Former Canada Green Party candidate accused of hate speech for denying Holocaust
Human rights complaints have been filed against a former candidate for Canada’s Green Party after she posted online videos in which she denied the Holocaust…
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Canadian Jewish community contributes generously to help the people of Fort McMurray
(July 4, 2016) – The Canadian Jewish community contributed over half a million dollars through the organized Federation system in support of victims of the…
Edmonton poet Ella Zeltserman receives Western Canada Jewish Book Award
Vancouver, BC – The first edition of the Western Canada Jewish Book Awards, a new initiative of the JCC Jewish Book Festival, ended June 22,…
Antisemitic Harassment on the Upswing in Canada: B’nai Brith Audit
(May 3, 2016) – There has been a general increase of harassment toward Jewish people in Canada during the past five years, B’nai Brith Canada…
BDS activists stick anti-Israel labels on products in Western Canadian stores
TORONTO (JTA) — Two Canadian corporations have promised vigilance after pro-Palestinian activists plastered their products with anti-Israel stickers. In recent weeks, Facebook posts by those…