Canadian lawmaker Erin O’Toole said on Wednesday that he would move his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem if he were elected the next prime minister. “Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people, and the modern presence there just cements this. The Knesset, the Supreme Court and Foreign Ministry are all in west Jerusalem,” O’Toole said • Full Story

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it would extend existing restrictions on non-essential travel at land ports of entry with Canada and Mexico due to continued risks from the novel coronavirus pandemic • Full Story

Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on non-essential travel to late July as both countries seek to control the spread of the coronavirus, according to three sources familiar with the matter • Full Story

An agreement has been reached between Canada and the United States to keep the border closed to all non-essential travel for another month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced • Full Story

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that the Canadian Center for Vaccinology at Dalhousie University has been given the green light by the federal health authority to begin clinical trials of vaccine candidate • Full Story

A Chassidish family in Quebec, Canada made a thoughtful gesture to their non-Jewish neighbors who had become the unwitting audience for the outdoor tefillos of their neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic • Full Story

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days and he said it will be undoubtedly longer before the restriction is removed • Full Story

Canada is barring entry to all travellers who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today • Full Story

It didn’t take York Regional Police too long to make an arrest in a case of vandalism that targeted a sukkah at the home of a Chabad rabbi in the town of Keswick, Ont. The arrest brought a sense of relief to Rabbi Yossi Vorovitch, who has lived in Keswick with his family for the past two years • Full Story

Most residents of Toronto’s sizable Jewish community probably don’t know that there are Jews living in smaller communities throughout Ontario. But the Jewish Russian Community of Ontario (JRCC) does • Full Story, Photos

A Canadian court on Monday ruled that it was “false, misleading and deceptive” to label wines made in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria as a “Product of Israel.” Canada’s Federal Court had been asked to rule in the case of David Kattenburg • Full Story

Developing Story: A search effort is underway to find a young Yeshiva Bochur from Montreal who went missing while hiking on a trail in Killington, Vermont, on Wednesday night • Full Story

Over 500 people attended the event, as Chabad of Markham, Ontario, Canada, welcomed a new Sefer Torah in loving memory of Zalmy Plotkin, OB”M. A Torah parade was held after the last letters of the Torah were inscribed • Full Story, Photos

Dovid and Mushky (nee Sirota) Caytak with their family are Iy”H going to be moving on Shlichus to the Westboro area of Ottawa under the Shliach, Rabbi Dovid Hayes • Full Story

Rabbi Menachem Matusof, Senior Shliach and Director of Chabad in Alberta delivered the invocation as the United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney and his cabinet ministers were officially sworn in as Alberta’s new government in Canada • Watch

The Chabad of Markham, Canada, directed by Rabbi and Mrs. Avraham Plotkin, has a special ‘Bar Mitzvah Club’ which celebrated the highlight of the year earlier this week, the boys and their fathers got to experience firsthand what it’s like to be a Yeshiva Student • Full Story, Photos

Chabad of Georgina, ON, Canada, led by Rabbi Yossi Vorovitch, held its very first Giant Menorah lighting on Motzoei Shabbos, with scores of local Jews in attendance. Also joining in the festivities were Georgina Mayor Margaret Quirk, who was honored with lighting the Shamash • Full Story, Photos

Harley Finkelstein, Chief Operating Officer, at Shopify, has donated $500,000 to build/renovate a Chabad Jewish Community Center in Sandy Hill. It has special meaning to him and his faith. Video by Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia • Watch

Lag B’Omer in Naperville, Canada brought lots of fun and excitement. There was plenty of activities for the children, from horse back riding, to shooting bow and arrows. This was all accompanied by a barbeque and bonfire • Photos

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Thursday revoked a directive stating that Israeli goods cannot be labeled as “made in Israel” if they are produced in Judea and Samaria, the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) announced in a statement • Full Story

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 6, 2017 ordered the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) not to label wines imported from Israel’s Judea and Samaria regions as “made in Israel” • Full Story

Chabad of Alberta, Canada, directed by Rabbi and Mrs. Menachem Matusof, held a grand opening for the new Chabad campus in Calgary. Together with the Lag B’omer festivity, they had ribbon cutting celebration for the new campus • Photos

The Bayit community of Richmond, British Columbia, celebrated Lag B’omer with a beautiful bonfire and BBQ. They went out on to a farm that accommodated all the needs of the community for this festive day. Photos by Shay Rokach-Penn • Photos

The Bayit and Chabad of Richmond, Canada, joined together for a one of a kind Purim party with ‘Emoji Purim’ as the theme. Everyone had a blast exploring how the newest phenomena in today’s technology could be creatively instituted into a the Purim festivities. Photos by Shay Rokach-Penn • Photos

Yesterday, Rabbi Yirmi Cohen visited, the oldest Jewish Member of Parliament in Canada, Mr. Monte Kwinter, and his son, blowing the Shofar before the Jewish New Year.