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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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“Long Live the Student Intifada”: McGill Students Back Hebrew University Boycott Motion
McGill University students voted overwhelmingly Monday night in favour of a motion calling on the Students’ Society of McGill University to push the university to end its exchange program with the Hebrew University of…
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Being Jewish Doesn’t End the Immigration Check
Israel has started reading past the line on an aliyah application that says the applicant is Jewish. Two young Jews who had already been approved by the Jewish Agency have now had their applications…
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Sunkist Fruit Gems Are Coming Back!
Call off the alarm! Sunkist Fruit Gems are coming back! Sunkist Citrus says it has been working with a new family owned candy maker to revive the little sugar covered discs that have spent…
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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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Mazel Tov, Now Duck: Sunkist Fruit Gems Are Gone
There are certain products that somehow become part of Jewish life without anybody ever deciding that they should be. Sunkist Fruit Gems were one of them. They were at bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, aufrufs,…
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It’s Time For Armed Guards At Synagogues
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year got terrifying for nearly two dozen worshippers who had gathered for the Kol Nidre prayer at the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. As…
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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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Former Shin Bet Chief: October 7th Could Have Been Avoided
For almost three years, Israelis have been asking how Hamas managed to cross the Gaza border on October 7, 2023, murder approximately 1,200 people, take 251 hostages and overrun communities and military positions before…