Joseph Marshall
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Was Nöam Targeted Because It Was Jewish? 68 Days Later, Still No Answers
Montreal police have yet to identify a suspect in the August 1 arson that destroyed Nöam, a kosher restaurant on Décarie Boulevard. Sixty-eight days later, investigators have not publicly established a motive, despite surveillance…
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Florida Tax Overhaul Could Leave Snowbirds Paying More
Canadian snowbirds who own property in Florida could find themselves carrying a larger share of local property taxes if voters approve a constitutional amendment in November that would dramatically increase tax exemptions for permanent…
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The Letters Survived. The Yiddish Didn’t. Then Came AI
At a family reunion in California in 2013, Felicita Trueblood was handed a binder containing about 50 pages of old letters. They had been written between 1927 and 1934 by her great grandfather, Rabbi…
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Pilot Stabbed as Passengers Battle for Control of Israel Bound Flight
A Flydubai flight carrying more than 100 Israeli passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to land in Saudi Arabia Wednesday morning after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other, tried to take control…
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CBC Pulls Neil Herland Off Air After Yom Kippur Protest Video.
CBC has reportedly pulled veteran journalist Neil Herland off the air and launched disciplinary proceedings against him after he posted video of protesters outside a Yom Kippur service in Toronto. According to columnist Warren…
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Montreal Doctor Leads World First Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
A Montreal doctor at the Jewish General Hospital is leading an international effort to develop a new treatment for pancreatic cancer, using Israeli technology to deliver radioactive material directly into tumours that cannot be…
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Faceoff: Aleph Meat and JCC Go To The Tribunal
Aleph Meats says its KSR certified meat is being kept out of Montreal grocery stores, catering businesses and event venues because those establishments operate under MK certification. The Jewish Community Council of Montreal says…
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Jewish Students Return From Rosh Hashanah to Find Mezuzahs Smashed at Wilfrid Laurier University
Jewish students at Wilfrid Laurier University returned to their residences after Rosh Hashanah to find mezuzahs ripped from their doors and smashed. The vandalism took place at the university’s Waterloo campus while students were…
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Ottawa’s “Balanced” Gaza Extension Leaves Israelis Out
When Canada introduced special immigration measures following the October 7 attack and the war that followed, they applied to both Israelis and Palestinians. Israeli nationals and Palestinian Authority passport holders who were already in…
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Guilty Plea in second Yeshiva Gedola Shooting, Earlier School Shootings Remain Unsolved
Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed has pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm in connection with the November 12, 2023 shooting at Yeshiva Gedola Merkaz Hatorah in Montreal. Ahmed, now 23, entered the plea Wednesday at the…