News
-
Anti-Jewism Has Followed Jewish Canadians into the Federal Workplace
A federal employee survey has found that Jewish public servants are reporting workplace harassment at a rate approximately 50 per cent higher than the public-service average and discrimination at roughly twice the overall rate.…
-
Montreal City Council Passes Amended Palestinian Solidarity Motion 54-6
Montreal City Council overwhelmingly adopted an amended motion expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people Monday night, following a lengthy debate that saw Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s Ensemble Montréal administration remove some of the most…
-
The Editor Who Called My Parents, Christy McCormick Never Stopped Editing Me
I was sad to hear about the untimely death of Christy McCormick. Christy was more than just a friend. He was a mentor during my first years in journalism and, more importantly, one of…
-
Federal Judge Rejects ‘It’s About Israel, Not Jews’ Defence in Israeli Flag Assault Case
A federal judge has refused to dismiss most of a civil-rights lawsuit against pro-Palestinian activist Janine Ali, who was arrested after grabbing an Israeli flag being worn around the neck of Jewish activist Kimmara…
-
Sources: Belz Schools Regain Licences and Funding Following Quebec Closure Order
Three sections of Montreal’s École communautaire Belz that were ordered closed by the Quebec government last week have had their operating licences and government funding reinstated, a source close to the matter, who asked…
-
Florida Congressional Candidate Makes ‘End Jewish Supremacy’ Official Campaign Platform
A Republican candidate for the United States Congress has placed “End Jewish Supremacy” directly into his official campaign platform, released an AI-generated campaign video invoking Adolf Hitler and “Shylock,” and spent the closing days…
-
Rabbi Ronnie Cahana, Rabbi Emeritus of the Beth El, Dies at 72
Rabbi Ronnie Cahana, the longtime Montreal spiritual leader, poet and activist whose rabbinate continued even after a devastating brain-stem stroke left him largely paralyzed, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 13. He was 72. Cahana…
-
Montreal Has No Business Joining the anti-Israel Propaganda War
Projet Montréal wants Montreal City Council to declare that Israel is committing genocide and apartheid and to cut the city’s institutional ties with Israel, Israeli institutions and Israeli municipalities. The motion was postponed in…
-
Aleph Meats Takes MK to Competition Tribunal, Alleging It Is Being Shut Out of Montreal Kosher Market
A fight over kosher meat, certification and who gets to sell what in Montreal is about to move out of the community and into the legal system. Aleph Meats says it intends to file…
-
Quebec Orders Belz To Shut Down Schools
Quebec has ordered three campuses of Montreal’s École communautaire Belz to close, potentially leaving 582 boys without their school when classes are scheduled to resume at the end of August. The decision, dated June…