocery store in North York was set on fire and vandalized in a suspected hate crime last week, a Toronto deputy mayor and city councillor are calling on the federal government to investigate the incident as a possible act of terrorism.

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January 08, 2024

Des policiers livrent du café à des manifestants pro-Palestine; le chef s’excuse (Radio-Canada)

Une vidéo publiée sur les médias sociaux et reprise des centaines de fois qui montre des policiers de Toronto qui livrent du café à des manifestants qui occupent un viaduc surplombant l’autoroute 401 a créé la controverse, samedi.

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January 07, 2024

Toronto police chief apologizes after officers hand coffee to protesters (CBC News)

Move was criticized by former federal public safety minister, among others

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January 07, 2024

Toronto police defends delivering coffee to anti-Israel activists (JNS)

"Police bringing food and coffee to demonstrators in the current context of the protests in Toronto was a very poor decision," said Anthony Housefather, a Jewish member of the Canadian Parliament.

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January 07, 2024

Aucun signe de paix après trois mois de conflit armé – Le Téléjournal (RDI)

Aucun signe de paix après trois mois de conflit armé

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January 07, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, January 7, 2024

This week, we solemnly brought in the New Year as we continued to monitor the war in Israel, advocate for the people of Israel and the 133 hostages still held in...Read More

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January 07, 2024