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Police are investigating after the Sgoolai Israel synagogue in Fredericton was vandalized on Saturday morning, as glass was shattered in the door of the building's entrance.

A group of former Canadian Jewish Congress senior leaders from coast to coast, as well as some new young leadership, have come together to establish the Canadian Jewish Community Forum

The new group is a federally incorporated all-volunteer organization. The groups founders say the new organization will "provide a forum to educate, discuss and debate issues of interest and concern, both regional and national, that impact Canada, the Canadian Jewish community and the welfare of the people of Israel." The process to launch the group began in January, with virtual meetings. "The group hopes to engage the former leadership of CJC and new young leaders to honour, learn and draw fr...

  FREDERICTON, N.B. -- The escalating violence in the Middle East prompted a number of rallies across the Maritimes, including a large gathering at Fredericton City Hall on Sunday. More than 150 people gathered in downtown Fredericton on Sunday afternoon to show their solidarity with Palestinians. “In Canada we enjoy a lot of things that people don’t really enjoy in the Middle East, like freedom of speech and respect for human life and human rights,” says Amir Rached. “I have fami...