News Desk
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Canada, the Jews and the Myth of Permanent Acceptance
By Mayer Wochyniak Canada’s relationship with its Jews got off to a fairly simple start. Jews were not particularly welcome. Under New France, the colony was officially Catholic, and anyone who was not Catholic…
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Macklemore Removed From Ed Sheeran Concerts
By Howie Silbiger Macklemore has been dropped from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran’s American tour after several stadiums reportedly told the promoter they would not allow him to perform. The decision follows Macklemore’s…
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The Difference Between a Massacre and Survival Was One Armed Guard
By Howie Silbiger The terror attack today at a synagogue in Michigan should make every normal human being shudder. A man drove a truck straight into a synagogue. Not a government building. Not a…
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Go Vote, Montreal. It Matters.
Today, Montrealers have a chance to do something many people around the world can only dream of: cast a ballot in a free and democratic election. It may not feel dramatic. There are no…
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Jeremy Searle, longtime Montreal city councillor and outspoken civic activist, dies at 72
Jeremy Searle, a longtime Montreal city councillor who was as known for his outspoken nature as for his dedication to civic life, passed away on October 25, 2025, at the Lakeshore General Hospital. He…
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US Government Sues Pro-Hamas Protestors.
In the United States the Department of Justice has made it clear that intimidating Jews at prayer is a federal offense. The lawsuit against socialist and Islamist groups that harassed worshippers outside a synagogue…
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We Were Hacked
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief We were hacked. It wasn’t just a normal hack, where someone breaks into your site, changes a few things and then leaves. It was a massive hack that rewrote entire…
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Rabbi Berel Wein Dead at 91
The Jewish world is in mourning. Rabbi Berel Wein ZT”L — towering Rav, prolific historian, and one of the most influential Torah teachers of the modern era — has passed away at the age…