A federal bill to address online harassment, bullying and hate has aspects to admire and others to cause concern. What happens in the committee process will determine the success of the proposed law. That is the take of two experts…
At the 2012 groundbreaking, left to right: Catherine Epstein, Rabbi Jonathan Infeld, Stuart Gales, Sylvia Cristall, Michelle Gerber, Gary Averbach, Sam Hanson, Shannon Etkin and Alfonso Ergas. Obscured from view is Elliot Glassman. (Robert Albanese Photography) On June 9, Congregation…
The annual Jewish Family Services (JFS) Innovators event has evolved from the traditional luncheon format into an evening cocktail reception. The decision comes as the organization prepares to celebrate the 18th (chai) anniversary of the event, reflecting on nearly two…
JNF Canada, Har El and Beth Israel mission participants in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. (photo from Lorraine Katzin) About 20 volunteers – from Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto – went on the JNF Canada Bearing Witness Mission to Israel April…
It’s not the stag party many young men might think of, but coming together with buddies to get vasectomies is a new trend Vancouver’s Dr. Neil Pollock thinks is a good thing. In a Global News segment recently, four high…
The mother-daughter duo of Bonnie Stern, right, and Anna Rupert brought this year’s L’dor V’dor lecture series to a flavourful conclusion last month. (photo from Bonnie Stern) The mother-daughter cooking duo of Bonnie Stern and Anna Rupert brought the 2023-24…
קנדה נחשבת אחת המדינות הטובות בעולם, מכל בחינה. היא מדורגת בצמרת מדד הפיתוח האנושי של האו”ם, יש בה מערכת בריאות מעולה ובחינם, תוחלת חיים גבוהה במיוחד, מדיניות רווחה נדיבה, פערים כלכליים קטנים יחסית למערב, כלכלה עשירה ומתקדמת, היא לא סובלת…
A photo Dekel Agami took Oct. 7, 2023, of Kibbutz Nir Oz in flames. (phot by Dekel Agami) On Oct. 7, Kibbutz Magen, from which residents can see the Gazan city of Khan Yunis, was infiltrated by dozens of terrorists…
Achiya Klein and Joy at Trout Lake Park in Vancouver April 4. Klein and Joy were brought together by the Israel Guide Dog Centre for the Blind. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) “The Israel Guide Dog Centre is not just a…
The car graveyard at Moshav Tekuma. The vehicles – recovered from along Highway 232 and the site of the Nova music festival – are being kept for at least a year, for investigators to scour them for further evidence. (photo…
