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Jewish school struck by gunfire in Montreal, police investigating (CityNews Vancouver)

"It's scary," says Catherine Sinchak, who lives near a Montreal Jewish school recently hit by gunfire. The Jewish community is calling on Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to take action to combat anti-Semitism.

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May 29, 2024

Will U of T’s convocation overlap with the encampment protest? A judge holds the answer in his hands (Toronto Star)

The University of Toronto class of 2024 might have tents in the background of some of their graduation photos.

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May 29, 2024

Court deliberates U of T injunction as graduates face possibility of sharing convocation with encampment (Toronto Star)

The University of Toronto class of 2024 might have tents in the background of some of their graduation photos.

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May 29, 2024

'Targeted again': Montreal police investigate after gunshot fired at Jewish school (CTV News Montreal)

Montreal police (SPVM) said they received a 911 call Wednesday afternoon and responded to the Belz school on Hillsdale Road, near Van Horne Avenue, in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.

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May 28, 2024

York police bolster security outside Jewish schools in response to Toronto shooting (YorkRegion.com)

Police stated it’s too early to determine the nature of the incident, but Jewish groups called the shooting targeted.

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May 28, 2024

University of Manitoba president responds to an anti-Israel speech by a medical school valedictorian drawing widespread condemnation—including from its biggest donor (The Canadian Jewish News)

A newly minted doctor from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg sparked outrage—including from the medical school’s primary charitable donor—when he used his valedictory speech to his fellow Max Rady College of Medicine graduates to disparage Israel.

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May 27, 2024

JEWISH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: Police charge Montreal suspect, Toronto assailant still at large (Western Standard)

Police have charged Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed, 20, of Les Cèdres, for allegedly shooting up a Jewish school in Montreal in November.

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May 27, 2024

York police increase presence outside Jewish school after shooting as the community rallies in solidarity (NOW Toronto)

York Regional Police is expanding its presence around Jewish education centres and places of worship following a shooting outside a Jewish elementary school in North York.

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May 27, 2024

Cutout of Netanyahu hanged from McGill University's Roddick Gates (CTV News Montreal)

A hanging image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was allegedly on display for "several hours" outside McGill University on Sunday.

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May 27, 2024