Edmonton Negev Gala goes livestream on August 27 – Register now!
by Sharon Bookhalter (AJNEws) – The Jewish National Fund of Edmonton (JNF) is excited to announce that the 2020 Negev Gala honouring Odette and Professor…
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Scenes from the Medicine Hat Jewish community
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Barry Finkelman arrived in Medicine Hat as a young man in 1977. Raised in Toronto, Finkelman moved to Alberta in…
Canadian far-right politician calls Jews ‘parasitic tribe,’ seeks their removal from Canada
BY DAVID LAZARUS, MONTREAL (JTA) — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has opened an investigation into a fringe right-wing politician who called for the removal of…
Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan apologizes for using the Nazis as a point of reference in his criticism of the UCP
The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Gil McGowan, issued the following statement today: I, Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour,…
Israelis may be limited to spending High Holidays with nuclear family, report says
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Health Ministry is considering ordering Israelis to limit their Rosh Hashanah celebrations to only their nuclear families, an…