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‘Disgusting’: Ford Slams Attacks on GTA Synagogues, Calls on Ontarians to Stand up Against Hate

Police are increasing patrols at synagogues after multiple targeted shootings damaged three GTA synagogues with no injuries, amid a 670% rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada in 2024.

  • On Friday night and early Saturday, gunfire struck Shaarei Shomayim synagogue in North York and Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto in Thornhill, causing damage but no injuries.
  • Amid a broader surge of antisemitic incidents, Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs reported a 670% increase in 2024, and B'nai Brith recorded 215 incidents, highlighting rising threats to Jewish communities.
  • A shooter fired through Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto's layered glass over the weekend, and roughly 30 minutes later, Shaarei Shomayim was also targeted, images showed.
  • Authorities have increased patrols around synagogues, with Toronto Police's gun and gang task force and hate crime unit investigating connections, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed accountability at a March 9, 2026 news conference.
  • Community leaders demanded coordinated protections, while Prime Minister Mark Carney and Israeli diplomats called for accountability, following the shootings.
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thecanadianmedia.com broke the news in on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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