Passover

• Police in GTA ramping up patrols around Jewish gathering places for Passover

  Police services in the Greater Toronto Area will have officers near places of worship, gathering places and some neighbourhoods during Passover.

  Crime

  Apr 1
  
• Passover feels ‘close to home’ as antisemitism rises, Jewish Canadians say

  Jewish families will gather around dinner tables and at communal banquets to retell the story of liberation from slavery during seder dinners on Wednesday and Thursday.

  Canada

  Apr 1
  
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• ‘Scary and terrible’: Calgarians welcome women fleeing war in Ukraine to Easter celebrations

  Calgarians gathered Sunday to celebrate Easter and remember those living through the ravages of war.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2022
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• Quebecers urged to avoid crowded emergency rooms over holiday weekend

  Quebec says hospitals are grappling with the dual challenges of COVID-19 and influenza at a time when some 13,000 health workers are off the job for reasons related to the virus.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2022
• Ramadan, Passover and Good Friday celebrated in Calgary with first in-person events since COVID began

  For many people in Calgary, this weekend marks the first time since the start of the pandemic that they will be celebrating Easter and Passover in person.

  Perspectives

  Apr 15, 2022
• What is open and closed in Montreal over the Easter long weekend

  While public health officials remind people to remain cautious amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, unlike last year, private Easter gatherings aren't prohibited.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2022
• Bird flu raising prices for eggs worldwide as Ukraine war disrupts shipments

  Severe outbreaks of bird flu in the United States and France are tightening global egg supplies and raising prices for the food staple as the war in Ukraine disrupts shipments.

  Economy

  Apr 14, 2022
• Officials urge COVID-19 caution over holiday weekend as Saskatchewan adapts

  For anyone planning activities for the holiday long weekend that go against COVID-19 restrictions, health and government officials have a simple request: Don’t.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2021
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• Canadian Jewish community rallies to help Saskatoon celebrate Passover

  After a mix up with a grocery order, Saskatoon’s Jewish community was left scrambling to source kosher foods elsewhere, with one rabbi even driving to Calgary.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2021
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• Places of worship open doors across Quebec despite rise in COVID-19 variant cases

  This comes as Quebec's professional physicians' order asked the government to reevaluate its decision to ease measures as COVID-19 variant cases continue to rise.

  Health

  Mar 28, 2021